Diabetes and obesity: Questions and answers with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD

March 28, 2023

On this Diabetes Alert Day, March 28, 2023, we present a conversation with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD. Solis is chief of endocrinology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She speaks about both diabetes and obesity, which she […]

Long School of Medicine seniors match to residencies on Match Day

March 20, 2023

One-fourth of Class of 2023 will remain in Bexar County and 55% will remain in Texas. Nearly 200 senior students of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine learned where they will do their medical residencies during the annual Match Day ceremony held March 17 at the Chicken N Pickle restaurant. The […]

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 […]

Registration now open for the 2023 LINC IPE Symposium

February 10, 2023

  Continuing to bring award-winning interprofessional education (IPE) opportunities to UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff and students, Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, or LINC, is hosting the 2023 LINC IPE Symposium February 23-24. Registration is now open. Please register today by clicking here. The 2023 LINC IPE Symposium is organized by the LINC Student Council and will […]

Community rotation helps students address their hidden bias

February 9, 2023

UT Health San Antonio is committed to combating health care disparities , however, even with equality as a top priority for many health care professionals, addressing one’s personal bias remains a crucial part of preventing unnecessary barriers to patient care.