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Texas Children's is creating a healthier future for children and women across our global community through our leadership in patient care, education and research. We’re proud of the daily efforts that build into cumulative medical results and discoveries accomplished by each of our institutions.

The Children’s Nutrition Research Center is the first federal nutrition research center to investigate the nutritional needs of children from conception through adolescence, and that of pregnant women and nursing mothers. It is 1 of 6 U.S. Department of Agriculture human nutrition research centers conducting scientific investigations designed to provide Americans with a clear understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining a healthy, active life.

Older UTHealth School of Nursing dissertations (approximately 1999-2013) are available via ProQuest, but full-text access in Digital Commons is restricted to TMC academic institutions affiliated with The TMC Library. (Other libraries may be subscribed to the entire ProQuest database.)

Print dissertations are available in the UT-SON Center for Education and Information Resources (CEIR) (1970-present). The TMC Library also has the print 1978-2012 School of Nursing dissertations, housed at the McGovern Historical Center.

A few older copies (2003-2008) are also available in print at The TMC Library. They're available via OneSearch under the subject heading: "Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Health Information Sciences" for a full list, or search for known individual dissertations using the main search box or the DigitalCommons@TMC search box in the white banner above.

Details of the collection can be viewed via its finding aid.

Learn more about Ernst William Bertner, MD's contributions to the Texas Medical Center's area by visiting Texas Medical Center Photograph Collection and Historical A/V from the TMC: 1973-1991.

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Baylor College of Medicine is a health sciences university that creates knowledge and applies science and discoveries to further education, healthcare and community service locally and globally. Learn more about our mission, vision and values.

Ranked 20th in the nation, and first in Texas since 2006 for obtaining National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, Baylor College of Medicine received $687 million in total funding from 2,792 sponsored project awards in fiscal year 2023. Baylor operates more than 90 research and patient-care centers and units. BCM also operates more than 27 Advanced Technology Core Laboratories that provide services for studies in areas like metabolomics, proteomics, pathology, and genomics.

Find out more from McGovern Historical Center at The TMC Library, or contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

The series is offered to students of both institutions and aims to present important topics in the history of medicine, focusing on relevance to current concepts and practices. Topics vary from the doctor-patient relationship to disease concepts to local medical history to research ethics; lecture subjects change each year.

The objectives for this elective are to:

1. Acquaint students with history throughout medicine.
2. Promote student learning about selected historical events and/or figures in medicine.
3. Promote understanding of the many roots and challenges of modern medicine and practice.

The Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Center on Aging spearheads breakthrough research and is committed to translating basic research discoveries into applications that promote healthy aging and combat age-associated disorders. The faculty, along with their research staff and trainees, utilize diverse model systems and multidisciplinary approaches to address questions that are of crucial importance to the biology, pathophysiology and diseases of aging. The major research topics include lifespan and health span studies, aging of the endocrine, vasculature, and central nervous systems, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease..

Furthermore, JARC aims to serve as a resource to child advocates and community stakeholders by providing case studies on how innovative research and data have been used effectively to influence local, state, or national policies. JARC focuses on timely child-related topics including—but not limited to—human trafficking, food insecurity, and the quality of public education.

If you have questions about the submission or review process, please contact jarc@childrenatrisk.org for assistance.

See the new Call for Papers released December 4th, 2023 on Child and Adolescent Suicide Prevention

Whether you’re a seasoned researcher looking to refine your skills or new to the world of academic inquiry, these sessions are designed to be accessible and impactful. Each month, we will focus on a different critical skill to help you navigate the complexities of health research with greater confidence.

Below is a list of the available finding aids (guides) to the collections held by the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, located in Houston, Texas. The main strengths of the McGovern Historical Collections are history of cancer research, Texas Medical Center history, Houston-area hospitals, Texas medical history, the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, mental health, and vintage medical equipment.

Collections are organized by number. Manuscripts are designated by "MS" plus a number followed by the title of the collection. For example, the papers of Ernest Bertner appear as "MS 002 Guide to the Ernst W. Bertner, MD papers".

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Some background material and photographs of the illustrations she used in the book, Newborn Medicine and Society: European Background and American Practice (1750-1975), are included. Reprints of her journal articles are also available. She donated many books on the newborn and on pediatrics. These books have been cataloged and are available through The TMC Library's online catalog.

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Led by Dr. Elva A. Wright, the San Jacinto Lung Association was first established on November 11, 1911 as the Houston Anti-Tuberculosis League. In the early 20th Century, Houston had a higher death rate of tuberculosis than the national average with two in 1000 persons dying from the disease in 1910.

The Association was a non-profit, community-driven organization dedicated to engage the people of Houston to control, prevent, and educate the community about tuberculosis. Find out more at San Jacinto Lung Association Records and its finding aid.

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The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is among the top-ranked cancer hospitals in the country. It was proposed by Horace Wilkins, Col. William Bates, and John H. Freeman, the trustees of the M.D. Anderson Foundation. It was officially incorporated in 1946 and Bertner was appointed president. The Anderson Foundation made grants to Methodist Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital, a new building for Hermann Hospital, and for a library.

The Texas Medical Center grew quickly, provided a home for innovators such as heart surgeons Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley; William Spencer and his work on rehabilitation of paralysis patients; trauma surgeon and medevac pioneer James “Red” Duke; and Nobel Prize-winning pharmacology researcher Ferid Murad. Find out more at Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection.

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In the 1970s, a series of video interviews captured the stories of Texas Medical Center leaders and important visitors. Meanwhile, audio and video had emerged as valuable tools in medical education and community outreach.

Several of these feature national and international figures in cancer research on their visits to Houston. In total the collection features forty-seven unique recordings of interviews with thirty-eight different individuals. All 47 unique recordings have been digitized..

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