School of Nursing honored with international Healthy Work Environment Award

November 23, 2022

The School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been named the recipient of a Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s 2023 Healthy Work Environment Award. Sigma’s two awards recognize and honor an academic setting and clinical facility that demonstrate a commitment […]




Mayor shares message for National Allied Health Week

November 7, 2022

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg recorded a video message of appreciation for the faculty and students of the School of Health Professions in observance of National Allied Health Week. Learn more about National Allied Health Week, which is Nov. 6–12 this year.    


Students learn empathy through hands-on exercise

November 2, 2022

A first-year medical student had an unusual class assignment. He pretended to be a 13-year-old girl begging a pawn shop owner for a few dollars to help feed hungry siblings. The unorthodox exercise was part of a poverty simulation that more than 200 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine students participated in […]

Students sitting at a table participating in a poverty simulation. White background and green chairs.