Office of Recruitment and Science Outreach

Get Connected at Any Level

Whether you’re in high school or already at the collegiate level,
we have resources to help you explore a career in the health sciences and get to know UT Health San Antonio.

We welcome students, who are 16-18 or who are in college, to campus for in-person educational activities,  or to volunteer or work in our research labs. We strongly encourage the students to be fully vaccinated before they come onto campus.  If they are not vaccinated,  we will offer vaccinations through our hub if students are planning to stay on campus longer than 30 days. Please click on programs tab for more information.

Please consider watching these resource videos regarding best practices for becoming the very best student you possibly can be!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP) is a graduate student-led initiative, officially approved as a Community Engaged Learning (CEL) project, designed to serve as a pipeline for high school students in San Antonio by providing early exposure to healthcare careers through interactive workshops. The goal is to help address the shortage of healthcare professionals in South Texas by building awareness and interest early on. This is designed for High School Students who are 11th-12th graders. Each workshop date will feature three different health profession programs, each leading a 55-minute session (roughly 15–20 minutes for teaching a key concept or career pathway, and 35–40 minutes for an interactive activity). At any given time, each workshop will host 15–20 students, for a total of about 40–60 students participating overall. Dates available are Sept. 11, Sept. 18th, October 16th and November 6th. Space is limited!

Please register with the form below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HPREP2026

Don’t SugarCoat Diabetes Interactive Sessions (DSD). The Don’t sugarcoat Diabetes project is a community service-learning project and initiative that has been going on since 2016. It has been led by healthcare professions students with the goal of educating you about diabetes, its risk factors, and prevention. This session will consist of a PowerPoint with interactive activities and games embedded  keep students engaged while learning important concepts, delivered at your school by LOM medical students.  These sessions will be presented on Tuesday mornings. Please provide a date (a Tuesday) that works with your school schedule on the form. Diabetes affects so many people in our world today, so our professional students hope to educate our community to prevent this disease and make our society healthier! To sign up for DSD sessions, please complete the following form.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSDFall2026

DOCTORS OF TOMORROW (DOT). Our Medical Student Led Campus Visit Project called the Doctor’s of Tomorrow was a huge success last school year, so we are offering it again this Fall. These events will occur on campus, pending confirmation of medical student availability. Please sign up your class, as soon as you can to join us from 9am-12noon. This is an immersive experience for high school students at our medical school campus. Our goal is to expose students to the field of medicine and public health through interactive activities, admissions presentations, and a guided campus tour. These visits are being coordinated by the ORSO office, but will be led by medical students. It is a unique opportunity for your students to learn all about medical school from medical students directly. There are limited spots and a maximum of 90 students, from a max of 3 schools, can attend each event.

Please sign up using this specific form:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DOTFall2026

Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy (VBRA) Application Cycle begins soon!  The VBRA is a year round program which includes a seven week summer intensive program (students must commit to attending the summer in its entirety)  scheduled to occur tentatively from June 9- July 22, 2027, with an average day on campus ranging from 5 – 8 hours. A fellowship award is received at the end of every summer along with supplies provided in a success pack. Gas reimbursements are provided depending on need. See attached flyer for more information.

Application Cycle 2027 – Voelcker Academy (1)