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Sabrina Plattner (third from right), senior health educator at the Zuckerman College of Public Health, has dedicated her career to promoting programs that foster healthy lifestyle principles for eating and exercise to reduce childhood obesity.

Continuing a Legacy of Health Education and Outreach

May 26, 2022

Sabrina Plattner comes from a family dedicated to health education and is building on that legacy with a focus on preventing childhood obesity.

Ayman Fanous, MD, the new psychiatry chair at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, sees “precision psychiatry” as the wave of the future in behavioral health. Knowledge of an individual’s genetic makeup will allow us to develop safer and more effective treatment plans, he says.

Dr. Ayman Fanous Finds Music Among Tools to Explore the Mind

May 23, 2022

The College of Medicine – Phoenix’s new psychiatry chair sees great potential in research and music to provide precision solutions to aid mental health.

I Am Health Sciences

May 19, 2022

New video series debuts focusing on the staff who help make the University of Arizona Health Sciences a special place to work.

The class of 2022 parades down 3rd St. to the Phoenix Convention Center.

College of Medicine – Phoenix: Class of 2022 Officially Become Doctors

May 16, 2022

Amid a day of joy and celebration, 72 newly minted physicians begin the next phase of their journeys.

Distinguished Advisory Group Supporting CAMI’s Move Forward

May 13, 2022

Leaders from across Health Sciences and academia, health care, commerce and government are helping to guide the launch of the new Phoenix-based center.

Luke Wohlford, MD, was selected as the 2022 College of Medicine – Phoenix commencement speaker.

Health Sciences Graduates Celebrated With In-Person Events

May 12, 2022

After two years of pandemic-related virtual or small in-person ceremonies, 2022 ceremonies were back in a big way.

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

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.