Honoring UTMB Physicians on Doctors' Day Thank you to all UTMB doctors for your dedication, compassion, and expertise—today and every day.

The physicians at UTMB Health are at the heart of patient care, research, and medical education. Their commitment to healing, innovation, and service transforms lives and strengthens communities. Every day, they go above and beyond to provide exceptional care, advance medical science, and mentor the next generation of health care professionals.

On National Doctors' Day, celebrated annually on March 30, we take a moment to recognize the immeasurable contributions of physicians across the country, with a special focus on the outstanding doctors at UTMB Health.

This year, we are proud to celebrate our physicians on March 31, a special day dedicated to honoring their impact and expressing our deepest gratitude. Their expertise and dedication are the foundation of everything we do, and we look forward to celebrating with them.

Thank you, UTMB doctors, for all you do!

Campus-Specific Celebrations

Each UTMB campus will host its own recognition activities as follows:

Monday, March 31

Galveston CampusAdministration Building, First Floor Lobby - Grab & Go
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
League City CampusPhysicians Lounge, Room 2.866
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Clear Lake CampusPhysicians Lounge, Room 2.235
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Angleton Danbury CampusPhysicians Lounge, Room 1.235
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Doctors' Day History

National Doctors' Day can be traced back to March 30, 1933, when it was first observed in Winder, Georgia. Started by Eudora Brown Almond, the wife of a prominent Georgia doctor, the day was meant to recognize and honor doctors for their service. She decided the best way to do that was to mail greeting cards to all the doctors she knew and to place flowers on the graves of deceased doctors. She used red carnations—a flower still used to this day for National Doctors' Day celebrations.

Why is March 30 the date for Doctors' Day? Because that is the day in 1842 that Dr. Crawford W. Long used an ether anesthetic for the first time. 

Stethoscope and red carnation