TMC PULSE

t m c » p u l s e | n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5 1 TMC | PULSE//TABLE of CONTENTS n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5 5 8 12 16 Spotlight: Alicia Monroe, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The provost for Baylor College of Medicine found herself drawn to edu- cation and medicine from a very young age. She reflects on the opportunity to serve as Baylor's first provost. Second Chances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative, operated by UTMB and the Texas Depart- ment of Criminal Justice, helps female inmates remain with their newborns after birth and plan for their futures together. Going Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Institutions throughout the Texas Medical Center are giving back on a global scale, establishing collaborations and providing clinical care, research and education in locations around the world. 26 Green Means Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Texas Medical Center launches the TMC 02 Challenge: a four-year initiative to reduce the campus obesity and overweight rate by 20 percent. 30 Shadowing for Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From the Texas Heart Institute to Ben Taub Hospital, fellows in the inaugural class of TMC Biodesign are immersing themselves in the clinical landscape to identify gaps in patient care. 36 Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ONE GIANT LEAP // p. 22 Innovations in the Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and MakerNurse unveil the MakerHealth Space at UTMB—the first makerspace in the country for health care providers. WHAT DO THE ASTRONAUT CORPS AND THE HOUSTON ASTROS PLAYERS HAVE IN COMMON? WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORK OF ONE HOUSTON METHODIST ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE SURGEON, THE ANSWER IS A LOT MORE THAN A NAME. on the cover: After going into labor, a young mother is carried down from her mountaintop village in Uganda to a hospital—a trip that lasts just 30 minutes. The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative has been working in Uganda to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate. (Credit: Smiley Pool) [ ] (Credit: Alex Bierens de Haan for the Houston Astros)

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