Education
Five faculty receive 2017 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
August 24, 2017
Five distinguished members of the faculty at UT Health San Antonio were honored with the 2017 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System. The 2017 winners from UT Health are: Constance Fry, M.D., associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology Kristy Y. Kosub, M.D., professor, Department of Medicine Brian L. Mealey, D.D.S., M.S., professor, […]
New master’s program in speech language pathology receives accreditation
August 24, 2017
The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program received an Award of Candidacy from the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for a period of five years beginning July 1. “We are delighted to be able to offer this new master’s degree program in speech-language pathology,” said Dean of the School […]
San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference
August 23, 2017
When Oct. 18-19 Where Grand Hyatt San Antonio Details The conference is presented by the UT Health San Antonio-led STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. It will focus on emerging outcomes and ongoing scientific research on the assessment and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid conditions in military service members […]
CPRIT awards millions to UT Health San Antonio
August 18, 2017
Cancer prevention programs and initiatives to recruit faculty to UT Health San Antonio got a $3.5 million boost from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The awards, announced Aug. 16, bring total funding to UT Health San Antonio by CPRIT to about $74.6 million since the program began in 2008. The UT Health Cancer […]
Faculty member featured in American Sign Language-focused publication
August 17, 2017
Chris Moreland, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor in the School of Medicine, was recently interviewed for the Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss (AMPHL). The interview, titled “Can deaf people become doctors or medical professionals? Of course they can,” appeared in the Daily Moth, an American Sign Language-focused news source. Read more.
Nephrology division chief named
August 15, 2017
Kumar Sharma, M.D., was named chief of the Division of Nephrology and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine.