Posts written by schlattnerl
Barbara S. Taylor, MD
September 21, 2022
What brought you to UT Health San Antonio? When I came back to Texas in 2009, I was drawn by the many opportunities at UT Health and University Health, particularly in HIV care and research. My colleagues here are truly outstanding – leaders in their fields and also great clinicians and teachers. I was also […]
Long School of Medicine Alumnus Remembered for Pioneering Legacy
September 21, 2022
Robert S. Hamilton, Jr., MD, Long School of Medicine Class of 1975, established Emergicare in the 1980s, which are freestanding emergency rooms staffed by physicians. It was Dr. Hamilton’s passion to ensure these emergency rooms were accessible and affordable for all. Read more on Dr. Hamilton’s legacy here.
2010 Graduate Recognized as Infectious Diseases Expert
September 21, 2022
While first attending the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano School of Medicine as a medical student and subsequently completing her internal medicine residency at UT Health San Antonio, Payal K. Patel, MD Class of 2010, MPH, found her passion for medicine in the specialty of infectious diseases. She went on to complete a fellowship in […]
Lark A. Ford, PhD, MA, MSN, RN
August 12, 2021
What brought you to UT Health San Antonio? I joined the nursing faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the fall of 2006, following my retirement in the rank of Colonel with over 33 years military service in the United States Army Nurse Corps. My last military duty assignment […]
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, Class of 2017
August 11, 2021
What brought you to UT Health San Antonio? Since a young age, I had a persistent intrigue about science and an intrinsic yearning to have a positive impact on health. This compelled me to search for the opportunity to develop into a physician-scientist. A world-renowned Diabetes Research Center, like the Diabetes Division at UT Health […]
Kendra Patricia Mack-Semler, BSN, Class of 2021
August 11, 2021
Why did you choose nursing? I chose nursing because I really wanted to find something that brought together my two passions: caring for others and science. I feel that nursing truly is the bridge between compassion and knowledge, so it allows me to practice my two strengths each and every day! Why did you choose […]
Natasha Bakunda, MSN, RN, Class of 2020
August 11, 2021
Why did you choose UT Health San Antonio? I chose UT Health San Antonio initially because it was affordable, easy to attend, and had a great reputation as a state school. How did UT Health San Antonio help you? Getting a master’s degree at UT Health was like levelling up in a video game, while […]
A Message from Mrs. Tricia Garcia-Choudary, Alumni Council Chair
August 11, 2021
Dear fellow graduates, I am truly honored by the opportunity to serve as the chair of the School of Nursing Alumni Council. It is my pleasure, along with the Alumni Council members to represent you – the more than 12,000 strong nursing alumni of UT Health San Antonio. It is my pleasure to introduce the […]
Health Care Couple Create Scholarship to Battle Nursing Faculty Shortage
August 11, 2021
Carolyn Regena Mueller, PhD, MSN Class of 1985, RN, and her husband, Gary Louis Mueller, MD, FACP, FACE, dedicated their lives to caring for patients – both civilians and military service members – and sharing their knowledge by teaching nursing and medical students around the country. Carolyn retired in 2016 as an assistant professor of […]
Students Honor Professor with New Scholarship
August 11, 2021
When Kendra Mack-Semler, BSN Class of 2021, and her then fellow classmates heard that Lark A. Ford, PhD, MA, MSN, RN, associate professor/clinical, was talking about retiring from the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio, the students started discussing what they could do to honor their teacher and thank her for everything she […]