Education
All PA studies graduates pass national certifying exam for third year
August 26, 2016
For the third consecutive year, 100 percent of the graduates from the Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program at the School of Health Professions have passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) at first attempt. The department’s five-year first-time taker pass rate averages at 95 percent in comparison to the national average of 94 percent. […]
Chair of the Department of Health Sciences selected
August 26, 2016
Donna (De De) Gardner, MSHP, RRT, FAARC, FACCP has been appointed as the new Chair of the Department of Health Sciences for the School of Health Professions, effective immediately.
Public invited to health care improvement conference
August 24, 2016
San Antonio area residents will have the opportunity to contribute to improving patient safety and the quality of health care at a national conference sponsored by the School of Nursing of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
Faculty member elected to PT educators board
August 24, 2016
Michael A. Geelhoed, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, associate professor and director of clinical education for the Department of Physical Therapy, was elected to the National Consortium of Clinical Educators Board of Directors as Academic Director-at-Large. The position will take effect at the Education Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 7. Dr. Geelhoed has presented […]
Faculty, staff participate in military health symposium
August 19, 2016
Retired Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, M.D., director of the Health Science Center’s Military Health Institute, and a large contingent of Health Science Center faculty and staff participated in the Military Health System Research Symposium, held Aug. 15-18 in Kissimmee, Florida.
ALTC wins construction award for Bartlett Cocke
August 18, 2016
Bartlett Cocke General Contractors won an Excellence in Construction Award from the South Texas chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas for supervising the construction of the Health Science Center’s Academic Learning & Teaching Center (ALTC).