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UT Health San Antonio physician residents and fellows undergo novel social determinants of health training
The Office for Graduate Medical Education, in collaboration with University Health and the promotores of San Antonio, held an immersive training experience that highlighted existing challenges to address health-related social determinants in the current health care ecosystem.
Molecular medicine associate professor receives UT System Rising STARs award
Lingtao Jin, PhD from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has received a UT System Rising STARs award in the amount of $250,000 to support his research into molecular-targeted therapies to treat human cancers. Jin is an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine in the […]
Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology
Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory at UT Health San Antonio, received the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas Billy H. Cooper Award for continued outstanding contributions to the practice of diagnostic clinical mycology. Wiederhold is highly involved in preclinical studies of antifungal agents and […]
Telehealth enables 8 Texas nurseries to reduce antibiotic use in newborns by 32%
Telehealth consultations with a pediatric infectious disease specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reduced the number of newborns receiving antibiotics by 32% in eight geographically distant nurseries that serve rural and medically underserved areas of South Texas, a study shows.
UT Health San Antonio receives award for innovation in interprofessional education and collaboration
In December 2018, UT Health San Antonio received approval from its accrediting organization, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, to develop institutional infrastructure through which to advance interprofessional education (IPE) and collaboration across all five schools. The university’s accelerated progress in this domain has led to a national award from the […]