Education
UPDATE: 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.
Read moreSociologist, author Alondra Nelson to deliver Bryant lecture
March 15, 2019Alondra Nelson, Ph.D., professor of sociology at Columbia University, will deliver the Frank Bryant Jr., M.D., Memorial Distinguished Lecture on the implications of technological advancements in DNA testing. The lecture, free and open to the public, is at noon, Tuesday, March 19, in Holly Auditorium. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Register […]
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The thrill of Match Day 2019
March 15, 2019Match Day is a rite of passage when graduating medical students throughout the U.S. find out where their residency training will take them.
Read moreDr. Stevens re-elected to ACTS board
March 14, 2019Kathleen R. Stevens, Ed.D., RN, ANEF, FAAN, professor of nursing, was recently elected to a second term on the board of directors of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). She is the only nurse ever to serve on the board of the association, the purpose of which is to enhance education, research, and […]
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Poison Prevention Week is March 17-23
March 12, 2019National Poison Prevention Week is March 17-23. The goal of the week is to raise awareness of the risk of being poisoned by household products, medicines, pesticides, plants, bites and stings, food poisoning, and fumes. For 24 years, the South Texas Poison Center at UT Health San Antonio has taken calls from frantic parents and […]
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School of Nursing celebrates 50th anniversary at luncheon
March 8, 2019More than 200 faculty, community leaders and philanthropists joined alumni, former teachers and honored guests at the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing’s 50th anniversary luncheon March 2. The event was held in the Nancy Smith Hurd Auditorium, part of the newly remodeled School of Nursing. Following a welcome by School of Nursing Dean […]
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