About

The University of Texas System Academy of Health Science Education was founded in 2005, and renamed in honor of Dr. Kenneth I. Shine upon his retirement as the UT System Executive Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs in recognition of his many accomplishments, including the creation of the Academy.

A university system’s approach to enhancing the educational mission of health science schools and institutions: The University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education
(Med. Educ. Online 2013, 18: 20540) (Link)

 

OPERATIONS

- Bylaws (updated 2022)
- Policy and Procedures Manual (updated 2015)

CURRENT AND PAST PRESIDENTS

  • 2005-2006 — L. Maximilian Buja, MD – UTHealth Houston
  • 2006-2007 — Mark Holden, MD – UTMB Health
  • 2007-2009 — Susan Cox, MD – UT Southwestern
  • 2009-2010 — Steven A. Lieberman, MD – UTMB Health
  • 2010-2011 — Jonathan MacClements, MD – UT Tyler HSC
  • 2011-2012 — Janet F. Williams, MD, FAAP – UT Health San Antonio
  • 2012-2013 — Michael A. Ainsworth, MD – UTMB Health
  • 2013-2014 — Margaret O. Uthman, MD – UTHealth Houston
  • 2014-2015 — Jennifer Cuthbert, MB, BS, MD – UT Southwestern
  • 2015-2016 — Aysegul Sahin, MD – UT MD Anderson
  • 2016-2017 — Vicki S. Freeman, PhD - UTMB Health
  • 2017-2018 — Lynne Kirk, MD – UT Southwestern
  • 2018-2019 — Donald Molony, MD – UTHealth Houston
  • 2019-2020 — Gayle L. Olson, MD – UTMB Health
  • 2020-2021 — Linda R. Rounds, Ph.D., R.N. – UTMB Health
  • 2021-2022 — Larry Driver, M.D. – UT MD Anderson
  • 2022-2023 — Khaled Elsayes, M.D. – UT MD Anderson
  • 2023-2024 — Leonard Cleary, Ph.D. – UTHealth Houston
  • 2024-2025 — Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Ph.D. – UT Health San Antonio

FOUNDING MEMBERS

  • Frank C. Arnett - UTHealth Houston
  • L. Kay Bartholomew - UTHealth Houston
  • L. Maximiian Buja - UTHealth Houston
  • Robert M. Chamberlain - UT MD Anderson
  • Jennifer Anne Cuthbert - UT Southwestern
  • Anne C. Dewitt - UT Tyler HSC
  • Robert M. Esterl, Jr. - UT Health San Antonio
  • Emil J. Freireich - UT MD Anderson
  • Mark Holden - UTMB Health
  • Linda Y. Johnson - UT Health San Antonio
  • Jonathan MacClements - UT Tyler HSC
  • Michael G. Roth - UT Southwestern
  • Linda R. Rounds - UTMB Health
The Shine Academy draws its membership from the UT System's Health Institutions:
  • Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin (Dell Medical School at UT Austin)
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio)
  • The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center (UT Tyler HSC)
  • The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (UT MD Anderson)
  • The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health)
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (UTRGV School of Medicine)
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)