Community

Claudia Cavazos, D.D.S.

Laredo Outreach

October 29, 2019

For more than 30 years, students have gained invaluable experience while caring for underserved patients in the border town of Laredo, Texas.



Dean Peter Loomer, his colleague Professor Yvonne Buischi and their team in Kenya

Improving Oral Health in Africa

October 29, 2019

Dean Peter Loomer is dedicating his research to improving oral health care in Sub-Saharan Africa through preventive education programs.



Jeffery Hicks, D.D.S.

40 Years Dedicated to Education, Mission Trips

October 29, 2019

Alumnus Jeffery Hicks, D.D.S., has spent 40 years teaching students, caring for patients, and participating in mission outreach to improve oral health education.




50 Years of Excellence in Care and Community Engagement

July 24, 2019

The School of Nursing is dedicated to promoting health. This mission is carried out through patient care and community engagement in San Antonio, South Texas and beyond.




50 Years of Excellence with the Military

July 24, 2019

Since its inception in 1969, the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio has enjoyed a long-standing, close partnership with the U.S. Armed Forces.



Anniversary Timeline

50th Anniversary Timeline

July 24, 2019

50th Anniversary Timeline for the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio




Visionary Leaders Honored at 50th Anniversary Luncheon

July 24, 2019

UT Health San Antonio’s School of Nursing recognized 50 Visionary Leader award winners for their innovation in nursing education, research, patient care and community engagement.



2019 Visionary Leaders

2019 Visionary Leaders

July 24, 2019

UT Health San Antonio’s School of Nursing recognizes 50 Visionary Leader award winners who have made significant contributions to nursing education, research, patient care and community engagement.




Faculty, Students Provide Care after Harvey

May 4, 2018

Hurricane Harvey made landfall the evening of Aug. 25, 2017, near Rockport, where maximum sustained winds were 130 miles per hour. The Category 4 hurricane left in its wake massive destruction of homes and buildings in this small coastal town and the surrounding areas.




Understanding Social Determinants of Health: Promoting Health at Community Clinics

May 4, 2018

As health care in the United States moves from hospital-based treat and release to patient-centered wellness care, the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio is strengthening community clinic partnerships and reemphasizing the impact social and behavioral determinants of health have on individuals in vulnerable populations.



Nursing student Taylor Dramberger discusses a patient’s case with nursing and medical students, including Andrew Jeffery who is behind her to the left, during a faculty-led presentation before the weekly clinic opens to patients.

Understanding Social Determinants of Health: San Antonio Refugee Health Clinic

May 4, 2018

UT Health San Antonio operates the San Antonio Refugee Health Clinic (SARHC) in partnership with the Center for Refugee Services of San Antonio, a non-profit organization with a mission to promote the wellness, self-sufficiency and successful community integration of resettled refugees and their families.



Kathryn A. Parke, D.N.P., APRN, CPNP, assistant professor/clinical, exams a teenage patient at the nursing school’s clinic at Healy-Murphy Center, a non-profit organization providing teens an alternative route to high school diplomas.

Understanding Social Determinants of Health: Healy-Murphy Center

May 4, 2018

The Healy-Murphy Center is a non-profit organization providing teens an alternative route to high school diplomas with an individualized curriculum, counseling, childcare and health services.