Join Dell Medical School and the Texas Get Waivered Program for an informative and interactive presentation about the opioid epidemic, its implications on Texas healthcare, and how attendees can utilize buprenorphine to help this highly vulnerable, stigmatized, and underserved patient population. ALL physicians, medical residents, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurses are highly encouraged to attend.
The UT Austin Behavioral Health Recruitment Fair brings together various mental health-focused professions to to recruit potential students to the behavioral health graduate programs at UT Austin. Representatives from the university’s nursing, pharmacy, psychology and social work programs will be on hand to talk about behavioral health training and careers.
The Center for Health IPE is excited to host UT’s inaugural showcase that is focused on highlighting students’ contributions to health-related scholarship. We hope you’ll consider participating in and/or attending this fun, educational, and impactful event. Refreshments will be served and awards will be bestowed.
Diane Shader Smith presents "Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life," the diaries of her daughter Mallory Smith, a remarkable young woman who was determined to live a meaningful and happy life despite her struggle with cystic fibrosis and a rare superbug—from age fifteen to her death in 2017 at the age of twenty-five.
Volunteers are needed on April 18th for a Pop-Up Resource Clinic (PURC), an interprofessional community service opportunity.
The biennial Joe Thorne Gilbert Lecture Series brings outstanding, community-focused individuals in the field of medicine to discuss great ideas and vital issues current in the health professions. This distinguished event honors the legacy of Dr. Gilbert, a physician whose kindness and expertise healed many people in the Austin community. This year The Health Professions Office presents Dr. Paul Farmer - Global Humanitarian.
The University of Texas at Austin-American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists' (UT-APhA-ASP) will host an interdisciplinary autism panel. This panel is a discussion between healthcare providers about autism spectrum disorders. It is aimed towards current and future healthcare professionals.
CARE Research Day is an annual rehabilitation research symposium dedicated towards interdisciplinary interaction and advancing the state-of-the-art in patient care. The event boasts student posters of rehabilitation research around UT and beyond and an influential keynote speaker.
Dr. Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. is a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of the nation. She seeks to broaden the national health debate to include not only universal access to high quality health care, but also attention to the social determinants of health (including poverty) and the social determinants of equity (including racism).
The Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) is a unique, interactive experience designed to help participants appreciate what it may be like to live in poverty. Participants will explore the realities of living with a small budget, limited time, and high stress by role-playing as familial units challenged by a specific set of circumstances.