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Business Journal honors four from UT Health as Health Care Heroes
April 1, 2019Four UT Health San Antonio faculty members have been honored as Health Care Heroes by the San Antonio Business Journal. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievements by people in the local health care industry. In all, 21 members of the health care community were recognized across eight categories. Winners in the Education category were Kevin […]
Read moreRear Admiral Trent-Adams to address ACORN grant nursing students
March 21, 2019Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., RN, will be the speaker at an April 22 ceremony recognizing nursing students who will be involved in ACORN grants projects. ACORN stands for Advancing Community Oriented Registered Nursing. The ACORN grants, funded by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, recruit and educate traditional program baccalaureate nursing students to […]
Read moreTPR: Special café offers an oasis for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers
March 20, 2019Carole White, Ph.D., RN, director of the School of Nursing’s Caring for the Caregiver, and Sheran Rivette, a staff member associated with the program, were interviewed for this story about the School of Nursing’s Memory Café. Read the story
Read moreSan Antonio Express-News: San Antonio’s burn treatment pioneer Basil Pruitt dies at 88
March 19, 2019Dr. Basil Pruitt Jr., a physician and scientist who pioneered many burn treatment advances that saved patients’ lives, died Sunday in San Antonio. He was 88. Read the story (Note: A subscription may be required to view this story.)
Read moreOpen house to focus on Medical Center master plan
March 19, 2019The City of San Antonio Planning Department is hosting an open house at UT Health San Antonio for public review and comment on the draft Medical Center Area Regional Center Plan. The meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, in the Holly Auditorium foyer. The open house format allows you to […]
Read moreUPDATE: In memoriam: Basil A. Pruitt Jr., M.D.
March 18, 2019Basil A. Pruitt Jr., M.D., FACS, a renowned surgeon known as one of the founding fathers of modern trauma and burn medicine, died March 17. He was 88.
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