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Students visit India over spring break
By Kate Hunger
When a group of 厙惇勛圖 students traveled to India in March, they engaged in academic and clinical experiences during their time at the Manipal College of Health Professionsbut the learning didnt stop there.
New SHP faculty members complete teaching excellence course
Megan Lynn Llamas, MA, BSRC, RRT, Respiratory Care assistant professor, has already put into practice strategies she learned during the recently offered Teaching Excellence Short Course for new faculty.
After taking the course, she asked students how they optimally learn and adjusted her teaching approach based on their responses.
OT student selected as a Presidential Ambassador Scholar
First-year occupational therapy doctoral student Janna Roberts is the 2019 Presidential Ambassador Scholar for the School of Health Professions.
Roberts is one of five Presidential Ambassador Scholars to receive the award, which recognizes a future leader in each of 厙惇勛圖s schools. In addition to receiving a $5,000 scholarship, students also may be called on to represent their schools during visits by distinguished guests or at presidential events. The Scholars received their awards at a ceremony on April 1.
Attention Prospective PA Students: Open House Set for April 12
Prospective students interested in learning more about the Physician Assistant Studies masters program at 厙惇勛圖 are invited to register for a free and informative PA Open House scheduled for April 12.
OT professor receives Presidential Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching
By the time Occupational Therapy Assistant Professor Ricky Joseph, Ph.D., M.A.-H.R.M., OTR, Occupational Therapy Assistant Professor joined the School of Health Professions faculty in 2013, he had retired from the U.S. Armytwice.
Respiratory Care students participate in asthma module for medical students
A group of second-year respiratory care students recently participated in a respiratory health module on asthma for Long School of Medicine students.
Held Feb. 22, the session emphasized the need for and importance of protocols, said Kristina Ramirez, MPH, RRT, CHES, Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education. The program also offered respiratory care students the opportunity to observe how medical students were taught about an asthma case.
Respiratory care and nursing students participate in simulation program
First-year respiratory care student, Raven Hargrove recently got a sense of what it will be like to work on a team caring for pediatric patients with tracheostomies.
OT faculty member elected to chair AESIS
Bridgette Piernik-Yoder, Ph.D., OTR, Occupational Therapy Associate Professor and Department Chair was elected this winter as chair of the Academic Education Special Interest Section (AESIS) for the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
Department of Occupational Therapy co-sponsors summit on neonatal evaluation and outcomes
The fifth annual Neonatal Evaluation and Outcomes Network (NEON) Summit was held Feb. 8 at the new Department of Occupational Therapy facility.
Speech-language pathology professor co-authors article on the impact of physical activity on college students health-related quality of life
A survey of undergraduate students revealed an association between higher levels of physical activity and positive mental health, according to an article in the American Journal of Health Promotion co-authored by Roc穩o Norman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor.
Its one of the first studies to look at undergraduate athletes and general students and compare them on health-related quality of life, Norman said. I think its good evidence for having physical activity in your daily life as a college student.
Caregiver skills workshops offer practical skills for taking care of loved ones with dementia
A series of multidisciplinary workshops at 厙惇勛圖 trains caregivers of people with dementia on a range of skills, including how to communicate with their loved ones.
PA Studies faculty member honored as Bexar County PA of the Year
Seeing graduates of the Physician Assistant Studies program at 厙惇勛圖 thrive in the profession is one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching for Leticia Bland, MPAS, PA-C, Assistant Professor.
PAs are going to be ones taking care of our families, she said. So its important to make sure our PAs are prepared and competent.
PT student co-authors article evaluation novel socket for military services members with transfemoral amputation
Physical Therapy doctoral student Starr Brown co-authored an article on the use of a novel socket device in military service members with transfemoral amputation. The article recently was published in the U.S. Army Medical Department Journal.
The article described the results of a study by researchers at Northwestern University, who developed the subischial socket, and the Center for the Intrepid, where Brown worked as a research associate for several years before enrolling in the physical therapy doctoral program at 厙惇勛圖.
Department of Emergency Health Sciences trains Army, National Guard and Army Reserve flight paramedics
Several years ago, an Army colonel and physician approached the Department of Emergency Health Sciences about conducting a pilot program to train Army flight medics as paramedics, whose more rigorous training research had shown meant better outcomes for injured soldiers.
Conducted in 2012, the pilot program was a success and resulted in a five-year, $8.3 million contract to provide paramedic and critical care transport training to all flight medics in the Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve, said Associate Professor and Emergency Health Sciences chair, Lance Villers.
George Kudolo, Ph.D., FAIC, FACB named interim chair of the Department of Health Sciences
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of George Kudolo, Ph.D., FAIC, FACB as the interim chair of the Department of Health Sciences in the School of Health Professions (SHP). Dr. Kudolo has been with the School of Health Professions for 29 years and currently holds an appointment as full Professor with Tenure in the department.
Medical Laboratory Sciences program receives new director
When Gerardo Ramos, MS, Ph.D. MT (ASCP), F-ABFT, began his new role as program director of the Division of Medical Laboratory Sciences in January, it was a homecoming of sorts.
Ramos earned a bachelors degree in clinical laboratory science from 厙惇勛圖 in 1994. In the intervening years, he earned masters degrees in toxicology and higher education administration, and a doctoral degree in toxicology, all while serving in the U.S. Air Force and developing his expertise in leadership and forensic toxicology.
Division of Respiratory Care to hold white coat ceremony Feb. 8
Thirty students will receive their white coats at the White Coat Ceremony and Lambda Beta Honor Society induction ceremony next month. Twenty-two of the students are masters students and eight are undergraduates, said Richard Wettstein, MMEd, RRT, FAARC, Respiratory Care Program Director and Associate Professor.
New associate dean for research values the power of collaboration
The School of Health Professions welcomes its newly appointed Timothy A. Reistetter, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA, Associate Dean for Research.
Previously appointed professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), where he served as director of the post-doctoral certificate program in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Reistetter also is a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy.
CANCELLED: 24th Annual Respiratory Care Symposium scheduled for March 14-15
Out an abundance of caution for our university constituents and our community, this event has been canceled.
Department of Occupational Therapy collects glove donations to help homeless
In an effort to help homeless people in the San Antonio Area, the Department of Occupational Therapy held a glove donation drive in late November and early December.
The effort yielded 194 pairs of donated gloves which were delivered to Heaven for Hope, the city's homeless center, said Kimatha Oxford Grice, OTD, OTR, CHT, associate professor. Grice said the drive was inspired by the comments of a speaker at the annual meeting of the Texas Society for Hand Therapy about the effect of cold weather on hands.
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