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Grand Rounds Spinal Cord set for April 12
By Kate Hunger
The final Grand Rounds lecture this semester will focus on spinal cord injury.
The lunch hour talk is set for April 12 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., and will give attendees a full picture of the healthcare continuum a patient with spinal cord injury experiences.
Students gain real-world experience by volunteering with local non-profit organizations
When physical therapy student Adrian Frausto volunteers at the faculty and student-run clinic at Haven for Hope, he is gaining valuable practice he will use professionally in the none-too-distant future. But beyond honing skills, Frausto also is providing much-needed services to populations that otherwise would not receive them.
Karin Barnes, Ph.D., OTR to be named fellow of American Occupational Therapy Association
Occupational Therapy Associate Professor Karin Barnes will be named a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association at the organization’s annual conference and centennial celebration in Philadelphia this spring.
Art Cart program allows students to engage in creative volunteer role
Kathryn Hinojosa coordinates Art Cart, a program that provides art and crafts activities for volunteers to do with pediatric patients at University Hospital. She knows firsthand the effect a simple art project can have on a child in the hospital.
In one case, a nurse reported that a little boy had been complaining of pain before his Art Cart visit but did not request pain relief afterward.
“He completely forgot that he had pain,” Hinojosa recalled.
Hinojosa will give a presentation on the Art Cart program as part of the Interprofessional Lecture Series.
SHP Grand Rounds lecture, UT System Heart Walk, health fair on tap for February
Several on-campus events schedule for February will spotlight public health:
The School of Health Professions’ Grand Rounds lecture series offers attendees a chance to learn about health conditions from the perspective of the full range of health professions.
This spring’s first of two lectures is set for Feb. 1 on the topic of diabetes and obesity. The April 12 lecture topic will be spinal cord injury. Lunch will be provided. Lectures run from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at MED 3.309L and STR 1.102.
Occupational Therapy Professor to receive Presidential Award
Occupational Therapy Associate Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor Kimatha Oxford Grice will receive a 2017 Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to the Institution next month.
School of Health Professions Dean David C. Shelledy nominated Grice for the award.
Art Rounds: Elective course shows how visual thinking strategies translate from art to patient
It’s unlikely that first-year occupational therapy student Amy Honeck will soon forget Paul Gauguin’s Sister of Charity.
Honeck researched and visited the oil painting — and even tried her hand at painting the nun depicted in the work— throughout her time in Art Rounds, an enrichment elective course offered through a collaboration between the UT Health San Antonio and the McNay Art Museum.
Research retreat hones ideas, honors Kudolo Award winners
The School of Health Professions hosted its annual research retreat on Dec. 9.
The day’s offerings included a morning workshop, which allowed faculty to “refine and renew their research ideas,” according to Dr. Kathryn S. Aultman, Director, Research Operations for the Schools of Nursing and Health Professions.
“By developing their Programs of Science, faculty can integrate their teaching, practice and research activities and stimulate their productivity,” Aultman said.
Occupational Therapy students attend, present at TOTA conference
Angie Zurovec hopes to land a job in a school setting after she graduates with her master’s in Occupational Therapy this month. No matter where she finds herself working with patients, she already knows they will benefit from strategies she learned in an art class aimed at teaching doctors and other health professionals how to deepen their observation of patients.
Ana Allegretti speaks about "GoBabyGo!"
Modified ride-on toy cars have opened up a whole new world for mobility-challenged children in a program that Dr. Ana Allegretti, assistant professor of occupational therapy, is using to study the impact of early independent mobility on development.
Allegretti collaborated with The Children’s Rehabilitation Institute of TeletonUSA (CRIT) to bring the GoBabyGo! program to San Antonio. Founded by Dr. Cole Galloway at the University of Delaware, GoBabyGo! has spread to locations through the U.S. and the world.
Dr. Kimatha Grice receives 2016 Spectrum Award
Kimatha Grice, O.T.D., OTR, CHT, associate professor of occupational therapy, has received the 2016 School of Health Professions Spectrum Award.
The Spectrum Award, given annually, recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates all-around excellence in teaching, service, research and scholarship. It is the highest award granted to a faculty member by the School of Health Professions.
OT faculty recognized by Texas Occupational Therapy Association
Four faculty members from the Department of Occupational Therapy at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio were recognized for their dedication to teaching, clinical practice, patient advocacy and community service by the Texas Occupation Therapy Association (TOTA). Faculty members received their awards during the TOTA Mountain Central Conference on November 6-8, 2015 in Richardson, Texas.
2015 Academic Educator of the Year: Ricky Joseph, Ph.D., OTR
LEAP program to launch its first graduate
Eduardo Siller is fascinated by the detective element of his chosen profession.
“There are so many areas that you play a part in,” said Siller, who is completing his graduation requirements for a Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) this summer. “You don’t see the patients but you get different clues what’s going on with them. Trying to figure out what’s wrong — that’s really interesting to me.”
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