The Alumni Report
Welcome to The Alumni Report, a newsletter produced by the Office of Alumni Engagement for the more than 46,000 graduates at UT Health San Antonio. Each newsletter highlights alumni, students and faculty as well as offers updates on specific schools and the overall university.
School of Dentistry at Forefront of Digital Prosthetics Production
A lab in the dental school is using leading computer-aided automation to test cutting-edge milling equipment for making crowns and other dental restorations.
Fayron Epps named inaugural Karen and Ronald Herrmann Distinguished Chair in Caregiver Research
Fayron Epps, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, has been named the inaugural Karen and Ronald Hermann Distinguished Chair in Caregiver Research within UT Health San Antonio.
School of Health Professions Expands Nationally Recognized PA Program
In an effort to help address the shortage of health care providers in the Laredo area, the Master of PA program is being expanded to the area.
Long School of Medicine Unveils New Cryo-Electron Microscope Imaging
An investment of $5 million over three years is bringing cryo-EM – the hottest realm in structural biology today – to UT Health San Antonio.
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Since 1972, the graduate school has conferred 3,298 master’s and doctoral degrees and developed into a premier academic medical research center.
Inaugural Dean Assumes Role for New School of Public Health
Vasan Ramachandran, MD, from Boston University leading The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio.
Alumni Spotlight
Natasha Bakunda, MSN, RN, Class of 2020, is proud to be a correctional facilities nurse practitioner. For her, helping some of the most marginalized communities and bringing comfort to those in the worst time of their lives is very rewarding and humbling.
New Alumni Spotlight
Garrett S. Kneese, MD, MPH, is a 2022 Long School of Medicine graduate. Dr. Kneese is now beginning his family medicine residency at UC San Diego in California with plans to return to Texas to complete his preventive medicine residency.
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Your Alumni Engagement Team
The UT Health San Antonio Alumni Engagement Office is here to provide resources, volunteer opportunities and programming to keep alumni, students and friends connected and engaged in life at UT Health San Antonio.
Chantel Maldonado
Director, Alumni Engagement
Phone: (210) 567-6803
Email: maldonadoc4@uthscsa.edu
Lauren Schlattner
Senior Coordinator, Alumni Engagement
Phone: (210) 450-8649
Email: schlattnerl@uthscsa.edu
Office of Alumni Engagement
Holly Auditorium, Office 271A
Phone: (210) 567-3051
Email: alumni@uthscsa.edu