Students learn compassionate care through street nursing

March 2, 2023

A single event in 2010 changed the country of Haiti. The same event — a magnitude 7.0 earthquake — also changed the way a UT Health San Antonio nurse views homelessness. Like many health care professionals, Diana Cavazos, PhD, MSN, MHSA, RN, then a school nurse in Puerto Rico, felt compelled to join a nonprofit […]




ACS grant to launch $4.1 million Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center

February 21, 2023

Written by Cliff Despres, Institute for Health Promotion Research Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 21, 2023) — Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, of UT Health San Antonio is launching the new “Avanzando Equidad de Salud: Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center” thanks to a four-year, $4.08 million grant from the American Cancer […]

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5 ways to manage your stress

February 14, 2023

  By Ellen Shrouf, PhD, Family Medicine/Primary Care Everyone has stress. Your ability to recognize and manage it is key to fending off chronic stress and its related symptoms. A few of these symptoms include lack of sleep, shortness of breath, tightness in your chest, nausea, digestive upset and muscle tension. By taking a little […]




McGlothen-Bell selected a ZERO to THREE policy fellow

February 7, 2023

Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, IBCLC, assistant professor in the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has been selected as a 2022-2024 ZERO to THREE policy fellow. The 18-month professional development program brings together early childhood professionals from around the globe. Topics include leadership development; diversity, equity, inclusion […]


School of Nursing to pilot learning strategies to build leadership, resilience

February 7, 2023

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has selected the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) to participate in a national initiative to give new nurses strong skills in leadership, resilience, self-care and well-being. The School of Nursing is one of 10 nursing […]