CPRIT grant helps recruit top DNA repair scientist
May 17, 2018
Dr. Sung’s discoveries have increased understanding of how DNA can repair damage induced by radiation, carcinogens and other causes.
Study: Gemcitabine helps prevent recurrence of low-grade bladder cancer
May 16, 2018
A multi-institution clinical trial involving researchers from UT Health San Antonio shows significantly lower recurrence of bladder cancer in patients who received the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine.
Hearty band of founding faculty accomplished many tasks
May 8, 2018
By Dr. Marvin Forland Fifty years ago, the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine enrolled its initial classes of students. “The entire program got underway at that time,” said Marvin Forland, M.D., MACP, a founding faculty member. “Small groups of students had been assigned for third- and fourth-year clinical experiences in the […]
School of Medicine anniversary highlights May commencements
May 8, 2018
Nearly 700 students in medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences are candidates to graduate this month from UT Health San Antonio. Ceremonies of the university’s five schools will take place May 18-20. The Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is celebrating its golden anniversary […]
Plastic mom. Fake blood. Real medicine.
May 8, 2018
The nurses and doctors working on the fourth floor of University Hospital, a primary teaching hospital of UT Health San Antonio, are running through an OB emergency simulation under the watch of Dr. Sarah Page-Ramsey and nurse Marisol Breton-Leija.
2018 Presidential Ambassador Scholars introduced
April 20, 2018
Each ambassador is awarded a $2,000 scholarship. The ambassadors, selected by their deans, represent the student body and the university at numerous events throughout the year.
