UArizona Medical Student Effort to Distribute COVID-19 Awareness Posters in Spanish Gains Supporters Near and Far May 13, 2020 Four University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students, three of whom graduate this week, distribute posters in collaborative community effort. Read more Image
Dr. Salma Patel Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award May 12, 2020 Read more Image
UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Virtually Graduates Newest Doctors, Eager to Join the COVID-19 Fight May 12, 2020 University of Arizona's Phoenix medical college goes digital to confer degrees on 93 physicians during coronavirus pandemic. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Awarded $1.35 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds for Rural Hospitals in Arizona May 12, 2020 The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $1.35 million to the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health to support 16 hospitals in rural Arizona to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Read more Image
Future Health Professionals Get a Dose of Financial Literacy May 12, 2020 Financially proficient health care workers are better positioned to manage student debt and help patients overcome economic obstacles. Read more Image
UArizona Medical Student Selected for National Scholarship Supporting Physician Workforce Diversity May 11, 2020 Aaron Bia, a member of the Navajo Nation set to graduate in May 2021, will receive one of 10 inaugural ElevateMeD Scholarships. Read more Image
How Rural Arizona Health Care Is Holding Up During the Pandemic May 11, 2020 The majority of Arizona’s COVID-19 cases are in its two most urban counties: Maricopa and Pima. However, some of the state’s more rural counties have also been hit hard. To find out more about how things are playing out here in Arizona, The Show spoke with Dan Derksen, the associate vice president for health equity, outreach and interprofessional activities at University of Arizona Health Sciences. KJZZ-FM | Fronteras (NPR) Phoenix
California Student Helps Latinos Stay Informed About COVID-19 May 11, 2020 Ayeisha Marie Rosa Hernandez, a student in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health helps educate Latinos about the COVID-19 pandemic. CNN Estados Unidos
UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Create New Ways to Celebrate Graduates May 8, 2020 The five Health Sciences colleges at the University of Arizona plan special ways to mark the rite-of-passage of earning a degree, despite COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home orders. Read more Image
Rattlesnake Bites on the Rise – Watch Where You Step, Says UArizona Poison Center May 8, 2020 There have been 36 rattlesnake bites reported to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center this year, with each month in 2020 having more than the previous month so far. Read more Image