Students learn empathy through hands-on exercise

November 2, 2022

A first-year medical student had an unusual class assignment. He pretended to be a 13-year-old girl begging a pawn shop owner for a few dollars to help feed hungry siblings. The unorthodox exercise was part of a poverty simulation that more than 200 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine students participated in […]

Students sitting at a table participating in a poverty simulation. White background and green chairs.





PA Studies student wins scholarship from national health professions organization

October 17, 2022

  Physician Assistant Studies student Caitlyn Swopes is one of 12 health professions students from across the nation chosen to receive the Scholarship of Excellence Award from the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). Swopes, who will graduate in December from the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program, is the only PA student among […]

Caitlyn Swopes, PA Studies student


UT Health San Antonio plans new MS in Imaging Sciences program

October 4, 2022

  The School of Health Professions plans to launch a new Master of Science in Imaging Sciences program to train imaging technologists in radiography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to address the technologist shortages currently stressing the health care system. “The program will be the only one of its kind in the […]

MRI scan image of brain