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Department of Occupational Therapy Professor and Chair Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, PhD, OTR, FAOTA , is a member of the Leadership Women Texas 2023 cohort. The leadership program includes women leaders across a variety of industries and aligns with her professional and personal priorities, Piernik-Yoder said. “I have dedicated my academic career to being an educator and leader at a state-supported…
Dozens of medical laboratory sciences students attended a recent professional development seminar featuring a graduate of the School of Health Professions’ Medical Laboratory Sciences program. Candice Laljer, MLS (ASCP CM ), earned a master’s in medical laboratory sciences in 2019. She works as an intermediate medical laboratory scientist at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San…
First-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student Daniel Laereman plans to help fellow military veterans and active duty personnel rehabilitate from their injuries. “My goal is to get back into the military as a commissioned officer for physical therapy,” Laereman said. “I have met a lot of former Marines and Air Force and Army personnel who get injured in different ways. I want to help them…
The School of Health Professions in January welcomed Nicholas Dudley, the new associate dean for administrative affairs. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Dudley most recently served as program manager of the South Texas Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Center at UT Health San Antonio, directing the program’s administrative, financial, compliance and regulatory affairs. Earlier in his career, he…
All members of the community are invited to a health fair that will be hosted on April 1 by UT Health San Antonio’s School of Health Professions. The health fair will provide an opportunity for people to undergo a variety of screening tests and receive important health information, said event organizer Terri Murphy-Sanchez, MS, MLS: CSMLS, ASCP CM , assistant professor and program director in…, The health fair will be held on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to Noon at the Bob Ross Senior Center at 2219 Babcock Road in San Antonio., Murphy-Sanchez said the goal is to make the health fair an annual event to provide necessary screenings to the public for people who may not have access to annual preventative medicine. “Our role is to educate our students,” she said. “The students will learn how to apply these learned, program-specific techniques and how to implement that knowledge to better assist our community. It reminds the…
The director of the new Master of Science in Imaging Sciences program is one of 19 participants from across the country chosen for the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) 2023 Leadership Development Program. Laura P. Vasquez, PhD, MS, RVT, RT, MRSO , said ASAHP’s Leadership Development Program aligns with her values and mission to expand interprofessional collaboration,…
Physician assistant studies students provided health screenings to attendees of a March 25 open house at The University of Texas Education and Research Center at Laredo. Students performed Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure and glucose screenings, said Leticia Bland, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, assistant professor/clinical and admissions chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies . “The…
First-year students on the School of Health Professions Presidents Council attended a new program designed to help them develop leadership and communication skills that will apply during their time at UT Health San Antonio and beyond. The program was presented by Giovannie Hoff, learning and leadership development superviser in the Office of Human Resources at UT Health Antonio. The group met…
Students and faculty of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders participated in the 67 th Annual Convention and Exhibition of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA), held in Austin in late February. As vice president of education and scientific affairs on TSHA’s executive board, Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor Angela Kennedy, SLP-D, CCC-SLP,…
The 47 students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2024 received their white coats on April 7 in a ceremony representing their move from classroom learning to the clinical phase of the program. “It’s a symbol of your dedication to the profession, service and the provision of the best possible patient care,” David Henzi, EdD, associate dean of academic and student affairs for the School…