One of the first to hear about the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, was Emily Kidd, M.D. The emergency physician and assistant professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio arrived in the northeast Texas town within a few hours, at midnight on Wednesday, April 17. She found that emergency […]
May 17, 2010, is a day Army Sgt. Eric Emmons will never forget. One of his brothers-in-arms died after stepping on an explosive device while their unit was en route for clearance operations in Afghanistan. “He died instantly, so thankfully he did not have to suffer. But from that point forward I knew I would […]
Although she has been a nurse for 42 years, it wasn’t until Maria Wellisch, RN, B.B.A., LNFA, experienced the compassionate care of nursing firsthand that she felt the immense pride of being a nurse. Wellisch, vice president of corporate education for Morningside Ministries, was the keynote speaker at the Nursing Advisory Council (NAC) spring luncheon. […]
Students provide care to patients at Haven for Hope Through their clinical training and volunteer work, UT Health Science Center San Antonio students and residents have many opportunities to learn while providing valuable service to the community. Working with underserved patients at Haven for Hope – San Antonio’s transformative program for homeless men, women and […]
Scholarships will prepare next generation of physicians for rural regions If you drive a country road this time of year it won’t be long before you witness spring in all its glory. Bluebonnets, Indian paintbrushes and little yellow daisies splash their color along the roadsides and sweep through the ranchland of South Texas. You may […]
Located in the School of Nursing, the new Center for Simulation Innovation (CSI), as it is officially named, continues to evolve under the leadership of nationally recognized simulation expert Teresa Anne Boese, M.S.N., RN, who joined the faculty this past fall. “We are so fortunate to have Ms. Boese on our faculty,” said Eileen T. […]
Marissa Lopez wanted to have beautiful teeth, so she and her mother began visiting the Ricardo Salinas Dental Clinic. “I learned to brush my teeth two times a day — in the night and in the morning — to floss and rinse my mouth with mouthwash. And now I have pretty teeth,” the smiling youngster […]
Harvey Najim learned two lessons early in life: hard work pays off and that you have to make your own way in life to be successful. Najim applied those two principles and built a billion-dollar company, Sirius Computer Solutions, in San Antonio.”For more than 30 years I focused on building a successful business, but later […]
Hector Aguilar had been thinking about running for president, but after getting an A+ at his dental screening during the Dental School’s annual Dental Sealant Clinic, he may be thinking about becoming a dentist.Aguilar is one of more than 7,500 students from the Edgewood Independent School District who, over the past 11 years, has smiled a […]
Wearing blue-striped overalls, tiny tennis shoes and a gigantic smile, you’d never guess the challenges 2-year-old Michael Tovar has overcome since his premature birth at 24 weeks, weighing just 1 pound, 9 ounces. However, it’s easy to see how delighted he is to receive a brand-new book at the end of his well-child checkup. Faculty […]