School of Health Professions News

UT Health San Antonio holds Interprofessional Education Orientation

Friday, September 21, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

More than 70 students gathered last month to learn for a first-year student interprofessional orientation—the first of its kind for the University.

Anastacia Flores, a graduate student in the nurse practitioner program in the School of Nursing, said she understands the need to connect and collaborate with other health professionals. She valued the opportunity to meet students from other programs.

Respiratory Care faculty and students to present at national conference

Friday, September 21, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

Faculty members and students from the Division of Respiratory Care will deliver research poster presentations at the AARC Congress 2018 in December. 

School of Health Professions moves into a new space

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

The School of Health Professions moved into its new space in August, bringing the Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology programs into one building on the Long (Main) Campus.

The move was at least four years in the planning stages, said Dean David Shelledy, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC, FASAHP, Dean of the School of Health Professions. 
Each program had the opportunity to design teaching labs and facilities to best fit the needs of their profession, he said. Feedback has been favorable.

EHS trains more than 700 students on ACLS and CPR

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

More than 700 students from various health professions learned critical lifesaving skills over the summer through training delivered by the Department of Emergency Health Sciences. 

Medical Laboratory Sciences welcomes new faculty member

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

Cordelia Kudika, MA, CHS (ABHI), discovered her passion for medical laboratory science by accident. 

Kudika, assistant professor of medical laboratory sciences, major in biology as an undergraduate but encountered a tough job market upon graduation. So she decided to apply to a Physician Assistant Studies program. She signed up for an introductory medical laboratory science class and was hooked. 

"I did a 180 on my path," said Kudika, who joined the Medical Laboratory Science faculty in August. 

Respiratory Care professor discusses information about asthma and allergies in television interview

Monday, August 27, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

Ruben Restrepo, M.D., RRT, FAARC, respiratory care professor, was recently named a 2018 Distinguished CHEST Educator by the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). 

Restrepo will serve as faculty for the simulation center at the upcoming CHEST Annual Meeting, which will be held in San Antonio October 6-10. The international pulmonary organization holds its yearly meeting to offer five days of clinical instruction and hundreds of sessions on pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine topics. 

Respiratory Care professor to serve on interprofessional steering committee for CHEST

Monday, August 27, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

Kristina E. Ramirez, RRT, MPH, respiratory care assistant professor, will begin her first term as a vice-chair of the Interprofessional Team NetWork Steering Committee of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 

Ramirez, who also serves as director of clinical education in the Respiratory Care division, will serve as vice-chair until 2020 and then as chairperson until 2022.

Ramirez said she will work to increase the involvement of respiratory therapists in the international pulmonary organization. 

New LibGuide on Conducting a Literature Review and More

Thursday, July 26, 2018

By Karen Barton

Briscoe Library continuously strives to acquire or create resources that can contribute to the success of UT Health San Antonio students, faculty, and staff. The Conducting a Literature Review LibGuide is a new subject guide that can be found among many others at libguides.uthscsa.edu. The Hub LibGuide is also new and provides instructions for using the library’s virtual reality and other software. The library is always open to ideas from the campus community regarding new LibGuides and other resources.

Department of Health Sciences Chair gives keynote address to World Congress on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Thursday, July 26, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

George Kudolo, Ph.D., FAIC, FAACC, professor, and chair of the health sciences department hopes to broaden his study of the effect of Ginkgo biloba, a popular herbal supplement, on women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Kudolo gave a keynote speech at the 4th World Congress on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, held in London June 7-8. With the theme of “Diagnosis and Intervention of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome,” the meeting featured the research and techniques of educators, researchers, and practitioners from around the world.

Bone density was focus of Physical Therapy chair's presentation

Thursday, July 26, 2018

By Kate Hunger 

Alexis Ortiz, PT, Ph.D., SCS, CSCS, FACSM, professor, and chair of the physical therapy department, recently presented a poster on bone density research at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Ortiz shared findings from a study that looked at body composition and the biomarker leptin in female long-distance runners.