Dental and speech-language pathology students learn from each other during interprofessional activity focused on dysphagia management

October 30, 2024

  When people with swallowing disorders also have poor oral health, they are at greater risk of serious health complications — including aspiration pneumonia. Dentists and speech-language pathologists encounter patients with swallowing disorders, including dysphagia, a condition that affects millions of Americans — particularly older adults. To ensure that dental students and speech-language pathology students […]


What lurks in the School of Nursing’s state-of-the-art basement?

October 25, 2024

At the School of Nursing’s Center for Simulation Innovation, tales of mysterious and lifelike manikins come to life after hours, but these eerie experiences are part of something bigger. State-of-the-art simulators, virtual reality and AI help train the next generation of nurses in lifelike scenarios.

Miss Vivian, one of the school's most realistic looking manikins, lays on a gurney.


School of Nursing–VA partnership nationally recognized

October 25, 2024

The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing and Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital have received national recognition for their enduring and dynamic partnership, which has continually enhanced nursing practice, education and veteran care in San Antonio.

Aerial photo of the School of Nursing building on Long Campus.


Three LSOM students selected as essay award winners

October 3, 2024

Winners will each receive a $10,000 cash prize During Primary Care Week, three students from the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine were named winners of the inaugural Carolyn Ann Bellue Holly Annual Student Essay Contest. The winners were chosen from four finalists who participated in a virtual panel discussion on Monday, […]