Mays Cancer Center awarded American Cancer Society grant to boost individualized, timely, equitable care

November 14, 2022

Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to enhance individualized, timely and equitable access to care for cancer patients and their families. The effort will feature use of an innovative mobile app to provide nutritional support and real-time symptom management to patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment, particularly the underserved and those living long distances from the clinic.

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry awarded $2 million federal grant to support special-care dental clinic

September 20, 2022

The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to support a large special-care dental clinic that will serve the community and provide training for students.

Nursing professor prioritizes community health

July 18, 2022

Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, FAAN, is no stranger to media coverage in her hometown of San Antonio. As a UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Health Systems, she made headlines for being among the first recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine when it became available in […]

Internal Medicine Residency Program gains health equity curriculum grant

July 13, 2022

Program will pair residents with community health workers for educational experiences Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 13, 2022) — With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) will launch “Promotores and Residents in Internal Medicine for Equity (PRIME): […]