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Unknown Object The University of Texas Health Science Center hosted the Texas Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (TAAHP) annual meeting on February 3-6, 2016. During the conference, Health Science Center faculty and students provided updates and insights into academic programs. Advisors also toured the campus, labs and classrooms. During the conference, physician assistant (PA)…
Unknown Object Occupational therapy, dental and medical students took home to the People’s Choice Award for their poster presentation during the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics 9th Annual Community Service Learning (CSL) Conference on April 2, 2016. This year’s theme was “Healing Begins Upstream.” The students received the greatest number of votes for their project, “HELP for Better…
Unknown Object By Rosanne Fohn David C. Shelledy, Ph.D., dean of the School of Health Professions, hosted the 2015 Research Retreat for School of Health Professions faculty and staff on December 16 at the Omni San Antonio. Highlights included talks by Health Science Center leaders on various aspects of research. Marilyn A. Marshall, M.B.A., associate director, Institute for Integration of…
An academic research career was not what PhD in Health Sciences Program Director Giselle Carnaby, MPH, PhD, envisioned for her future when she began practicing as a speech-language pathologist. But several years into practice, she found herself frustrated by questions she could not find answers for in the literature. “Although I’d been exposed to research as an undergraduate and a little in my…
Heading to Alaska for her clinical fieldwork experience was part of Jennifer Sanchez’s plan when she enrolled in the occupational therapy doctoral program in the School of Health Professions. This summer, Sanchez’s long-awaited trip became a reality as she headed to Anchorage for 12 weeks of fieldwork in an outpatient pediatric clinic. “Seeing how much potential they have to thrive and being able…
Physical therapy students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a new pro bono on-campus clinic. Led by Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Education Selina Morgan, PT, DPT, NCS, the clinic runs out of the physical therapy lab and serves six patients with spinal cord injuries—children and adults. Students schedule patients and come to the clinic in groups of two…
Occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dental students participated in an ongoing interprofessional collaboration this spring focused on ergonomics in health professions and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. Occupational therapy students performed ergonomic assessments of third-year dental students while they worked with patients. Those same dental students had received…
All 15 students in the first cohort of the speech-language pathology master’s program graduated on time, passed their national exam on the first try and landed jobs within two months of graduation. Two-thirds of the class had lined up jobs before graduation, said Associate Professor Fang-Ling Lu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, speech-language pathology program director and interim chair of the Department of…
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…
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 , Several master's of occupational therapy students presented research posters at the Texas Occupational Therapy Association meeting in November. Two of the presenters, Brooke Valis and Amanda Sellers, presented "Community service Learning Experience with Underserved Children." The poster related their experiences as scholars through Project Reaching More, a five-year grant awarded to the…, UT Health San Antonio ALSA Clinic wins award , The UT Health San Antonio ALSA clinic won the 2017 Interdisciplinary Team Award at the TOTA conference. The clinic, led by principal investigator Autumn Clegg, Ph.D., OTR, CBIS, occupational therapy clinical assistant professor and academic fieldwork coordinator, aims to improve access to care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients in the Rio Grande Valley. Co-investigative partners…