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By Kate Hunger Meredith Quinene, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, has been elected by the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA) as a delegate to the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) House of Delegates.The AAPA House of Delegates is the national legislative body for the PA profession and has voting delegates from 58 chapters representing the 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S…
By Kate Hunger When the American Occupational Therapy Association holds its annual conference in San Antonio this spring, members of the Department of Occupational Therapy faculty will be involved in numerous ways — from presenting short courses to supporting the event. The AOTA Inspire 2022 Annual Conference & Expo will run March 31-April 3 and will offer registrants the option of attending…
The Texas Speech Hearing Foundation has awarded Assistant Professor Rocío Norman, PhD, CCC-SLP, a Past Presidents Award in support of her ongoing research to better understand the underlying cognitive mechanisms of language comprehension in people with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Dr. Norman’s research will use event-related potentials (ERPs), a widely available methodology that measures…
As the first student in the School of Health Professions’ Distinction in Research program, Caitlyn Swopes credits the experience with helping her pursue research even as she manages a full schedule in the Physician Assistant Studies program. “I want to practice as a PA, but I want to eventually get my PhD, so research is probably something I will stick with for a while,” she said. “I didn’t…
By Kate Hunger Master of Medical Laboratory Sciences students Mary K. Huerta and Austin Ryden have been awarded full scholarships from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA Health Professional Scholarship Program scholarships, cover tuition and fees and provide a stipend for living expenses, require recipients to work at a VA health care facility after graduation and passing the…
Faculty and students from the Department of Physical Therapy presented at the 2022 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting held in San Antonio Feb. 2–5. “This is the largest national PT meeting of the year, with typically more than 10,000 attendees participating,” said Greg Ernst, PT, PhD, associate professor and chair of the department. “Many faculty and some…
Associate Professor Paul B. Allen, Sr., DSc, MPAS, PA-C, FAAPA, FSAPA , chair and program director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at UT Health San Antonio, is the recipient of the 2022 Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Service to the Institution. His nomination for the award specifically referenced his leadership during the creation of a new PA studies campus…
By Kate Hunger C.J. Winckler, MD, LP, associate professor/clinical in the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, has earned the School of Health Professions’ 2022 George Kudolo Award for Research Excellence for his work on the prehospital use of whole blood to transfuse patients suffering hemorrhagic shock. Dr. Winckler is the senior author of the paper “ THOR-AABB Working Party Recommendations…
By Kate Hunger A project to provide speech-language-hearing screenings for children in the San Antonio area has garnered an award for two faculty in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Angela Kennedy, SLP-D, CCC-SLP, assistant professor and director of clinical education, and Casey Taliancich-Klinger, PhD, CCC-SLP, assistant professor, will receive a 2022 Burtis-Vogel/Elkins…
By Kate Hunger The Division of Medical Laboratory Sciences welcomed Nathan Bullock, MHA, MLT: ASCPCM, as its new faculty-laboratory manager on Dec. 1. As laboratory manager for the program, Bullock ensures that supplies are ready in the lab and tracks safety concerns. He is responsible for the preparation and setup of all student laboratories and is an instructor in all student labs. Bullock didn…