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By Kate Hunger In an effort to increase awareness about health professions careers among high school students, the School of Health Professions Office of Admissions hosted a virtual open house to celebrate Allied Health Week 2021. The Office of Recruitment and Science Outreach helped organize and promote the open house, held via Zoom on Nov. 5. About 160 high school students from around the San…
By Kate Hunger Physical Therapy Associate Professor Wei Liu, PhD, studies the use of prescribed tai chi forms to treat knee osteoarthritis. Dr. Liu’s research, which is funded by a K23 grant from the National Institutes of Health, is featured in “How to Exercise With Chronic Pain,” published Nov. 9 as part of a series on chronic pain by The New York Times . His research at UT Health San Antonio…
By Kate Hunger Third-year occupational therapy doctoral student Jennifer Sanchez received the 2021 Student Leadership Award at the Texas Occupational Therapy Association (TOTA) annual conference, held Nov. 5-6. Sanchez is in her second year as TOTA’s student representative. She counts among her achievements the adding of two events to the TOTA conference calendar, both specifically geared toward…
Looking for a way to make life a little brighter for others this holiday season? Here are two opportunities to do just that: Nursing Home Clothing Drive: Drop off new sweatshirts, sweatpants, and non-slip socks to the School of Health Professions Office of Admissions and Special Programs, DTL 2.207R, through Dec. 10. To donate to the SHP Clothing Drive, please click here . Warm Hands, Healthy…
By Kate Hunger Luzolo Tapir Dienda, MSRC, RRT-ACCS, RCP, had been a practicing respiratory therapist for 15 years when he decided to earn a master’s degree to expand his career options. “I wanted to be an expert in what I do,” he said. “I wanted to open myself to new opportunities and be the best practitioner I can be.” Dienda’s research led him to the online Master of Science in Respiratory Care…
By Kate Hunger On a recent afternoon, 2-year-old Daniella patiently waited for adjustments to be made to her harness and other elements of her brand-new ride-on toy car. When all was ready, the cluster of students and adults who had been waiting for this moment encouraged her to press the red saucer-sized button on top of the car’s steering wheel. The car whizzed forward, and Daniella smiled.…
By Kate Hunger Assistant Professor Tiffany Roerich Wafford, MSTM, MLS, SBB (ASCP), analyzed 3,455 blood donor records to confirm the prevalence of red blood cell antigens among Hispanic blood donors in South Texas. Wafford was following a hunch after noticing a pattern while typing blood samples in her previous role as supervisor of an immunohematology reference laboratory. The frequency of…
By Kate Hunger Physical therapists can help people with acute decompensated heart failure avoid going back into the hospital, according to one of several presentations delivered by faculty from the Department of Physical Therapy at the 2021 Texas Physical Therapy Association annual conference. Assistant Professor Bobby Belarmino, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS, and Associate Professor Martha M. Acosta, PhD,…
By Kate Hunger When Samantha Gonzalez thinks about her future profession as a physician assistant, she is reminded of her past. “You are getting advice from your supervising physician, you are working with the nurses, respiratory therapists, with the lab,” Gonzalez said of a typical day as a PA. “I played volleyball — I’ve always been a part of a team. It’s nice that I’m going to have that again…
Faculty from across the School of Health Professions participated in the 2021 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) conference held virtually Sept. 24–29. “ACRM is the premier interdisciplinary rehabilitation organization that brings together national and international clinicians, researchers, administrators and policy makers,” said Associate Dean for Research and Professor of…