Patient Care

photo of the nine-member pain research team

The Notable Nine

October 29, 2019

One of the nation’s leading pain research teams can be found in a lab in the School of Dentistry. These nine researchers are battling America’s addiction to pain medicines.



Dental student with patient

Assisting Patient Care, Education in Valley

October 29, 2019

The Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation is helping the School of Dentistry increase access to dental care to residents of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.



Kara Whittington, D.D.S. and Maria Minerva Garcia, D.D.S.

Continuing Legacy of Support in Laredo

October 29, 2019

The Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust is marking 10 years of helping the dental school provide dental education and oral health care in South Texas.




50 Years of Excellence in Care and Community Engagement

July 24, 2019

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



Anniversary Timeline

50th Anniversary Timeline

July 24, 2019

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




New Research Center Using Smart, Connected Technology

July 24, 2019

Research To Improve Care of Elderly, Adults with Chronic Diseases As the School of Nursing celebrates its 50th anniversary, a new technology-based research center is poised to improve patients’ overall health and well-being through the use of smart and connected electronic devices. Jing Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.N., RN, FAAN, arrived on campus May 2018 to […]



THEN - Glen A. Halff, M.D., who established the first civilian liver transplant program in South Texas, performs South Texas’ first liver transplant in 1992.

50 Years of Patient Care: Patients’ Interests Above All Else

November 30, 2018

Since opening its doors in 1968, teaching patient care has remained the main mission of the Long School of Medicine.




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.



Medical student Nathaniel Nevitt (center) and B.S.N. student Matthew Gutierrez (right) visit with a patient at the Pride Community Clinic which serves the uninsured and underinsured lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.

Compassionate Care Offered at Pride Community Clinic

May 4, 2018

The School of Nursing’s mission, values and vision specifically state a call to action for social justice, diversity, inclusion and advocacy. The recently launched Pride Community Clinic (PCC) personifies all of these and more.




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.