Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics is now the Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics
June 22, 2023
Charles E. Cheever Jr., pictured in 2012. Courtesy Broadway Bank. Philanthropist-businessman’s legacy includes educating health professionals to embrace compassionate care With more than $3 million in gifts from family, friends and supporters, includin …

Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics is now the Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics
June 22, 2023
Philanthropist-businessman’s legacy includes educating health professionals to embrace compassionate care SAN ANTONIO (June 22, 2023) — With more than $3 million in gifts from family, friends and supporters, including a lead gift from the Sally and Cha …
KSAT 12: Social factors have 80% impact on health, UT Health San Antonio says
June 21, 2023
Woodson “Scott” Jones, MD, vice dean of graduate medical education for the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, and Averi White, MD, chief resident of quality and safety for the Department of Internal Medicine, were interviewed for this ne …

Myth or fact? Are you in the know about teeth? Test your knowledge!
June 20, 2023
Brian L. Secrist, BS, DDS, FAGD, General Dentistry Clinic Director and Provider Teeth play a vital role in our daily lives. They help us speak clearly, preserve the shape of our faces and help us chew our food properly. Apart from their function …

Blog: Study points to a key feature of health and wellness at any age: immune resilience
June 20, 2023
Contributed by the research team that led this study. Have you ever boasted about having a strong immune system? Or, alternatively, wondered why you seem to get extra sick extra often? Common sense suggests that people respond differently to sickness a …
San Antonio Express-News: How the Spurs aim to keep Victor Wembanyama on the floor
June 20, 2023
Thomas DeBerardino, MD, Orthopaedics, was quoted in this article. Read More

Social determinants of health training focuses on thinking beyond medicine
June 19, 2023
The annual Social Determinants of Health Training, hosted by UT Health San Antonio’s Office of Graduate Medical Education in collaboration with University Health, will be Tuesday, June 20. It is expected to draw about 250 residents and fellows-in-training. The event will take place at the Academic and Learning Center (ALTC), Room 3.304, on the university’s main campus at 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, 78229, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Social determinants of health training focuses on thinking beyond medicine
June 19, 2023
June 20 event draws about 200 medical residents, fellows-in-training Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 20, 2023 – To Averi White, MD, a third-year internal medicine resident, health care is as much about the circum …
KSAT 12: San Antonio hospitals seeing more heat-related illnesses during first heat wave of the season
June 16, 2023
Ralph Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP, chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed in this news segment. Watch Now

Medical student selected to serve on UT Board of Regents
June 16, 2023
UT Health San Antonio medical student, John Michael Austin, has been appointed by Governor Abbott to serve as the Student Regent on the UT Board of Regents, the governing body for The University of Texas System.