Building a pipeline of health care excellence to serve South Texas

February 3, 2025

  South Texas has one of the greatest shortages of physicians, nurses and dentists in the state. The Texas Department of State Health Services estimates physicians in more than 30 medical specialties will reach critical shortage levels in the next 10 years, while the region’s current shortage of full-time nurses is expected to double by […]





Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez appointed to HHS advisory committee on long COVID

January 28, 2025

Leading expert directs long COVID clinic at UT Health San Antonio Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been chosen to serve on the U.S. Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Long […]





Applications now being accepted for 2025 IIMS Community Engagement Small Project Grants

January 15, 2025

The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science (IIMS) and The University of Texas at San Antonio’s College for Health, Community and Policy (UTSA HCaP), are now accepting applications for the 2025 Community Engagement Small Project Grants. One-year grants of up to $5,000 are available for community-academic partnerships collaborating on the development or expansion of projects […]