Community
Caregiver Program Leads City’s Dementia Friendly Designation
July 14, 2020
The School of Nursing’s Caring for the Caregiver Program led an effort to help San Antonio receive the designation of a Dementia Friendly City.
Wellness 360: School Expands Patient Practice
July 14, 2020
The School of Nursing is responding to the changing health care needs of the community by reinventing its clinical practice. Now called Wellness 360, the name accurately represents the comprehensive health care practice.
School of Nursing Responds to COVID-19 Pandemic
July 14, 2020
When a global pandemic changed the world and threatened everyone’s health, School of Nursing faculty, staff and students reacted immediately. Learn how the school battled COVID-19 on all fronts.
Nurse Leader Exemplifies Innovation
July 14, 2020
2019 Visionary Leader Tommye Austin, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN, NEA-BC, of the University Health System designed a filtered mask for health care employees in preparation of a deluge of COVID-19 patients.
Casa Mia Provides Hope to Mothers, Their Babies
June 29, 2020
The School of Nursing is helping mothers in recovery from opioid use disorders by allowing them to keep their children. Casa Mia follows a social recovery-housing model.
Professor Earns Award for Promoting Community Health
June 26, 2020
Adelita G. Cantu, Ph.D., RN, was awarded the Charlotte Brody Award from Health Care Without Harm for her work strengthening community health services.
A Life Committed to Service
December 17, 2019
For Leo Lopez III, M.D. Class of 2015, a brain injury in high school changed the trajectory of his life. This led him to earn his M.D. from the Long School of Medicine.
Our Alumni Family: 13,578 Graduates
December 17, 2019
The Long School of Medicine’s first graduating class was in 1970. Since that time, the school has awarded Doctor of Medicine degrees to 13,578 graduates.
Students Pursue 2 Degrees, Help Underserved
December 17, 2019
Each year, approximately 20 medical students select to pursue their M.D. and M.P.H. degrees concurrently. Those earning the dual degrees are dedicated to addressing public health issues.
Serving San Antonio and South Texas
October 29, 2019
For almost five decades, the School of Dentistry has made community outreach part of its educational curriculum. Students learn while helping patients who most need dental care.
Street Medicine
October 29, 2019
Dental and dental hygiene faculty and students are providing dental care to homeless residents who take shelter at the outdoor Courtyard at Haven for Hope.
Refugee Clinic
October 29, 2019
While providing oral health care to recent immigrants, dental and dental hygiene students gain knowledge of global health issues.