program: South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio was pleased to invite our very own alumnus Leland Page, Ph.D., to deliver the candidacy ceremony address. Dr. Page received his Ph.D. from our Radiological Sciences program– Medical Physics track in 2012.... Read More →

Congratulations to Eithan Kotkowski, Ph.D., who is in the South Texas Medical Scientist Training program, on receiving the 2019 Armand J. Guarino Award for Academic Excellence in Doctoral Studies. The award, named after the founding Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical... Read More →

Hello Prospective Students, We will be traveling around the country meeting you! Here is our schedule for September, October, and November. If you can’t meet us at the dates below, be sure to email us your questions at gsbs@uthscsa.edu. September September 5 – College... Read More →

Dear UT Health San Antonio Community, The tragic massacre of innocents in El Paso this past weekend has hit very close to home to me, as it did for many members of our UT Health San Antonio community with connections to El Paso. To me, El Paso is not only my hometown and the home... Read More →

The full FY19 3rd quarter institutional research data report is available. Some highlights include: that clinical trial revenue is up by 10%;  DOD and CPRIT awards are increased by 15% and 17%; the number of peer-reviewed NIH submissions grew by 14% across the institution, with a... Read More →

Dr. José Cavazos, professor and assistant dean for the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program at UT Health San Antonio, was elected by his peers (M.D./Ph.D. program directors) to serve as chair-elect of the M.D./Ph.D. Section of the Association of American Medical... Read More →

Your name, program, mentor name. Trevi Ramirez Mancilla IMGP- Physiology, South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program (STX-MSTP) Gregory Aune, M.D., Ph.D. When did you realize you were passionate about science? I always loved learning about how things in the natural world... Read More →

Dr. Tiffani Houston, a graduate of the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program, will be walking the stage on May 18 as one of the four M.D./Ph.D. students set to graduate this year. After graduation, she will be moving to Miami to pursue a combined Internal Medicine and... Read More →