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Museum of Health and Medical Sciences
Photograph
Weird scientists Ernie and Maria will lead a lively 20-minute program
called "Parasites, Pests, and Pals: What's Living on You?" on
Sat. June 13, at 11 a.m., 12:30 and 2:00 p.m.
For more information about the museum, call 713-521-1515.


Edwin Hornberger Conference Center
at the Texas Medical Center

  • Cowboy Heritage Scholarship Gala, sponsored by the American Cowboy Heritage Association, June 4, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 281-338-1950.

  • Senior Awards Ceremony and Dean's Reception, sponsored by The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, June 6, 6 p.m. For information, call 713-500-5122.

  • Employee Banquet, sponsored by Diagnostic Center Hospital, June 12, 8 p.m.

  • Employee Picnic, sponsored by St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, June 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For information, call 713-791-4764.

Meetings & Special Events
  • Update on Medical and Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, June 6. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • Acute Care Pediatrics Review and Update of the State of the Art, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, June 8-12. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • 9th Annual Course in Phacoemulsification, sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, June12-13. For information, call 713-798-6020.

  • 21st Annual Lewis A. Leavit, M.D., Memorial Lectureship: "Psychoneuroimmunology and Spirituality: Implications for Rehabilitation," co-sponsored by the departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, June 12, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For information, call 713-799-5033.

  • 8th Annual Scholarship Fundraising Dinner, sponsored by the Southeast Texas Chapter of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, June 23, 4 p.m.-8:30 p.m. CEUs available. For information, call 713-802-8199.

  • "Healing and Recovery," paintings by Texas artist Jeanne Norsworthy, on display through June 19 at the Fifth Floor Gallery of The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin.

  • Parkinson Forum, sponsored by the Parkinson Foundation of Harris County, will present "Depression as it Relates to Parkinson's" by Nelson Gruber, M.D., June 6, 10 a.m.-12 noon, at the Tracey Gee Community Center, 3599 Westheimer. For information, call 281-492-6292.

  • Houston Support Group, sponsored by the American Foundation of Thyroid Patients, June 4, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Motivational speaker Jeff Power will present "Stress Management." For information, call 281-496-4460.

  • "A Damned Mob of Scribbling Women''- American Women Writers of the Mid-Nineteenth Century," an exhibit exploring the works and cultural environment of this exciting period, through July 31 at the University of Houston M. D. Anderson Library on the main campus, 4800 Calhoun. For information, call 713-743-9750.

  • Summer Think Tank, sponsored by the University of Houston Division of Distance and Continuing Education, June 15-25, July 6-16, July 20-30 on the UH campus. For ages 10-12 and 13-17; courses in Spanish, Photoshop, Using the Internet, Computer Animation, and more. For information about fees and schedules, call 713-743-1206 or 1-800-687-5465.

June Calendar at
The Museum of Health & Medical Science

Daily Programs

  • Don't Sneeze On Me! A 15-minute hands-on science class that focuses on the immune system and how it fights off invaders. Special Spanish programs are offered on Thursdays at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

  • The Secret Life of 118 Green Street. A video program about the invisible world that lives in, on and around a family on Green Street.

  • Body Invaders. Take a trip inside your body to see how the immune system fights off infections and other foreign invaders in this video program. Subtitled in Spanish for all shows.

  • Transparent Anatomical Manikin. A 15-minute video that provides an overview of the entire human body. Programs narrated in Spanish are offered on Thursdays at 5 and 6 p.m.

June Special Programs

  • Thursday, June 11: Germbusters, during Free Family Thursday (4-7 p.m.). Are you a macrophage? Discover the fabulous Germbuster team that lives inside your body during this audience participation family program. 4 p.m., 5 p.m. (Spanish) and 6 p.m.

  • Saturday, June 13: Weird Science Saturday, theme: Parasites, Pests & Pals: What's Living On You? Hear about life from the point-of-view of the microorganisms that live on your skin, in your eyelashes and your intestines. 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

  • Thursday, June 18: The Gunk On My Teeth, during Free Family Thursday (4-7 p.m.). Get an up-close view of the microbes that lurk in the dark crevasses of your mouth - and your pet's mouth. You'll learn why your parents make you brush your teeth. 4 p.m., 5 p.m. (Spanish) and 6 p.m.

  • Thursday, June 25: The Sick Picnic, during Free Family Thursday (4-7 p.m.). Travel to a small town and solve the mystery of the sick picnic. 4 p.m., 5 p.m. (Spanish) and 6 p.m.

  • Saturday, June 27: Free Museum Admission; special bilingual (Spanish) tour guides for Hidden Kingdoms exhibit and a bilingual schedule for all educational programs. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Children's Hour, presented in partnership with Texas Children's Hospital. Theme: What Makes a Germ and How It Can Make Us Sick. 1 p.m.


Library Sponsors Second Annual
Computers in Health Care Conference

The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library will hold its second annual Computers in Health Care Conference beginning at 9 a.m. on June 22, in the Sammons Auditorium of the Jesse Jones Library Building. The theme of this year's conference is "Cyberspace Medicine."

Speakers include Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D., senior vice president, Wyle Laboratories and the first U.S. physician to fly in space; Jack Smith, M.D., Ph.D., chair, department of health informatics, The University of Texas-Houston School of Allied Health Sciences; Robert J. Beck, M.D., vice president for information technology, Baylor College of Medicine; and Stephen J. Spann, M.D., professor and chairman, department of family and community medicine, Baylor College of Medicine. Registration fee is $10 before June 15, $15 after. For complete information, visit the library's web page: www.library.tmc.edu or call 713-799-7147.

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