Center of Excellence grant renewed

July 19, 2023

The funding, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration, comes just as updated information from the U.S. Census Bureau officially confirmed that Hispanic Texans are the largest demographic group in the state at 40.2%.

A dental faculty member guides a dental student with a procedure conducted on a manikin.

Wilderness and Survival Medicine Fellowship takes aim at heat-related emergencies

July 12, 2023

Recent hiking deaths spur focus of yearlong doctor training, teaching program A string of recent heat-related deaths on hiking trails at state and national parks is bringing new urgency to a fellowship program in the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio aimed at preventing such tragedies. The state’s first Wilderness and Survival […]



Is social media addiction a real thing?

July 11, 2023

  When scrolling through endless updates from friends, family and celebrities, you may ask yourself, “Am I addicted to social media?” Click here to learn more about the unsettling reality of social media addiction in this article featured in the San Antonio Express-News’ San Antonio Life: Wellness section. The article is part of a wellness […]



Olvera to become psychiatry department chairman in the Long School of Medicine

July 11, 2023

  Rene L. Olvera, MD, MPH, will assume duties as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio effective Sept. 1. Robert A. Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and vice president for medical […]