An Indian Classical dance performance, upcoming town hall and Premature Infant Development (PREMIEre) Advisory Board program are just three of the many activities going on at the Health Science Center.

Indian Classical Dance to raise money for student-run clinics

A.R. Sreedhara, M.D., and Jyothsna Sainath perform Indian classical dance.
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“Yugal,” a duet in Indian classical dance, will be performed at 7 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the Health Science Center Auditorium, near the entrance on Floyd Curl Drive. The dance will feature A.R. Sreedhara, M.D., and Jyothsna Sainath, performing a beautiful, subtle, sophisticated and graceful dance exploring the complexities of human relationships.

Proceeds from the performance, which includes art of the stage, music, poetry, color and rhythm, will support the university’s two student-run clinics. The Alpha Home clinic cares for women who are recovering from substance abuse. Through San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries Transitional Living and Learning Center, Health Science Center students also provide services for families who are homeless.

Dr. Sreedhara is a family-practice physician and yoga therapist, in addition to being a classically trained Indian dancer. His dance performances have been aired on national Indian television for years. Dr. Sreedhara has toured internationally as a dancer and is married to one of the HSC residents in family medicine.

An assortment of snacks will be offered, including Chai and Indian savories.

Tickets are available before the event by accessing dance_yugal@yahoo.com, or may be purchased at the door. Ticket prices are $5 for students, $10 for residents and $15 for others.



Town hall meeting focusing on research set for Feb. 26

All faculty and staff are invited to a town hall meeting hosted by the office of the vice president for research at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, in the School of Medicine, Room 309L.

The topics for discussion are “Programming the South Texas Research Facility” and “Institutional Research Cores.” A question and answer session will follow each presentation.

If you are unable to attend in person, you can view the presentations by videoconference at the following locations:

∙ Texas Research Park, Room 1.120
∙ Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) in Harlingen, Room 1.132
∙ RAHC in Laredo, Room 2.200
∙ RAHC in Edinburg, Room 1.200.2



Continuing education program, luncheon support PREMIEre Program

Contact: Will Sansom
Phone: (210) 567-2579
E-mail: sansom@uthscsa.edu

Rajam S, Ramamurthy, M.D., Ursula Pari and Graciela Cigarroa visit at the Premature Infant Development PREMIEre Advisory Board program and luncheon.

San Antonio (Feb. 20) — The Premature Infant Development (PREMIEre) Advisory Board held a program and luncheon on campus Feb. 16 to support the PREMIEre Program and provide a quality continuing education program for health care providers and the community.

The luncheon speaker was KSAT 12 News anchor Ursula Pari, who spoke on “The Tiny Miracles,” including the need to support families who have premature infants. Pari was invited to speak by the 2007 Luncheon Committee, which included Louise Chumley and Amparo Ortiz, co-chairs, and Graciela Cigarroa, board chair.

Continuing education program guest speakers included Susan H. Landry, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Saroj Saigal, MD., Ph.D., of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

An hour-long panel discussion focused on potential methods to reduce the rate of prematurity. Panelist Michael Gordon, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Health Science Center, noted that prematurity prevention clinics have been associated with reduction of risk. Panelist Steven Seidner, M.D., professor of pediatrics, noted that reimbursement often drives the care that is given, which can affect the prematurity rate. He said care needs to be geared to patients and families.

Since its inception in 1981, the PREMIEre Program has served very low-birth-weight infants (smaller than 3.5 pounds) and helped them attain physical, cognitive, behavioral and language skills. The educational mission of the program is to develop new educational programs dealing with early development of the premature infant.

These programs are for the education of community professionals, parents, students of child development and physicians. The PREMIEre Program Community Advisory Board raises funds to support the program in its educational and service mission.

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