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Connecting With Dean Reed: Leading a Capital City Med School

May 9, 2022

Continuous growth and improvement, adaptation and diversification are helping to build a unique alternative at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Dean Guy Reed, MD, says that having a basis in the humanities can make medical students better physicians.

Health Sciences Researchers Inspired by Eureka

May 2, 2022

More than 40 UArizona Health Sciences faculty have found the joy of discovering how to bring their research to patients who need it through a global collaboration institute.

The idyllic setting of Sicily is the backdrop for career-broadening scientific and translational science discussions for the Health Sciences researchers who participate in the Eureka Institute program. (Photo courtesy Julie Ledford)

Faculty Offer Invaluable Advice for New Graduates

April 25, 2022

University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty offer encouragement and advice for new graduates beginning the next phase in their professional lives.

Graduation on the horizon forces students to think ahead and plan the next phase of their professional lives. University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty share some invaluable advice to new graduates.

Colleges Provide Tools to Help Students Avoid Career Burnout

April 18, 2022

The five Health Sciences colleges are preparing medical, nursing, pharmacy and public health students to manage stress, survive and thrive as they enter the workforce.

The Great Resignation of 2021 is creating a labor crunch in health care that studies indicate will get worse before it gets better, with one in five workers quitting their job since February 2020 due to burnout and more looking to leave. (Photo Illustration by Paul Fini. Sources: HealthEvolution.com, Mayo Clinic Proceedings and 2022 APhA/NASPA National State-Based Pharmacy Workplace Survey – Initial Findings)

Inclusivity, Scouting and Healthy Adulting with Dr. Elise Lopez

April 13, 2022

The UArizona Health Sciences gender and sexual violence studies expert found her son’s inclusive scouting troop an apt model for effecting institutional change for prevention programs.

Elise Lopez, DrPH, MPH, (right), assistant professor in the College of Public Health, and her team strategize on the fall rollout of several new programs being piloted this spring to strengthen efforts to reduce gender-based and sexual violence on campus.

New Immunotherapy Center Coming to Phoenix Bioscience Core

April 7, 2022

The Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies will be a hub for precision medicine research, innovation and education in Phoenix.

A rendering of the proposed Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies building on the Phoenix Bioscience Core, looking at the Bioscience Partnership Building on the left. The view is from the intersection of 7th St. and Fillmore.

Experience, Passion Inspire Nurse Anesthesia Leader

April 4, 2022

Working in a combat hospital in the Middle East and trauma centers in rural America prepared Kristie Hoch to train future CRNAs to provide anesthesia care for patients.

(From left) First year CRNA students Jennifer Heiden, Cameron Wylie and Sabrena Wells (back) observe as Phillip Witte practices performing a GlideScope intubation alongside Kristie Hoch, DNP, CRNA, MS, RRT, at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center. Dr. Hoch is the program administrator for the nurse anesthesia program at the College of Nursing.

What Can BioCommunications Do for You?

March 28, 2022

With a team of video production, graphic design, audiovisual, photography, web development and print services experts, BioCom supports the Health Sciences and UArizona campuses.

Darcie Elliott is one of two BioCom photographers for hire. Elliot is seen here photographing the College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony.

Residency Match Day Returns to In-Person Celebration

March 22, 2022

Friends and family gather to honor and celebrate College of Medicine – Tucson and College of Medicine – Phoenix medical students.

A Match Made on an Orientation Bus

March 17, 2022

Despite not being matched in the same city, engaged pharmacy students happy with residency postings for Pharmacy Match Day 2022.