Academics

Karen Walker Schwab, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS; Jennie Shaw, MSN, RN, CNE; Cheryl Farner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jane Kelly Smith, BSN, RN

Four Nursing Faculty Members Named Outstanding Nurses for 2020-2021

September 6, 2021

Four faculty member from the School of Nursing were honored by the Texas Nurses Association and Texas Nurses Foundation as outstanding nurses for The International Year of the Nurse for 2020 – 2021.



Heidi J. Worabo, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Heidi J. Worabo, DNP, Awarded 2021 Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence

September 6, 2021

Heidi J. Worabo, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, associate professor/clinical at the School of Nursing, received the 2021 Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence for efforts in academics during the pandemic.



Azizeh Sowan, PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN

Azizeh Sowan, PhD, RN, Named Fellow of American Academy of Nurses

September 6, 2021

Azizeh Sowan, PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN, associate professor in the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio, became a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses in 2020.



Vanessa Meling, EdD

Vanessa Meling, EdD, Earns Learning Center Leadership Certification

September 6, 2021

Vanessa Meling, EdD, assistant dean for academic enhancement for the School of Nursing, received her Learning Center Leadership Certification awarded by the National College Learning Center Association.



Lauren Loper, MEd

Lauren Loper, MEd, Named a 2021 Thomas Moorman Fellow

September 6, 2021

Lauren Loper, MEd, of the Student Success Center at the School of Nursing was selected by the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators as a 2021 Thomas Moorman Fellow.



David Byrd, PhD

David Byrd, PhD, Inducted into AACN Diversity Leadership Institute

September 6, 2021

David Byrd, PhD, associate dean for admissions and student services for the School of Nursing, was inducted in spring 2021 into the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Diversity Leadership Institute.



Darlene Deters, PhD, ARNP-BC, and Ashanta Mbonisi, DNP, RN, CCPN

PhD, DNP Student Awards Announced for 2021

September 6, 2021

Recipients of the 2021 PhD and DNP Awards from the School of Nursing are: Darlene Deters, PhD Class of 2021, ARNP-BC, and Ashanta Mbonisi, DNP Class of 2021, RN, CCPN.



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Advancing Your Education

September 6, 2021

If you are ready to advance your nursing education, the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio offers a BSN to DNP, Post-Master’s DNP, and Post-Graduate Certificates.



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Keep Learning at the School of Nursing

September 6, 2021

The School of Nursing’s Department of Lifelong Learning offers nursing continuing professional development to meet the needs of nurses.



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Your Support Is Needed for the Student Support Center

September 6, 2021

The Student Success Center in the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio helps develop future nurse leaders. Please consider making a gift today!




Peter Michael Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D., MRCD(C), FACD

A Message from the Dean

December 1, 2020

Peter Michael Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D., MRCD(C), FACD, welcomes readers to the special 50th anniversary issue of Salute, the official magazine of the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio.