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By Kate Hunger Students from the School of Health Professions’ Class of 2021 walked the stage at the Alamodome on May 22 in an historic commencement ceremony that included all five of UT Health San Antonio’s schools — a first in the institution’s 53-year history. Graduates from the departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Emergency Health…
By Kate Hunger Robyn Hernandez didn’t let a couple of hurricanes derail her focus on finishing her master’s degree in speech-language pathology. Hernandez was living in Fort Polk, Louisiana, and taking classes online when Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta hit six weeks apart in 2020. The deadly hurricanes knocked out power and internet service throughout the state and caused billions in damages…
By Kate Hunger Assistant Professor Rosalyn Rosas, MMS, PA-C, had planned to be a nurse, but a chance encounter with a physician assistant inspired her to pursue a new path. The PA—who Rosas had initially mistaken for a surgeon—invited her to observe an open-heart surgery. Rosas accepted. In the OR, she was enthralled not only by the opportunity to hold the patient’s heart during the procedure,…
By Kate Hunger Carolyn Adams, RRT-NPS, is a full-time senior respiratory therapist, but one day, she hopes to teach. In addition to working nights at a pediatric hospital, Adams serves a clinical instructor for one of the technical schools in Madison, Wisconsin, where she lives. She is also a student in the Division of Respiratory Care’s online degree advancement master’s program, which is…
By Kate Hunger Department of Occupational Therapy Chair and Associate Professor Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Ph.D., OTR, has received a 2021 Roster of Fellows Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association. The AOTA Roster of Fellows award recognizes occupational therapists for their contributions to the profession. Dr. Piernik-Yoder was recognized for "outstanding impact through leadership…
Physical therapy Assistant Professor Bobby Belarmino, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS, co-authored a recently published paper outlining a new clinical decision-making algorithm to help clinicians identify COVID-19 patients for whom physical therapy intervention in the ICU is appropriate. “We realized we cannot use the standard criteria in treating these patients because they are different,” Dr. Belarmino said…
By Kate Hunger Three days after Alana Rubio graduates this May with her bachelor’s in medical laboratory sciences, she will begin a 10-week program at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Rubio wants to go to graduate school and hopes the University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) will help her narrow down her focus. Funded by the Centers for…
By Kate Hunger A trio of speech-language pathology students won first place in an academic bowl during the Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association (TSHA) annual convention in Fort Worth. Second-year master’s students Madelynn Patzer, Jadea Hill and Hannah Jackson competed in a multi-round Praxis Bowl competition among Texas universities. Teams answered timed practice questions for the Praxis…, ” along with students Hannah Jackson and Shelby Kraemer., “I really enjoyed presenting the information to the other guests at TSHA, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work on such a unique case,” Jackson said. Faculty and students also served in numerous service roles during the conference: – Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education Angela Kennedy, SLP-D, CCC-SLP, serves as TSHA’s vice president of academic and scientific…
By Kate Hunger Physician Assistant Studies student Caitlyn Swopes is the School of Health Professions’ 2022 Presidential Ambassador Scholar. Swopes has devoted a substantial number of hours to leadership and volunteer efforts, said Steven “Tony” Skaggs, PhD, MPAS, PA-C, assistant professor, associate chair and associate program director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies. “She…
Applicants to the new Emergency Medical Technology (EMT)–Basic program have until May 1 to apply for the Summer 2022 session. EMTs are trained to provide emergency medical care to the critically ill and injured and to work in the EMS system, but some students complete the program to gain immediate, relevant health care experience, said Lance Villers, PhD, associate professor and chair of the…