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Medical school students share experiences from the 2022 RISE conference

July 29, 2022

Every year the American Academy of Medical Colleges (AAMC) hosts an annual conference in Washington, DC, called RISE: Developing Future Leaders in Academic Medicine & Science. The curriculum for the free, two-and-a-half-day meeting focuses on four core areas: relationships, influence, self-awareness and effectiveness. The purpose of this conference is to serve as a leadership development seminar for those entering […]

Internal Medicine Residency Program gains health equity curriculum grant

July 29, 2022

Program will pair residents with community health workers for educational experiences. With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, UT Health San Antonio will launch “Promotores and Residents in Internal Medicine for Equity (PRIME): A Collaborative Health Equity Curriculum.” According to the principal investigators, Jason Morrow, MD, and Elena Jiménez Gutiérrez, MD, this transformational program […]

UT Health San Antonio physician residents and fellows undergo novel social determinants of health training

July 25, 2022

The Office for Graduate Medical Education, in collaboration with University Health and the promotores of San Antonio, held an immersive training experience that highlighted existing challenges to address health-related social determinants in the current health care ecosystem.

Inaugural dean chosen for The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio

July 22, 2022

Vasan Ramachandran, MD, a distinguished public health researcher at Boston University and principal investigator of the Framingham Heart Study, has been named founding dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. The new school is a strategic collaboration of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health […]

Announcing the inaugural dean for The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio

July 22, 2022

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD, as the founding Dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio, a strategic collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Ramachandran serves currently as the Jay and Louise Coffman Professor […]

Internal Medicine Residency Program gains health equity curriculum grant

July 14, 2022

With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, UT Health San Antonio will launch “Promotores and Residents in Internal Medicine for Equity (PRIME): A Collaborative Health Equity Curriculum.” According to the principal investigators, Jason Morrow, MD, and Elena Jiménez Gutiérrez, MD, this transformational program will help diverse community members and medical professionals better understand each […]