Second round of pláticas on dementia concerns to begin soon
May 8, 2023
The School of Nursing will host the first of a series of community pláticas in South Texas to learn from communities how they have been impacted by dementia.
Women’s Wellness Campus well underway
May 1, 2023
Construction has begun on the Women’s Wellness Campus, an initiative to expand the School of Nursing’s successful Casa Mia program that provides recovery housing, structure, support and hope for mothers with substance use disorder.
Students learn compassionate care through street nursing
March 2, 2023
A single event in 2010 changed the country of Haiti. The same event — a magnitude 7.0 earthquake — also changed the way a UT Health San Antonio nurse views homelessness. Like many health care professionals, Diana Cavazos, PhD, MSN, MHSA, RN, then a school nurse in Puerto Rico, felt compelled to join a nonprofit […]
McGlothen-Bell selected a ZERO to THREE policy fellow
February 7, 2023
Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, IBCLC, assistant professor in the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has been selected as a 2022-2024 ZERO to THREE policy fellow. The 18-month professional development program brings together early childhood professionals from around the globe. Topics include leadership development; diversity, equity, inclusion […]
School of Nursing to pilot learning strategies to build leadership, resilience
February 7, 2023
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has selected the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) to participate in a national initiative to give new nurses strong skills in leadership, resilience, self-care and well-being. The School of Nursing is one of 10 nursing […]
Salud America: Oprah Chooses Dr. Amelie Ramirez as a ‘Cycle Breaker’ for Latino Health
December 14, 2022
Oprah has chosen Amelie Ramirez, DrPh, MPH, as a “cycle breaker” for her work as director of Salud America through UT Health San Antonio. “Cycle Breakers” is a video series from the Smithsonian Channel that spotlights leaders who are solving health disparities in marginalized communities. Watch the program here.