In keeping with the national trend of educating medical and health professionals to have a broader understanding of the teamwork involved in delivering health care services, the UT Health Science Center now has 11 interprofessional courses and a growing number of classes and activities including clinical education experiences, community service learning projects and conferences. “Interprofessional […]
A group of researchers led by Andrew Brenner, M.D., Ph.D., neuro-oncologist at The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, have developed a way to deliver nanoparticle radiation directly to brain tumors with 20 to 30 times the current dose of radiation therapy to patients while sparing a […]
More than 650 Edgewood Independent School District second-graders received dental screenings and sealants at the Health Science Center in conjunction with National Children’s Dental Health Month in February. The students received preventive care from more than 350 dental students and 60 dental hygiene students, under the supervision of over 50 faculty members from the UT […]
One patient safety project at UT Health Physicians means that diabetes indicators are more consistently monitored. Another means that fewer patients suffer potentially debilitating falls during outpatient visits. The projects are among dozens born of a continuing medical education (CME) course and undertaken over the last four years by UT Medicine, the clinical practice of […]
The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science has been named one of six sites of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). The network was formed by a $66.8 million seven-year grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The network has enrolled 1,719 practitioners in 43 states. In collaboration with the […]
The UT Health Science Center was honored with a place on the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The distinction, awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, highlights the role colleges and universities play in solving community problems while putting students on a lifelong path of civic engagement. Melanie Stone, M.P.H., […]
Three faculty members from the School of Health Professions were honored this spring with top educator awards from their respective statewide professional associations. They are: Sue Cunningham, Ph.D., RD, LD, CDE, assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, who was presented the Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award from the Texas Dietetic Association; J. […]
Charles P. France, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and psychiatry, assumed duties this summer as a councilor to the American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics. The society offers publications, networking opportunities and other professional services to more than 4,500 members. Dr. France is the principal investigator on multiple research studies supported by National Institutes of Health […]
Every donor makes a difference. The following are just a few of the many gifts that enable the university to make lives better in San Antonio, South Texas and the world. A gift of $270,000 from the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. (S.A.L.E.) will provide 46 scholarships for outstanding students pursuing degrees in medicine, nursing […]
Fitzhugh Carter Pannill Jr., M.D., former dean of The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, died June 30 in New Braunfels. Dr. Pannill is remembered as a pioneer and champion of education. From 1965 to 1972 he served as dean of what was, at that time, the new and emerging medical school for […]