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By Kate Hunger When Laura Martinez, MS, RRT, learned about the Respiratory Care master’s program at UT Health San Antonio, she saw an opportunity to return to the medical setting she had loved as a physician in Mexico. “I missed being by the bedside,” she said. After graduating in 2017, Martinez went to work as a respiratory therapist at North Central Baptist Hospital, and she also provides…
By Kate Hunger On Oct. 13, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and students around the world gave back to their communities during the Global PT Day of Service. Thirty DPT students from the School of Health Professions volunteered their time landscaping at a Buddhist center in San Antonio. The effort was coordinated through Work Out Help Out, said second-year student and organizer…
By Kate Hunger When Hawaiian shirts are in the picture, it's usually a safe bet that fun is about to be had. About 40 PA studies sported the island-themed attire during an afternoon of fellowship hosted on Oct. 4 by the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Activities included tug-of-war, a barbecue, a dunk tank, and volleyball. PA student…
By Kate Hunger It’s that time again. The health professions will be front and center the week of Nov. 5 to celebrate Allied Health Week. “Every year we have an opportunity for the School of Health Professions to shine a light on all of our different programs,” said one of the week’s event organizers, Carlos Herrera, president of the Master’s in Occupational Therapy Class of 2019. The schedule…, • Nov. 5: Allied Health Stories., See how many student profiles you can spot around Long Campus. Find out what drew them to their profession. , • Nov. 6: Sticker Tuesday., UT Health San Antonio students can pick up a free “I love Allied Health” sticker all day at Starbucks. Who doesn’t love stickers?, • Nov. 7: 12-1 p.m. TeamSTEPPS interprofessional session., PA Studies faculty will help healthcare professionals sharpen their teamwork and communication skills. ALTC 3.304, • Nov. 8, 12-1 p.m. Rehabilitation Research in Allied Health Professions., Physical Therapy Assistant Professor Sandeep Subramanian, Ph.D., MS, BPT, will speak. DTL Flex-Lab 2.217R & 2.221R., • Nov. 9, 12-1 p.m. Chronic Lung Disease Ground Rounds, led by SHP Faculty. DTL Flex-Lab 2.217R & 2.221R. Also planned are numerous presentations from students from various programs of the School of Health Professions. “What we’re really trying to do is get the students within our building mingling and also bring in medical students to come in and check things out,” Herrera said. “For me, all this rolls back into interprofessional education to…
By Kate Hunger Physical Therapy students delivered a presentation last month during a session designed to educate medical students on physical therapy’s role in the healthcare continuum. The Aug. 31 presentation by second-year DPT students Lisa Le, Sheena Caramba, Hannah Ramirez and Jessica Glover focused on two disorders the medical students recently had studied: muscular dystrophy and…
By Kate Hunger Second-year occupational therapy student Carlos Herrera’s idea for an innovative interprofessional education opportunity turned into a reality this September. Herrera, president of the Master’s in Occupational Therapy Class of 2019 and UT System Student Advisory Council vice chair for medical and graduate students, was intrigued by the possibilities of bringing second-year OT…
By Kate Hunger More than 70 students gathered last month to learn for a first-year student interprofessional orientation—the first of its kind for the University. Anastacia Flores, a graduate student in the nurse practitioner program in the School of Nursing, said she understands the need to connect and collaborate with other health professionals. She valued the opportunity to meet students…
By Kate Hunger Faculty members and students from the Division of Respiratory Care will deliver research poster presentations at the AARC Congress 2018 in December. With eight poster presentations of student and faculty research scheduled at the conference, the Division of Respiratory Care is particularly well represented at this year’s congress, said Richard Wettstein, MMEd, RRT, FAARC, Program…
By Kate Hunger One day in his future career as a medical laboratory scientist, Prit Desai hopes to collaborate with health professionals in other fields to exchange information and insights with the common goal of delivering excellent patient care. That ideal interprofessional scenario motivated Desai, a first-year Medical Laboratory Science master’s student, to apply to the UT Health San…
By Kate Hunger Megan Lynn Llamas, MA, BSRC, RRT, Respiratory Care Assistant Professor, always knew she wanted to teach. Five years after graduating with a bachelor’s in respiratory care in 2013, Llamas is back at the School of Health Professions, sharing her passion with students. She joined the faculty on Aug. 20. Llamas loves learning and helping others grow. Asked what inspires her, she didn’…