The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio, is a leading academic health center with a mission to make lives better through excellence in advanced academics, life-saving research and comprehensive clinical care including health, dental and cancer services.
The purpose of UT Health San Antonio is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, the faculty is committed to educating health professionals who will provide excellent patient care and research that can be applied to treat and prevent disease.
UT Health San Antonio became a local partner site for the South Central AIDS Education and Training Center (SCAETC) on January 2, 2020. UT Health San Antonio South Central AETC offers professional training and education to the central region of Texas to include didactic and interactive presentations, communities of practice (ECHO), self-study, clinical preceptorships, clinical consultation, and coaching for organizational capacity building.
UT Health San Antonio South Central AETC uses the ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) telementoring model to partner with providers and healthcare workers in remote, and rural communities to increase their HIV related knowledge so that they can provide necessary care to patients in their communities.
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Under grant number U1OHA33225 (South Central AIDS Education and Training Center). It was awarded to the University of New Mexico. No percentage of this project was financed with non-governmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
