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By Kate Hunger An interprofessional cooking and wellness program offered by the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and the San Antonio Food Bank inspired Lora George, a physician assistant studies student, to whip up a refreshing change to her daily hydration routine. “I’m going to drink at least one per day,” George said of the aguas frescas, a type of fruity drink, and infused…
By Kate Hunger Kevin Hamilton was just 4 years old when he started taking dance classes in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. He accepted his first professional job with the Milwaukee Ballet after high school graduation and went on to dance with the Cincinnati Ballet and the Dayton Ballet. But along the way, injuries prompted him to consider making a career switch that allowed him to focus…
By Kate Hunger The School of Health Professions has opened applications for its new Bachelor of Science in medical sciences degree , with the first cohort to begin in Fall 2022. The degree program is designed to prepare undergraduate students for a variety of graduate-level health professional programs including occupational therapy, physical therapy, medical laboratory sciences, respiratory…
By Kate Hunger Associate Professor Bradley Tragord, PT, DPT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT, was five years into his military career when he decided to become a physical therapist. “I had more of an inclination to interact with patients, and when I learned I could still stay in the Army and do that, it was a slam dunk,” said Dr. Tragord, who recently joined the faculty of the Department of Physical Therapy…
By Kate Hunger A passion for helping people participate more fully in their daily activities drew third-year occupational therapy (OT) students Nestor Gonzalez and Erin Hobbs to the profession. The daughter of two nurses, Hobbs discovered OT halfway through her undergraduate study as she sought a health care profession that matched her values. “It’s a profession that really cares about health and…
By Kate Hunger Assistant Professor Tabatha Dragonberry has published a book for children of mothers who are respiratory therapists. “I did this because there was nothing of its kind,” said Dr. Dragonberry, DHSc, MBA, MEd, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, CPFT, C-NPT. The self-published book features main character Regina Rabbit, a registered respiratory therapist who is also a mom, and aims to demystify…
By Kate Hunger High school math teacher Simone Bailey has primary progressive aphasia, a disorder that affects speaking and understanding language, as well as reading and writing. This summer, Bailey attended an adult education program for improving communication skills that the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders hosted on campus. The program was designed for people whose…
By Kate Hunger Faculty from the Department of Emergency Health Sciences participated in several leading EMS conferences this summer. Emergency Health Sciences Professor David Wampler, PhD, LP, FAEMS, participated in a panel that defended a paper on whole blood donation at Pinnacle, a national conference for EMS leaders held in Phoenix in August. Dr. Wampler and fellow panelists defended the paper…
By Kate Hunger Students in the Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2023 received their white coats and pins in an annual ceremony signifying their entrance into the profession and the responsibility that comes with it. Although the Frank M. Tejeda Ceremony usually is held during orientation before the first week of classes for incoming students, pandemic protocols delayed the ceremony until July…
By Kate Hunger Assistant Professor Rocío Norman, PhD, CCC-SLP of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has recently been selected as a junior editor for the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. Although Dr. Norman has served as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed medical journals, this is her first role as an editor. Her experience as both a clinician and a researcher…