Our School of Nursing is home to some of the most unique population health and community-based health research in the region and in the state of Texas. Our nursing faculty and scientists are leading research to improve care for vulnerable members of society and bridge gaps in health disparities.
The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing has been awarded two grants totaling more than $4 million to educate Bexar County first responders in how to identify and reverse opioid overdose. Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor of nursing, received the grants from the Texas Health & Human Services Commission.
Principal investigator, Norma Martinez-Rogers, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, receives $2.5 million grant to teach students in the primary care nursing program about population health, preventing and managing chronic diseases and providing care for patients from a variety of cultures.
Our community-based health research focuses on women and children from diverse groups who experience disparities of economic and social access to care.
Our center is focused on training and simulation on connected health technologies and providing real work testing of innovative solutions to manage chronic disease via mobile applications and wireless devices.
The biobehavioral laboratory is a center of excellence for salivary science and biobanking
Our School of Nursing provides faculty and students with resources to pursue research and advance nursing science. We offer programs to promote scholarly publication and disseminate research that makes lives better.