The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

About Us

The Center's vision is to develop a unique program that will make a significant difference in the quality of medical education in the United States. The program emphasizes ethics and professionalism and encourages community service learning in clinics around San Antonio, in the colonias of Laredo and Corpus Christi and in missions abroad, where medical students experience medicine as it is practiced in resource-poor environments.

 

The Center works to assure that students are knowledgeable about the principles of medical ethics related to their professional activities. They are expected to be able to identify, analyze and resolve moral conflicts that arise in the care of a patient. The program helps heighten students' sensitivity to the patient's experience and preserve their innate empathy.

 

You can reach us, by email, with your questions at humanities@uthscsa.edu

 

 

Ruth E. Berggren, MD

Ruth E. Berggren, MD
Director
Marvin Forland, MD, Distinguished Chair
  

Craig M. Klugman, PhD


Craig M. Klugman, PhD
Assistant Director of Ethics Education

Melanie Stone, MPH, M.Ed.

Melanie Stone, M.Ed, MPH
Assistant Director of Community Service Learning

Richard Usatine, MD


Richard Usatine, MD
Assistant Director of Humanities Education

 

Barbara Taylor, MD

Barbara Taylor, MD
Co-Director, Preparing for Global Health Work

Marvin Forland, MD


Marvin Forland, MD
Professor Emeritus

Jerald Winakur, MD


Jerald Winakur, MD
Clinical Professor

Stephanie McClain

Stephanie McClain
Sr. Project Manager

Amanda Evrard

Amanda Evrard
Project Coordinator

Linda Escobedo

Linda Escobedo
Office Manager

Stephanie De La Vega

Stephanie De La Vega
Administrative Assistant

Vanessa Sweet


Vanessa Sweet, MPH
Program Coordinator