Learn whatever inspires you with Percipio self-development tool
 
 

A new online learning platform with more than 400 channels of videos, books, and audiobooks for self-development called Percipio is available to all UT Health San Antonio staff as a benefit of employment. Find out more or try it out using your UT Health San Antonio Single Sign-On credentials.


 
 
 
Join in on April Friday fun!
 
 

Employees are invited to join in on April Friday Fun by wearing UT Health San Antonio issued spirit shirts with uniform scrub bottoms on Friday, April 15, 22, and 29.


Employees are invited to join in on April Friday Fun by wearing UT Health San Antonio issued spirit shirts with uniform scrub bottoms on Friday, April 15, 22, and 29.

 

Rules are as follows:

 

• No large brand names or logos allowed

• No obscene words, gestures, or symbols allowed.

• If an employee’s shirt is deemed inappropriate for the workplace, they will be sent home to change and vacation leave will be used to make up their time.

 

Employees are encouraged to share this information with their colleagues.

 
 
Marsha C. Kinney, MD, receives Society for Hematopathology Berard-Dorfman Founders Award
 
 

Marsha C. Kinney, M.D., Division of Hematopathology Director and Frank M. Townsend Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has been selected as a recipient of the Society for Hematopathology Berard-Dorfman Founders Award for her outstanding leadership, distinguished service and contributions to the field of hematopathology.


Marsha C. Kinney, M.D., Division of Hematopathology Director and Frank M. Townsend Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has been selected as a recipient of the Society for Hematopathology Berard-Dorfman Founders Award for her outstanding leadership, distinguished service and contributions to the field of hematopathology.

 

“It is a great honor to join those who have previously received the award in memory of Drs. Berard and Dorfman, who were giants in our field,” Dr. Kinney said. “I was truly surprised and humbled by this recognition by my peers. In addition to the awards committee and individuals who nominated me, I wish to thank the many mentors, sponsors and colleagues who have made my career possible."

 

The Berard-Dorfman Founders Award was established in 2013 to commemorate Drs. Costan W. Berard and Ronald F. Dorfman who co-founded the Society for Hematopathology in 1981. 

 

An official announcement of the award occurred during the Society for Hematopathology Companion Meeting at the Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology in Los Angeles on March 20. 

 
 
Oral Cancer Awareness month: What you need to know
 
 

Come to the San Antonio Oral Cancer Walk 2022 on Saturday, April 23. Free oral cancer screenings and HPV vaccines will be provided by our UT Health San Antonio volunteers and there will be raffles, music and more.


 
 
Become a member of the Center for Mucosal & Microbiome Biology
 
 

The Center for Mucosal & Microbiome Biology launched last month with an exciting mission to explore the role of the microbiome and the associated metabolites in health and diseases! UT Health San Antonio faculty and researchers interested in contributing are welcome to apply to become members of the center.


 
 
University website redesign now in progress
 
 

The upgrade of the university’s Drupal websites, one of the main UT Health San Antonio web platforms, has now begun, transitioning web pages to a more modern design system with more extensive functionality. 


 
 
Black patients with cancer fare worse with COVID-19, study shows
 
 

Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients in a study published March 28 in JAMA Network Open. 


 
 
 
Attend free webinar on how to manage stress and reach your health goals
 

UT SELECT members are invited to join a webinar on Tuesday, April 19 at 11 am. Our partner, Omada, will be discussing ways to help manage stress while staying on track with your health goals. Register here.