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 14, 2022

With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, UT Health San Antonio will launch “Promotores and Residents in Internal Medicine for Equity (PRIME): A Collaborative Health Equity Curriculum.” According to the principal investigators, Jason Morrow, MD, and Elena Jiménez Gutiérrez, MD, this transformational program will help diverse community members and medical professionals better understand each […]

$10 million from Bexar County to assist School of Public Health development

June 9, 2022

UT Health San Antonio, UTSA collaborate to reduce health disparities, train public health professionals Contact: Will Sansom, UT Health San Antonio, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Joe Izbrand, UTSA, 210-458-8754, joe.izbrand@utsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 9, 2022) — Bexar County Commissioners Court gave preliminary approval June 7 to award $10 million to UT Health San Antonio and The University […]

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