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By Kate Hunger A new pilot project developed by a recent graduate of the occupational therapy program helps adolescents and young adults with disabilities develop independent life skills such as making meals and doing laundry. The project, Pediatric-Adolescent Acquisition of Life Skills (PAALS), was the doctoral capstone project of Taylor Buchanan, a 2021 graduate of the occupational…
By Kate Hunger Mitzi Hardeman had been working in customer service for a decade when she decided she wanted a different career. “I wanted to help people in a more meaningful way and to do something in the sciences,” Hardeman said. While researching different therapy-based professions, she shadowed a speech-language pathologist and liked what she observed, including the opportunity to study the…
By Kate Hunger Nemo Muñoz loves the opportunity microbiology provides to step into the role of detective. “To me, it’s like solving a mystery: You start with a plate reading, and from there you can go as far as figuring out the species and genus of what the bug is,” Muñoz said. A second-year student in the Medical Laboratory Sciences bachelor’s degree program, Muñoz was selected as the 2021…
By Kate Hunger The coronavirus pandemic delayed the traditional white coat ceremony for the Division of Respiratory Care Class of 2022 by several months—but the wait was worth it, says master’s student Destiny Mayfield. On May 28, Mayfield was one of 52 bachelor’s and master’s respiratory care students who slipped on their white coats in a rite of passage for those in the profession. “Our class…
By Kate Hunger The School of Health Professions and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine hosted the first UT Health San Antonio Rehabilitation Research Day. The May 11 event featured virtual research presentations from faculty in the Department of Physical Therapy, the Department of Occupational Therapy, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and the Department of…
By Kate Hunger When Damilola Daniels decided to chart a fresh course in her career, she did her research. A former industrial scientist in the oil and gas industry, Daniels wanted to find a specialty within health care. She shadowed health professionals in a hospital to learn more about the possibilities. She decided medical laboratory sciences was a good fit and applied to UT Health San Antonio…
By Kate Hunger School of Health Professions Dean David C. Shelledy, PhD, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, FASAHP, coauthored the second edition of a respiratory care textbook published in February. The second edition of “Respiratory Care: Patient Assessment and Care Plan Development” provides updated information for students and clinicians who care for patients with cardiopulmonary disease. Dr. Shelledy…
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…