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Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 20, 2022) — Elizabeth Wasmuth, PhD, soon to join The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), will be supported by a $2 million Recruitment of First-Time Tenure-Track Faculty Award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The statewide […]

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases and Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, was interviewed for this Q&A segment.   Watch Video

Connective Tissue, UT Health San Antonio’s student-run literature and arts journal, published its 2022 issue on May 18. The journal has showcased the artistic talents of students, staff and faculty for 14 years, and serves as a much-needed creative outlet for students and providers to process their unique, often difficult experiences in health care.

Employees will be able to add and update direct deposit information through Employee Self-Service without assistance, which will significantly save time and reduce the existing paper process and potential for errors. 

Based on data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as June 20, 2022, Bexar County has been elevated to yellow status, or medium level for COVID-19 with positivity rates at 19.96% of those tested in Bexar County.

Pheo Para Alliance, a patient advocacy organization dedicated to supporting those with pheochromocytoma (pheo) and paraganglioma (para), a rare neuroendocrine tumor, has designated The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) as a Pheo Para Center of Excellence. The Center of Excellence Program recognizes institutions worldwide for providing cutting-edge,…

Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, is quoted in this U.S. News & World Report story on long COVID treatments and recovery; debilitating fatigue is among the most common complaints of COVID long-haulers. Read story.

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…

The Dialysis Doggos are part of a research study being conducted by Meredith L. Stensland, PhD, LMSW, assistant professor of research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The study investigates the effect of an animal assisted intervention for patients receiving dialysis, and if this intervention improves symptoms of pain and depression and reduces the number of skipped…