UArizona Researchers Create Toolkit for Talking to Kids about Coronavirus March 21, 2020 Stress experts led by Dr. Patricia Haynes, an associate professor in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, have compiled resources for parents, teachers and administrators for talking to kids during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Read more Image
UArizona Health Experts, Students Answer Public Calls on COVID-19 March 21, 2020 Students from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health provide "surge capacity" for overwhelmed county health departments that, in addition to their regular work, are inundated with calls from the public about the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Read more Image
Aspiring Physicians Celebrate Match Day, Residency Results March 20, 2020 One-third of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2020 will remain in Arizona to practice medicine and pursue their residency training. Nearly 50 percent of the class will pursue primary care — a physician specialty that is critically low in Arizona and the nation. Read more Image
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Hosts Virtual Match Day Celebration March 20, 2020 Pandemic fears were set aside as students celebrated with family through unique Zoom meeting. More than 40 percent of the Class of 2020 will continue training in Arizona, with 30 matching to Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and Tucson. Read more Image
COVID-19 Behind the Scenes: How First Responders Can Prevent Infection Transmission March 20, 2020 Tucson Fire Department and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health create a training video for first responders. Read more Image
College of Public Health Serving on Front Lines of COVID-19 Response March 20, 2020 People choose to work in public health because they want to build healthier communities. Health Sciences students and faculty in the College of Public Health are acting quickly to combat the uncertainties of COVID-19. Read more Image
Arizona Telemedicine Program Rapidly Responds to Coronavirus Pandemic March 18, 2020 The award-winning program of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson at the UArizona Health Sciences will conduct a major online training program regarding the COVID-19 pandemic for health-care providers and administrators, “Developing Telemedicine Services,” Monday, March 23. Read more Image
UArizona and Health Sciences Colleges Earn Strong Marks in U.S. News Best Grad Rankings March 17, 2020 Top 10 rankings include management information systems, photography, rehabilitation services, speech-language pathology and audiology on the U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best Graduate Schools list. Read more Image
The Clinic that tested Graham County's first COVID-19 patient has a mask shortage March 17, 2020 While the largest known coronavirus outbreaks in the United States so far have occurred in densely packed cities, the case in Graham County highlights the risks of the global pandemic in rural communities. Arizona's 15 critical access hospitals are mostly Level IV or Level II trauma centers, meaning they don't typically have the equipment or staff to stabilize patients for long periods of time, according to Dr. Daniel Derksen, associate vice president for health equity, outreach and inter-professional activities at University of Arizona Health Sciences. Phoenix New Times
Can the feds close state borders to stop COVID-19? March 17, 2020 Many legal experts question whether the federal government has the authority to close the borders of a state. "Such measures would need to be least restrictive to be constitutional because you would be infringing greatly on individual liberties and the right to travel," said Leila Barraza, an assistant professor and public health lawyer in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. HowStuffWorks