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Physician assistant program host point-of-care ultrasound training
POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) may have a magical-sounding name, but its benefits in primary care are very much real. Just ask any of the 11 faculty members who participated in an on-campus training in December hosted by the department of physician assistant studies.
Library offers trove of resources for School of Health Professions
The start of a new semester is a great time to resolve to make the most of library resources to take coursework and research to the next level. As of this writing, there were three dozen LibGuides - also known as subject guides - on the UT Health San Antonio library website. By the time you read this, there could be even more.
Second-year Occupational Therapy students visit Del Rio to perform handwriting screens, offer in-service
By Kate Hunger
Physical therapy faculty member heads team that will study upper extremity stroke recovery
Sandeep Subramanian, Ph.D., BPTh, assistant professor is the lead investigator on a pilot project on stroke recovery chosen to receive a $50,000 grant from the Center for Biomedical Neurosciences at UT Health San Antonio.
The project's co-investigator include the following UT Health San Antonio faculty:
Speech-Language Pathology program welcomes first class of students
The School of Health Professions' new Speech-Language Pathology program marked the start of its inaugural semester by welcoming its first class of students on Jan. 8.
The cohort of 15 students will graduate from the five-semester program in August 2019, said Fang-Ling Lu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, program director, and associate professor.
The spring admission was a one-time occurrence, The MS-SLP program will admit one class of approximately 30 students each fall going forward, Lu said.
Retired Medical Laboratory Science professor named Professor Emeritus
Linda A Smith, Ph.D., MLS, BB (ASCP), retired medical laboratory sciences professor has been granted the status of Professor Emeritus following almost four decades of service on the faculty of the School of Health Professions.
The UT System Boards of Regents voted in November to grant the designation. George Kudolo, Ph.D., FAIC, FACB, interim chair of the Department of Health Science, presented the certificate to Smith on Dec. 7.
Occupational therapy faculty member appointed to AOTA leadership council
Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Ph.D., OTR, occupational therapy associate professor, and chair was appointed in November to the five-member leadership council of the American Occupational Therapy Association's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning initiative.
Occupational Therapy news roundup
The department of occupational therapy continues to celebrate accomplishments of its faculty and students against the backdrop of the profession's centennial.
Students contribute to the profession
Physical Therapy professor uses virtual reality and computer games in pain research
The use of virtual reality in medical research may seem like a fairly recent innovation, but Physical Therapy Professor Maureen Simmonds has been investigating its usefulness in her pain research for more than a decade.
"It's basically been a tool in my research equipment box, sort of like if you have a hammer or a saw," she said. "It's a means of changing factors within the environment and examining the impact of how you can better manage pain, mind, and movement."
Respiratory Care program receives 10-year reaccreditation
The Respiratory Care master's program has received continuing accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
The CoARC voted at its November meeting to confer accreditation for the program for 10 years, with the next and on-site program review set for 2027.
The program received the longest period for accreditation, with no demerits of findings to shorten the decade-long period, said Richard Wettstein, MMEd, RRT, FAARC, interim program director, and associate professor.
Physician Assistant Studies welcomes new faculty member
Medicine keeps calling Roland Paquette, PA-C, assistant professor back.
Physical therapy professor elected vice president of TPTA
Michael Geelhoed, D.P.T., OCS, MTC, associate professor of physical therapy department, was elected vice president of the Texas Physical Therapy Association at its annual state conference in October.
Respiratory care students lead interprofessional lecture
Diagnosis and treatment of asthma was the focus of a lecture delivered by first-year respiratory care students last month as part of the School's Interprofessional Lecture Series.
Sixty-five students attended the Oct. 12 presentation, in addition to School of Health Professions administrators, faculty and administrative support staff, said Gregory Holt Ph.D., RRT, assistant professor of respiratory care department. Holt supervised student presenters Abdulaziz Alyami, Calandra Snowden and Rain Rueda.
Respiratory care professor named a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
Respiratory care wasn't his long-term plan when he first came to the U.S. 27 years ago, but Ruben Restrepo, M.D., RRT, FAARC, professor of the respiratory care department says he found his calling in the profession.
National Allied Health Professions Week kicked off with ladies' Football Tournament
An estimated 60 percent of healthcare workers in the U.S. - or about 8 million people - have careers in the allied health professions. Every November a week is dedicated to celebrating their contributions.
At UT Health San Antonio that recognition took the form of a packed schedule of special activities the week of Nov. 4-11. The signature kickoff event, a ladies' football tournament held Nov. 4, featured teams of female students cheered on by male students.
Occupational therapy students get crafty with quilting
Kimatha Grice, OTD, OTR, CHT, Occupational Therapy associate professor quilts to relax and to share handmade comfort with others. For the past two summers, she has taught students how to piece and quilt their own creations - and in the process, she has given them an additional way to connect with future patients.
Physical therapy students participate in global day of service
Physical therapy students joined in the Global PT Day Service, observed on Oct. 14.
Three events were planned for the annual event, said Michael Geelhoed, D.P.T., OCS, MTC associate professor and director of clinical education for the department of physical therapy.
Students volunteered Oct. 13 at the students. The following day, students packed food boxes at the San Antonio Food Bank and spread mulch at a dog park.
MLS students wow a crowd with Lab Tests 101 presentation
Medical Laboratory Science master's second-year student Meagan Aguirre knew that the work of the laboratory was a bit of a mystery to students in other health professions. For that reason, she said, said the chance to share more about MLS was an opportunity she couldn't pass up.
"Nobody knew what we did," she said.
Aguirre and three fellow MLS master's students organized "Lab Tests 101," an interprofessional lunch-hour lecture that drew a full house on Sept. 14.
Emergency Health Sciences department supports SAFD paramedics and EMTs after their training
The Department of Emergency Health Science provides paramedic and EMT training for San Antonio Fire Department firefighters, but the department continues to be involved in the safety and continuing educations of first responders long after their training has ended.
The Sept. 6 report on KSAT focused on the impact of the opioid crisis on first responders and included an interview with David A. Miramontes, M.D., emergency health sciences assistant professor, and medical director of the San Antonio Fire Department.
Physical Therapy professor starts rehabilitation research group
Sandeep Subramanian, Ph.D., BPTh, physical therapy assistant professor, is hoping to spark collaboration on rehabilitation research within the School of Health Professions as well as among the School, the wider community of the UT Health San Antonio and other research institutions.
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