Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
As the largest health center in South Texas, we work together to discover better therapies for those with little hope, and we train those who deliver these novel therapies in compassionate and comprehensive medical care. Our goal is to improve health care one patient at a time.
Excellence in Education, Care and Research
Our team is dedicated to three missions: educating the next generation of physicians, investigating the causes and cures of disease, and providing cutting edge medical care. We have world-class research and patient care centers focusing on cancer, diabetes, aging, Alzheimer’s, substance use, and traumatic stress disorders.
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Top Stories
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The Future of Research
Assistant professor of molecular medicine, Dr. Myron Ignatius, uses transparent Zebrafish to study live tumor growth to develop treatments for cancer in children with relapsing tumors.
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Dignity, Love, Compassion
Haven for Hope offers a Student-Faculty Collaborative Practice that provides care for more than 1,500 adults and children who are experiencing homelessness in Bexar County every year.
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Students Share Nutrition Knowledge
Medical students Emily Sendukas and Laura Zabalgoitia teach a 12-week “Elementary Nutrition” course to local 4th-grade students to teach the basics of nutrition through hands-on food activities.
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