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UT Health San Antonio to pledge continued support for its employees and students in the military guard and reserve
UT Health San Antonio’s Military Health Institute will host a signing event solidifying the university’s dedication to ensure employees and students in the National Guard and Military Reserve receive support so they are able to best perform their military duties.
Palliative nursing expert selected for prestigious fellowships
Megan Lippe, PhD, MS, RN, received two highly prestigious recognitions due to her “substantial, sustained and outstanding impact on health and health care” and her “enduring and substantial contributions to nursing education,” respectively.
Grants program awards research seed money to benefit community
For School of Nursing PhD student Shanae Rhodes, BSN, RN, being one of six 2021-22 Community Engagement Small Project Grants program awardees was a game changer that would enable her to delve further into a topic close to her heart. She was thrilled to learn that her community-based participatory research project — Mixed Methods […]
Graduate writing lab to enhance nursing education, faculty support
Implementation of the new Writing Lab will bridge scholarly writing knowledge gaps by offering graduate nursing students full access to professional writing coaches and resource materials at no cost.
NBC LX News: The Looming Crisis of Texas Rural Hospitals
Cindy Sickora, DNP, RN, FAAN, clinical professor and vice dean of practice and engagement at the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, was interviewed by NBC LX News about the School of Nursing mobile health unit and the importance of providing primary care to rural and underserved communities. Watch Now
KSAT 12: Expanded women’s substance recovery home in SA to include nursery, on-site clinic
Casa Mia, a partnership of the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing and the nonprofit Crosspoint Inc. that enables mothers to recover from substance use with their children, was featured in this news segment. Watch Now
Wellness 360: The clinical practice of UT Health San Antonio’s Nursing School continues to shine
Nurse practitioner-led clinics triple patient visits since 2019 Wellness 360, a growing patient-care practice of the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, quickly has established itself providing primary and acute care to the public at the school’s main campus, at a variety of community partner sites and on campuses of The University of Texas […]
School of Nursing hosted 2023 Huebner Lecture
The School of Nursing’s Office of Nursing Research and Scholarship hosted the 6th Annual Carol A. Huebner Leadership for Clinical Excellence Lecture, the first held in-person since the pandemic.
KSAT 12: What is Narcan? KSAT Explains
Lisa Cleveland, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, FAAN , School of Nursing, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Second round of pláticas on dementia concerns to begin soon
The School of Nursing will host the first of a series of community pláticas in South Texas to learn from communities how they have been impacted by dementia.
‘Everything I do, I’ve done for my son’
Graduating School of Nursing student sets inspirational example A single mother, Patricia De La Cruz had to overcome significant hurdles before applying to nursing school. Living in a new country, she needed to learn English, take prerequisite courses and learn to drive. It was a steep climb, but she reached a major peak when she […]
2023 Presidential Ambassador Scholars recognized
UT Health San Antonio’s 2023 Presidential Ambassador Scholars were officially recognized by President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, on April 24. Dr. Henrich presented each student with their medals and recognized their achievements, with each ambassador awarded a $5,000 scholarship. The ambassadors represent the student body and the university at numerous events throughout the […]
UT Health San Antonio responds to coming tsunami of dementia and other brain health challenges
This spring, UT Health San Antonio announced it will build a $100 million Center for Brain Health to enhance its Biggs Institute and the Department of Neurology of its Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
Women’s Wellness Campus well underway
Construction has begun on the Women’s Wellness Campus, an initiative to expand the School of Nursing’s successful Casa Mia program that provides recovery housing, structure, support and hope for mothers with substance use disorder.
UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing trained more Texans in opioid overdose prevention during COVID-19
Virtual training hit all counties with prior deaths, more than in-person training previously A new study shows that virtual training by the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing on opioid overdose prevention reached more Texans during 16 months of COVID-19 than in-person training the same period before then, and in all counties with prior […]
School of Nursing inspires research collaboration through retreat
Invited attendees included UT Health San Antonio investigators, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and collaborators from local health systems interested in community-campus research and educational partnerships.
News 4 (WOAI-TV): Bexar county has the only legal needle exchange in the state
Lisa Cleveland, PhD, APRN, professor at the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Driving change for those effected by dementia through communication, leadership and advocacy
Sara Masoud selected for the Aspen Institute’s Healthy Communities 2023 fellowship Cultivating healthy communities is the goal for Sara Masoud, PhD(c), MPH, as she joins nine other change makers from across the country as a 2023 Aspen Institute Healthy Communities Fellow. With plans to use her lived and learned experience to advocate for solutions and […]
WOAI, KABB TV: Narcan sold over the counter, but how affordable is it?
Lisa Cleveland, PhD, APRN, professor at the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, was quoted in this story. Read More
Community Impact: SXSW EDU – Speakers stress early intervention, naloxone access to curb drug abuse
Lisa Cleveland, PhD, APRN, professor at the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, was quoted in this article. Read More