Incoming dental student Adepeju Aworinde receives her scrubs from Dean Kenneth Kalkwarf at the dental student welcome ceremony in July.
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The fall semester has already begun for some students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, while others will begin school toward the end of August.

The Dental School initiated the fall back-to-school ritual, opening classes on July 16 with 93 incoming students and 373 total students. The School of Medicine followed on July 30 with 220 students in the incoming class and 877 students overall.

The Graduate School of Biomedical Science will begin classes Aug. 20, with 63 students entering the basic science program, which includes biochemistry, cellular and structural biology, microbiology and immunology, molecular medicine, pharmacology, physiology and radiological sciences. There are 290 students overall in the basic science program. Other graduate students are studying for advanced degrees through the Dental School and the schools of nursing and allied health sciences.

Robin Brey, M.D., associate dean for research and professor of neurology, welcomes her daughter, Emma, into the School of Medicine at the annual White Coat ceremony in July.

Both the School of Nursing and School of Allied Health Sciences will begin classes on Aug. 23. The School of Allied Health Sciences will have 206 incoming students this fall and about 575 attending classes overall. Meanwhile, the School of Nursing has 174 incoming students in its undergraduate and graduate programs.