5 ways UT MD Anderson enhanced patient care this past year
At UT MD Anderson, patient care never pauses. This past year, we once again redefined what it means to be there for our patients — meeting them where they are, anticipating their needs and innovating to make every interaction smoother, safer and more compassionate.
Across UT MD Anderson, teams collaborated to expand access, comfort and connection in ways that improved the experience for every patient we serve.
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Magnet hospitals: What sets UT MD Anderson apart in nursing excellence
In June 2025, UT MD Anderson achieved its sixth consecutive Magnet designation — and its first-ever Magnet Recognition with Distinction ...
All roads led to UT MD Anderson for nursing institute head
For Sadie Rau, Ph.D., her decision to lead UT MD Anderson’s Meyers Institute for Oncology Nursing reflects decades of dedication to oncology...
Leukemia nurse fulfills promise to her late mother
For Clinical Nurse Mikela Pettigrew, MD Anderson is more than a workplace – it’s a place of healing, hope and a promise fulfilled.
“MD Anderson is the reason my father is a cancer survivor, and it gave my mother five extra years,” she says. “It’s also the reason I became a nurse.”
While she was a teenager, both her parents were diagnosed with cancer. Her mother, Christine, faced terminal kidney cancer, while her father,...
