2010

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. presents the School of Nursing with a $3.9 million gift to anchor a new nursing education pipeline.

Dean Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, receives the Presidential Award by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) for her commitment to advancing Hispanics in nursing.

The Employee Health and Wellness Center is established. The clinic provides employees with comprehensive health and wellness services, as well as monthly health promotion and disease prevention initiatives.

Dean Eileen T. Breslin Ph.D., RN, FAAN, pictured with Norma Martinez Rogers PhD, RN, FAAN, receiving the Presidential Award from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses.
Dean Eileen T. Breslin Ph.D., RN, FAAN, pictured with Norma Martinez Rogers PhD, RN, FAAN, receiving the Presidential Award from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses.
Julie Novak DNSc, RN, CPNP, FAANP, President Henrich, M.D., MACP, Michael Black, MBA, and Dean Eileen T. Breslin. PhD, RN, FAAN celebrate the Employee Health and Wellness Center's grand opening in 2010.

Julie C. Novak, D.N.Sc., RN, FAANP, is awarded the prestigious Henry K. Silver Memorial Award from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.  The Award honors an individual who has contributed to the expansion or improvement of pediatric healthcare and the advancement of the profession of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners at the national and international level.

2011

The International Nursing Students Association with faculty advisor Maria Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, are selected to receive the Student Government Association’s Community Service Award.  The students conducted health screenings for 1,500 underinsured South Texans.

2012

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provides the School of Nursing approval of the new Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree program.

Dean Eileen T. Breslin Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is named President-Elect of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

Adelita Cantu, Ph.D., RN, receives the 2012 Henrietta Villescusa Community Service Award from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN).

Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, Ed.D., ANEF, FAAN
(Left to right) The Department of Lifelong Learning, Joyce Borgfeld M.S.N., RN, NE-BCl; Cynthia Gutierrez, Laura Alvarado, USAF, NC (Ret.), and Sherece McGoon.

Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, Ed.D., ANEF, FAAN, is inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame at the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress in Australia.

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The Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital begins hosting a Dedicated Education Unit, improving clinical experiences for students.

The Department of Continuing Education is renamed the Department of Lifelong Learning to reflect the philosophy that learning is lifelong and self-directed.

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2012

A ribbon cutting ceremony celebrates the opening of the $3.8 million Center for Simulation Innovation.

The 7,281 sq. foot center is supported by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, an $850,000 gift from Methodist Healthcare Ministries, $750,000 in construction support from University Health System, $500,000 in equipment support from Kinetic Concepts, Inc., $300,000 from the family of Ruth Ann Baldwin, a $290,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services  Administration, a $100,000 gift from Donna Block, and a $25,000 gift from the Nursing Advisory Council.

2013

Dean Eileen T. Breslin Ph.D., RN, FAAN, signs a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Pictured below)

(Center) Dean Eileen T. Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN signing the agreement with Saudi Arabia: King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
After 41 years of distinguished service to the School of Nursing, Rudy Gomez, M.B.A., CHC, Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, retired in November 2014.

Rudy Gomez, M.B.A., CHC, Assistant Dean for Administration, is awarded the Jerry Otzman Founders award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

2015

The Student Success Center receives a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.  The funding has allowed the Student Success Center to expand their undergraduate student development and research programs, bolster faculty enrichment modules, enhance student enrichment services, and grow their staff.

 

2015

The Summer Undergraduate Nursing Research Immersion Experience (SUNRISE) program is created. Students work alongside faculty to conduct original research and are included in peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Clarice Golightly-Jenkins

2017

Retired Col. Clarice Golightly-Jenkins, Ph.D., RN, is inducted into the Tuskegee University ROTC Military Hall of Fame.

Norma Martinez Rogers, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, receives the 2017 Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Lectureship Award from the American Association Colleges of Nursing.

School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio conducts Youth Leadership Air Quality Academy for 30 adolescents attending summer programs on the east and west sides of San Antonio at Good Samaritan Community Center, Healthy Futures of Texas and the Martinez Street Women’s Center.

2017

The Caring for the Caregiver program hosts inaugural Community Academic Forum. Since then the program has expanded to include Essentials of Caregiving classes, Caregiver Skills Training Workshops, and Memory Cafés.

UT Health San Antonio and Texas A&M University-San Antonio sign affiliation agreement to support nursing education.

2017

Thanks to a $200,000 donation from singer Paul Simon, co-founder of the Children’s Health Fund and his wife, singer Edie Brickell, the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio is providing vital health care services to Texas Gulf Coast residents affected by Hurricane Harvey. The relief effort is coordinated by Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, Vice Dean for Practice and Engagement in the School of Nursing along with Tracey Smith Page, DNP, RN, FNP-BC and Wendy Lee, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP.

2018

The School of Nursing collaborates with the Health Resources & Services Administration and the South Texas Area Health Education Centers Program to encourage health care providers to practice in rural areas.

Carolyn E. Z. Pickering, Ph.D.,RN, Assistant Professor, receives a Rising STAR Award from the UT System, a first for the School of Nursing. The award for early-career investigators comes with a $250,000 grant.

A partnership between Texas A&M International University and UT Health San Antonio offers a new certificate nursing program to address the severe shortage of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in South Texas.

The South Texas Area Health Education Centers (ST-AHEC) Program includes five regional centers covering 35 counties. Pictured here is the the Director of the program, Jana Lesser, Ph.D. RN, and her dedicated team.

2018

Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, CPNP, IBCLC, NTMNC, Assistant Professor, is awarded two Texas Health & Human Services Commission grants totaling more than $4 million to educate Bexar County’s first responders on identifying and reversing opioid overdose.

Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, CPNP, IBCLC, NTMNC
Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, CPNP, IBCLC, NTMNC

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