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, […]




UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing’s Caring for the Caregiver program earns national award

October 2, 2024

Maude’s Awards honor those caring for dementia patients The Caring for the Caregiver Program (C4CP) of the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has earned a national award for its comprehensive education and support for families living with dementia. The 5TH Annual Maude’s Awards were announced […]

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Healing young minds: UT Health San Antonio’s initiatives to address the adolescent mental health crisis

September 6, 2024

This story is featured in the September 2024 issue of the Bexar County Medical Society’s San Antonio Medicine Magazine. For the past decade, adolescent mental health disorders have skyrocketed, an issue propelled even further by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health has declined surreptitiously for millions of people in recent years, affecting even the youngest among […]




New UT School of Public Health San Antonio welcomes inaugural class, launches degree program designed for South Texas

August 26, 2024

The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio (UT School of Public Health San Antonio), a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), proudly welcomes its inaugural class and the official launch of the region’s first Master of Public Health […]