PA Studies student wins scholarship from national health professions organization

October 17, 2022

  Physician Assistant Studies student Caitlyn Swopes is one of 12 health professions students from across the nation chosen to receive the Scholarship of Excellence Award from the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). Swopes, who will graduate in December from the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program, is the only PA student among […]

Caitlyn Swopes, PA Studies student


UT Health San Antonio plans new MS in Imaging Sciences program

October 4, 2022

  The School of Health Professions plans to launch a new Master of Science in Imaging Sciences program to train imaging technologists in radiography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to address the technologist shortages currently stressing the health care system. “The program will be the only one of its kind in the […]

MRI scan image of brain



Breslin to receive AACN’s Sister Bernadette Arminger Award

September 28, 2022

Former School of Nursing Dean Eileen Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN, will receive the Sister Bernadette Arminger award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Oct. 24 at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The award honors nurse leaders who have made significant contributions to the AACN, its goals, nursing education and the advancement […]




Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences welcomes new PhD candidates

September 21, 2022

As part of its 50th anniversary year celebrations, UT Health San Antonio’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences honored 46 PhD candidates in a white coat ceremony on Sept. 16, 2022. The milestone event honors those who passed their qualifying exams, transitioning from a PhD student to a PhD candidate.