News


March
Ryder and other people

UIW Welcomes U.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Visit

03/22/2024 Sourced from UIW News

UIW had the honor of welcoming Ruth Ryder, U.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, to the School of Rehabilitation Sciences on Thursday, March 14. Ryder traveled from Washington D.C. to meet with UIW and Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) students who eagerly shared the work they had accomplished as the result of a $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program that the two local institutions received last year.


April

March
Dr. Sterling Jeffries and Dr. Edgardo Rivera Lopez work on an athlete

UIW Provides Unique Opportunity with Physical Therapy Sports Residency

03/30/2023 Sourced from UIW News

There are few physical therapy residency programs that offer residents the opportunity to work in the world of athletics. There are fewer still that provide a chance to work with Division I student-athletes, but the UIW Physical Therapy Sports Residency offers a small cohort that opportunity.


February
Child playing on exercise ball while a physical therapist holds his waist

UIWSoPT Clinical Residency Program Earns Accreditation

02/09/2023 Sourced from UIW News

The UIW School of Physical Therapy (SoPT) has a newly accredited clinical residency program for physical therapy graduates interested in advanced education and clinical experience in pediatric physical therapy.


November
Dr. Debora Zamora Kaliski

3D Learning Techniques

11/04/2022 Sourced from UIW News

What would you do with $10,000? Dr. Debora Zamora Kaliski, associate professor in the UIW School of Physical Therapy, had the opportunity to answer this question when she received the Seed Grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.


September
Athletic Training students

Serving Students

09/28/2022 Sourced from UIW News

What sets the UIW Master of Athletic Training (MSAT) program apart? According to Dr. Reid Fisher, associate professor and program director in Athletic Training, the answer, is “service.” Service to the students. Fisher says he finds out where the student is in their journey and helps them take the next leap forward.

UIW student working at clinic

Servicio (Serving) through Amigos en Medicina Clinic

09/23/2022 Sourced from UIW News

Yesenia Anaya, a second-year learner at the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM), was one of the many students who participated in the third session of the Amigos en Medicina clinic on Saturday, Sept. 17. UIWSOM, along with the UIW School of Physical Therapy (SoPT), Ortho-SA and CHRISTUS Health, provide free hip and knee arthritis evaluations for Southside residents in San Antonio at each Amigos en Medicina clinic.

Dr. Thomas M. Evans, interim provost Caroline Goulet, TLU provost and TLU president

UIW and TLU Sign MOUs to Establish Health Professions Pathway for TLU Graduates

09/02/2022 Sourced from UIW News

UIW and Texas Lutheran University (TLU) announced they have entered into a series of memorandums of understanding (MOU) as part of UIW’s Health Professions Pathway. The MOUs pave the way for TLU students to further their education in four different areas of health professions by reserving interview slots for qualified students to have an opportunity to attend the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine, the Feik School of Pharmacy, the Rosenberg School of Optometry, and the UIW School of Physical Therapy.


August
UIW logo on building

UIWSoPT Professor Completes Anatomy Training Program

08/25/2022 Sourced from UIW News

Dr. Debora Kaliski, associate professor in the UIW School of Physical Therapy, recently completed the Anatomy Training Program (ATP), a program co-sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) and The Anatomical Society. Kaliski completed the two-year fellowship at the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) and capped the program with a two-week residency at the University of Cambridge in England.


July

June
UIW learners helping at the Amigos en Medicina clinic

Schools of Osteopathic Medicine and Physical Therapy Hold Follow-up Amigos en Medicina Clinic

06/16/2022 Sourced from UIW News

In January, the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM), the UIW School of Physical Therapy (SoPT), Ortho-SA and CHRISTUS Health partnered to form Amigos en Medicina (AEM). Together they are providing free hip and knee arthritis evaluations for Southside residents in San Antonio. The second AEM clinic held in May partnered the UIWSOM, SoPT, Ortho-San Antonio, CHRISTUS Health and River City Produce to follow up with 12 patients, tracking their progress from the inaugural AEM clinic held in January.


March
Students learning occupational therapy

UIW Set to Begin New Occupational Therapy Program

03/25/2022 Sourced from UIW News

UIW is proud to announce the start of the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program. Under the guidance of Dr. Ruth Ford, the first director of the UIW OTD program, the University will be seeking full accreditation in May 2023 and will start accepting student applications for the program in July 2022 in anticipation of the August 2023 start date. The doctoral graduate program is comprised of 8 semesters, 112 credit hours, that can be completed full-time in 33 months.

Two students smile at the camera

UIW to Celebrate Fourth Annual Day of Giving

03/18/2022 Sourced from UIW News

Each spring, the University of the Incarnate Word community comes together as “One Word” to work towards “One Goal” – raising funds to support current and future UIW students. UIW’s fourth annual Day of Giving, known as “One Word. One Goal.,” will be celebrated for 1881 minutes, in honor of the University’s founding year, during Incarnate Word Week beginning March 23.


February
Dr. Julie Nadeau (left) and Dr. Tanja Stampfl (right)

UIW Announces 2022 Faculty Awards

02/04/2022 Sourced from UIW News

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the University of the Incarnate Word Faculty Senate and University Mission and Ministry, faculty across UIW were honored with the 2022 Faculty Awards in January.


January

October
Group of students posing for a picture

Hard work, determination and a move across the pond

10/28/2021 Sourced from UIW News

Robert Pratt, a second-year Physical Therapy major, is at the top of his cohort and is a student ambassador. He says he has worked hard to get where he is today, and he credits his undergraduate career, where he was a pre-PT major and a student-athlete on the UIW men’s soccer team, with his current success.


July

March

September
UIW President Dr. Thomas M. Evans signs Memorandums of Understanding

UIW and Rust College Reach Historic Agreement

09/29/2020 Sourced from UIW News

The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) and Rust College have entered into a series of memorandums of understanding that will help pave the way for Rust College students to realize their dreams of a career in healthcare.


June
Admin Building

UIW Awarded Grants Totaling Nearly $6.5 Million

06/10/2020 Sourced from UIW News

The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce that it has received two grants totaling $6,464,793 from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.