Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards at The University of Texas Medical Branch. The winners, who were announced at the annual awards luncheon on Jan. 9, are Dr. Ike C. Okereke, associate professor in the Department of Surgery; Sareema Adnan, medical student; and Linda Venzke, compliance nurse auditor in the Office of Institutional Compliance.
The annual program honors and recognizes the contributions of medical branch faculty, students and staff who promote diversity, inclusion, community partnership, philanthropy and civic engagement.
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