News
July 19, 2013
Anne E. Cress, PhD, professor of cellular and molecular medicine and radiation oncology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has been named interim director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
July 17, 2013
The UAMC ECMO program exemplifies the distinction of an academic medical center, with its ability to collaborate with many highly-trained subspecialists to provide life-saving care for individuals with extremely complex illnesses—in Tucson and beyond.
July 17, 2013
The Native American health disparities expert, surgeon and UA College of Medicine – Tucson student affairs/admissions leader has been proposed for consideration for the post by tribal advocacy organizations.
July 16, 2013
KEYS is co-directed by the UA’s BIO5 Institute (BIO5) and the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) at the College of Pharmacy.
July 16, 2013
The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus has been ranked among the nation’s best hospitals in the medical specialties of Ear, Nose and Throat and in Geriatrics, and as “high performing” in 10 other medical specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list of 2013-2014.
July 15, 2013
Pediatric cardiologist will provide clinical care to children with heart problems at The University of Arizona Medical Center – Diamond Children’s and UAMC pediatric outpatient clinics
July 10, 2013
With Dr. Pust’s appointment, the UA College of Medicine – Tucson looks to advance education, service-learning and relevant research for students and faculty related to low/middle income countries and the Arizona/Mexico border.
July 9, 2013
UA College of Medicine’s Rural Health Professions Program – now in its 17th year – encourages graduates to practice primary care in rural areas in four- to six-week mentorships through August 9; RHPP graduates now practice throughout the state, some mentoring the next generation of rural doctors.
July 8, 2013
A research team at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, headed by Professor Dan Malone, is leading a national initiative to improve drug-drug interaction (DDI) alert systems.
July 8, 2013
With the support of SHINE ON Tucson, professional harpist David Pavlovich plays for the pediatric patients at Diamond Children’s on a weekly basis.
July 7, 2013
The UA professor of anesthesiology has served as director of the department’s residency program for nine years and previously was chair of the anesthesia department at Loma Linda University School of Medicine; he replaces Dr. Steven Barker, who has served as department head since 1995 and will continue as a faculty member.
July 4, 2013
UA pediatric cardiologist Brent Barber, MD, appears on the cover of Tucson Lifestyle magazine’s July issue on Tucson’s Best Doctors.
July 4, 2013
Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord, delivers the commencement address at the University of Utah School of Medicine; Dr. Leslie Boyer named one of 30 heroes by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development; Dr. Patricia B. Hoyer Earns Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award and the Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group Mentoring Award; Iserson’s Getting Into a Residency: A Guide for Medical Students” newly revised and published in its eighth edition; Janet Major re-elected to the board of the U.S. Distance Learning Association.
July 2, 2013
Event celebrates five outstanding Tucson fathers while raising funds to support type 1 diabetes research, clinical programs, faculty recruitment and endowment at the UA Steele Center.
July 2, 2013
“Dr. Gregorio is a great leader to bring the UA Sarver Heart Center through this time of transition as we work to conclude the national search for Dr. Ewy’s successor,” said Steve Goldschmid, MD, dean of the UA College of Medicine - Tucson.
June 27, 2013
Derksen joined the College of Public Health in 2012. His health services research interests include covering the uninsured, enhancing access to quality care, reducing health disparities, and implementing community and team-based health services for rural, underserved and vulnerable communities and populations.