UArizona develop, deliver 500 more COVID-19 testing kits to Banner Health April 1, 2020 The University of Arizona Health Sciences delivered another 500 COVID-19 sample collection kits to Banner - University Medical Center Wednesday afternoon. KVOA-TV (NBC) Tucson
UArizona Expert: Changes to Hospital Policies, Public Behavior Critical for Fighting COVID-19 March 31, 2020 Infection control expert Kelly Reynolds discusses, among other things, hospital infection control and ventilation measures and how they are being adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more Image
Med Students Step Up to Help Health Care Professionals March 31, 2020 70 students at UArizona Health Sciences are helping medical professionals during the COVID-19 crisis by volunteering to provide household services Read more Image
UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Students Given Option for Early Graduation in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic March 30, 2020 In coordination with the University of Arizona and College of Medicine – Phoenix, the College of Medicine — Tucson is offering early graduation to the Class of 2020. This option is for qualified students who wish to serve as new physicians to meet the unprecedented health needs that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more Image
Airport Practices Emergency Response with Health Sciences Simulation Center – March 10, 2020 March 30, 2020 The Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center (ASTEC) participated in Tucson Airport Authority’s full-scale emergency exercise, simulating wounds on community members so they could roleplay injured airplane passengers. Read more Image
Integrative Medicine Doctors Offer Approaches to Combat COVID-19 March 30, 2020 Doctors at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson offer several strategies to enhance the immune system and reduce the risk of viral infection. Read more Image
Health Sciences Community Unites to Protect Workers on COVID-19 Front Lines March 30, 2020 Faculty-led grassroots efforts are yielding donations of personal protective equipment from basic science laboratories, ASTEC and the College of Nursing. Read more Image
University of Arizona to let med students graduate early March 30, 2020 University of Arizona medical students who want to join the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic can ask to graduate early. Associated Press
UArizona Researchers Team to 3D-Print Medical Masks for Banner March 27, 2020 Engineering and health sciences researchers are teaming up to address the shortage of personal protective equipment in Tucson health care facilities. Read more Image
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Will Allow Fourth-Year Students to Graduate Early March 27, 2020 Those who qualify can begin serving as early as mid-April. Read more Image