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t m c » p u l s e | d e c e m b e r 2 0 1 6 43 [ 9 ] ASIM SHAH, M.D., chief of psychi- atry for Ben Taub Hospital and a pro- fessor at Baylor College of Medicine's Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was appointed the department's inaugural vice chair for community psychiatry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 10 ] JOAN SHOOK, M.D., professor of pediatrics – emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, received the 2016 Jim Seidel Distinguished Service Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 11 ] DONNA R. SMITH was recently named the managing director of LifeGift's Fort Worth region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 12 ] DORIS TAYLOR, PH.D., director of Regenerative Medicine Research at Texas Heart Institute, was the 2016 recipient of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' Distinguished Alumnus Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 13 ] JOELLE AND MITCH DERRICK, gala honorees, with their daughter at BOO BALL: The Lost Lagoon, benefit- ing Ronald McDonald House Houston. The gala drew 1,200 guests and raised nearly $1.3 million. (Credit: alexandersportraits.com) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 14 ] THE 2016 HOUSTON HEART WALK drew nearly 28,000 people and several four-legged participants to the Texas Medical Center campus to promote physical activity and healthy living. Proceeds in excess of $2 million went to the American Heart Association, which supports research, education, and various programs to fight heart disease and stroke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 15 ] An international team from Lamborghini, led by CEO Stefano Domenicali, fourth from left, visited with Houston Methodist Research Institute leadership and researchers, led by MAURO FERRARI, PH.D., executive vice president of Houston Methodist and the president and CEO of Houston Methodist Research Institute, fifth from left.* 12 11 12 DO YOU HAVE TMC EVENT PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH PULSE? SUBMIT HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES TO: NEWS@TMC.EDU 13 15 9 10 14