Department Update: We thank you for your feedback from our small group discussions, one-on-ones, division meetings, culture workshops, chair survey, and hallway conversations. We have heard the interest in additional faculty meetings.

To facilitate closure on some of our ongoing projects such as the incentive plan discussions and culture workshop findings, and to address comments sent to the anonymous Topic/Question Survey, we will hold an in-person department update in lieu of grand rounds on July 17, 2024 at 7am in D1.600. We encourage you to attend and look forward to interacting with you.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ashley Birmingham, M.D., as Medical Director of the University Hospital Midwifery Program, effective October 1, 2023.

Dr. Birmingham attended undergraduate school at Texas Tech University. She then received a master's degree from Boston University School of Medicine and a medical degree from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. An alumnus of our Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, Dr. Birmingham then returned to UT Southwestern as faculty in 2021 after several years in community private practice. She is currently one of our hospitalist physicians where she specializes in obstetrical emergencies, inpatient obstetric care, and patient safety.

Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center announced a historic gift of $100 million from the Jean and Mack Pogue family in support of the $5 billion transformative new Dallas pediatric campus, unveiled earlier this year.

The gift from the Pogue Foundation is one of only four $100 million philanthropic gifts ever publicly announced in North Texas, and it is the largest donation yet to the new pediatric campus project, which will replace the existing Children’s Medical Center Dallas.

"I would like to thank Dr. Anne Ambia and Dr. Elaine Duryea for their contribution to the advancement of rural health.

Several providers, patients, and patient family members have been educated on aspects of prenatal care, maternal health community outreach and initiatives, and the status of maternal health in Texas.

One provider remarked to me, "This is an excellent refresher!" In addition to providers, an administrator said that he is sharing this information with members of his household that are wary of the healthcare system.

The O’Donnell School of Public Health is now offering a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) and a Certification in Clinical Investigation. This program is intended for health care workers and scientists who want to become independent investigators.

Applications will be closing on June 30.

On June 17, our new residents will begin orientation:

On July 1st, we will welcome our new fellows:

Please welcome our new Education Staff!

The Talent Acquisition team is looking for employees to spotlight on the institution's social media accounts.

If you love working at UT Southwestern and for our department, share your answers and help us recruit other great team members to join us!

For examples of how these answers may be used, visit the UT Southwestern LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

Thank you to all the captains and teams that participated in the April Door Decorating contest!

The Ob/Gyn Employee Engagement Committee got a lot of great feedback on the amazing designs. We had 11 doors and 94 people submitted their vote.

Wednesday, April 24th was Administrative Professionals' Day.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology acknowledged and celebrated all administrative staff for their hard work this day.

If you did not receive information about attending this celebration and should have, please email the Ob/Gyn Employee Engagement Committee.