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June 18, 2020
Julie Bazan, MHA, executive director of the Mid Rio Grande AHEC in Laredo, received a leadership award from the National AHEC Organization for her participation on the national board and her education, research and health promotion programs in Laredo. The MRGBA is part of the South Texas Area AHEC program. The South Texas AHEC Program […]
June 18, 2020
Robert Ferrer, MD, MPH, a professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, an associate professor in the School of Nursing, discuss ways people can protect themselves from COVID-19 and the heat while protesting. Read the full story.
June 15, 2020
Lisa Cleveland, PhD, RN, CPNP, IBCLC, FAAN, School of Nursing, discusses her recent study analyzing the factors that contribute to expectant mothers and new mothers to use opioids, which also is related to neonatal abstinence disorder in their babies. Read and watch the full story.
June 15, 2020
UT Health San Antonio interprofessional course called STEM Scholars is featured in this article. Irene Chapa, PhD, director of recruitment and science outreach, and Ramaswamy Sharma, PhD, associate professor in the department of cell systems & anatomy, are quoted, as well as students Aldo Hernandez from respiratory care; Manpreet Semwal, PhD student; and Samantha Yee, […]
June 12, 2020
Faculty and staff keep caregivers’ mental health in mind and offer resources to support them during this difficult time.
June 11, 2020
Leah Wilson, a student in the School of Nursing, participated in an anti-racism demonstration in San Antonio. Wilson said she chose her profession partly to help fix racial disparities in maternal and fetal care. Read the full story.