Despite nearly 40 years of encouraging more students from diverse backgrounds to become research scientists, the number of Hispanics, blacks, Native Americans and other non-whites conducting biomedical and behavioral research in the U.S. is still low.* This means that as the U.S. population continues to become more diverse, millions of people may not be represented […]
Mentoring and support are the underlying keys to success for many students. For some, it’s that extra support that helps them succeed through the challenges of attending nursing school. One student grateful for the School of Nursing’s support programs is Delia Silvas, a nontraditional student who decided to enter nursing later in life. She was […]
Students and patients benefit from progress in clinical training and patient care programs When Carol Piña, D.D.S., learned back in spring 2008 she would be in the initial group to enter the Dental School’s first full-time dental residencies in Laredo, she was eager to find out what the experience would be like. “I knew there […]
Thousands of children each year receive dental care from government-funded and community–based clinics. But years ago, a determined and academically gifted young girl from Laredo received much more than dental care and braces. The dental students who provided her care at the Laredo Health Department explained what they were doing, involving her in the process. […]
CHRISTUS’ generosity and collaboration with UT Health Science Center put children and families first in South Texas March 2011by Natalie GutierrezNaveen Mittal, M.D., holds many titles – professor, division chief and medical director. But the one title that makes him smile the most is “uncle.” “We call him Uncle Mittal,” said Joanna Federico, mother of […]
Through the partnership with CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital and five generous endowments from the Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital Foundation, the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio is recruiting and retaining some of the world’s top experts in a wide range of pediatric health care specialties and subspecialties. The endowment recipients are listed. Funded […]
Gladys Keene, M.D., M.P.H., regional dean of the Regional Campus in Laredo (center), welcomes Health Science Center faculty members and conference speakers (L-R) Nicolas Musi, M.D., Lyda Arévalo-Flechas, Ph.D., RN, Jerald Winakur, M.D., and Eleanor Paunovich, D.D.S. The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Regional Campus in Laredo, in conjunction with the School […]
The discovery of a toxin produced by Mycoplasma pneumoniae five years ago in the lab of Joel Baseman, Ph.D., chairman of biology and immunology, sparked further research into how frequently M. pneumoniae infection affects patients on ventilators in intensive care units and how it impacts their outcomes. A $190,000 grant from the National Trauma Institute […]
Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of School of Nursing, received the National Association of Hispanic Nurses’ highest honor, the Presidential Award. Dr. Breslin is the first non-Hispanic nurse to receive this award. “Dean Breslin received this award for the visible commitment she has made not only to the association, but in promoting […]
David S. Weiss, Ph.D., was named dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and holder of the Dielmann Chair in Basic Biomedical Investigation. Dr. Weiss has served as professor and chair of physiology since 2005 and is also a faculty member in the departments of Pharmacology and Neurology. His research has advanced the understanding […]