Jan E. Patterson, M.D., professor of medicine and pathology, was recognized for her work in the category of Health Professions.
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On Saturday, March 27, two faculty members from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will be inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame Inc.

The new inductees are Jan E. Patterson, M.D., professor of medicine and pathology, and Susan L. Mooberry, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology with cross appointments in medicine and biochemistry.

The faculty members will be inducted along with an additional 10 women recognized for making significant community contributions and for being role models for other women. The ceremony will begin at 10:45 a.m. at the Bright Shawl.

Related link: View a complete list of the inductees

"It is such an honor to be recognized with these other amazing women,” Dr. Patterson said. “It is my hope that this honor and the SA Women’s Hall of Fame will inspire young women to achieve their aspirations, just as others have inspired me."

Susan L. Mooberry, Ph.D., is being recognized for her contributions in science and technology. She is a professor of pharmacology with cross appointments in medicine and biochemistry.

Dr. Mooberry echoed these sentiments, adding that being in a male-dominated profession did not affect the pursuit of her dream. “I always wanted to be a scientist. Gender wasn’t part of the equation.”

Jan E. Patterson, M.D.
Dr. Patterson is being recognized for her work in the category of Health Professions. As a leader in the fields of infection control and hospital epidemiology, she became a “go-to” expert during the recent H1N1 pandemic, leading efforts to establish a South Texas response plan. She served as chief of the medicine service at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, from 2004-2010, and has been named a “Top Doctor” many times in Texas and the U.S. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and presented at more than 100 national and international scientific meetings.

Dr. Patterson pioneered interprofessional education in the Health Science Center and actively promotes the career development of women in the health professions. Many women mentored by Dr. Patterson currently occupy positions of leadership and authority. Recently appointed associate dean for quality and lifelong learning in the School of Medicine, Dr. Patterson is expected to receive a master’s degree in health care management from Harvard University School of Public Health in May.

Susan L. Mooberry, Ph.D.
Dr. Susan Mooberry is being recognized for her contributions in science and technology. Since October 2009, she has served as interim director of the Institute for Drug Development at the Health Science Center’s Cancer Therapy & Research Center.

Her own research is dedicated to discovering more effective therapies for the treatment of cancer, particularly breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. A prolific writer, she has contributed to the research and printed knowledge in her field. Dr. Mooberry has seven patents issued for a compound with anticancer potential. She is on the team responsible for renewing the National Cancer Institute grant that makes the CTRC an NCI-designated Cancer Center, one of only three in Texas.

Over the past two decades, Dr. Mooberry has mentored more than 30 women from underrepresented ethnic groups. Many have become physicians, attorneys, nutritionists and other health professionals. She is an advisor to the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense Cancer Program and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Program.

Faculty member serves on San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame board
A third Health Science Center faculty member also will be involved in Saturday’s induction. Brenda G. Jackson, R.N., Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, is the first vice president of the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame, Inc.

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