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t m c ยป p u l s e | m a r c h 2 0 1 5 1 TMC | PULSE//TABLE of CONTENTS m a r c h 2 0 1 5 4 7 10 22 Medicine on a Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amid the lush mountains and remote villages of Guatemala, UTHealth physicians and volunteers delivered care to a population with limited access to health services. Spotlight: Anthony E. Brissett, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The director of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery for Baylor College of Medicine discusses his life-altering work, including creating entire ears for children born without. Industry Spotlight: Mayor Annise D. Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The mayor of Houston, now in her third term, describes the winding path that led her to political office and her proudest accomplishments as a public servant. 26 A Key to Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . After a severe stroke robbed Cathy Flowers of speech and mobility, a team of dedicated therapists got to work to help her find her voice. 32 Global Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Baylor Global Initiatives program aims to discover solutions to medical problems that can improve health in the far corners of the globe, as well as right here in the United States. 36 Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Short Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UTMB: A LOOK BACK // p. 16 SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS IN 1891, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON HAS CULTIVATED A PROUD HERITAGE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE STATE'S FIRST MEDICAL SCHOOL CONTINUES TO GROW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS WHILE REMAINING TRUE TO THE MISSION OF BETTERING HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION, PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH. Bridging the Gap in Dialysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solidifying his status as a world renowned medical innovator, Texas Heart Institute's William "Billy" E. Cohn, M.D., has developed a new way for patients with kidney failure to receive dialysis. on the cover: Marie Charlotte Schaefer, M.D., UTMB's first female faculty member, monitors students in the histology and embryology laboratory in 1912. [ ]