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Tery’ance Horace sits at a table with textbooks in front of him talking to a woman in front of a VETS Military Connected Student Center sign.

Air Force veteran finds new home with MEPN program

Tery’ance Horace traded wings for scrubs and a fresh career at the U of A College of Nursing

A nursing instructor stands next to a manikin and points out parts of its body as she instructs five students. All the students and the instructor are wearing white lab coats.

Shaping tomorrow’s nurses: New DNP specialty trains the educators and leaders health care needs most

A pregnant woman, whose belly is showing, holds two plates of food in her outstretched hands. On one plate is a salad. On the other plate are a couple of large doughnuts.

NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices

Amy Barber squats next to Scout, a yellow Lab, with one hand on the dog’s back.

Making a difference one pet therapy visit at a time

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

COVID-19 Testing Team Receives UArizona Team Award for Excellence

Dallin Tavoian, PhD, uses an ultrasound probe to obtain an image of an artery in the participant's upper arm. The flow-mediated dilation procedure assesses the artery's response to a change in blood flow, an important marker of cardiovascular health.

College of Medicine – Tucson Clinical Trial to Study a Simple Breathing Exercise for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Despite living a healthy lifestyle – exercising, eating right, not smoking or drinking – Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD, FACS, interim chair, Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine – Tucson, was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Guest Column: One Breath at a Time

With nearly half of Health Sciences graduate and professional students preferring learning online to learning in person the expansion of virtual options makes educational opportunities available to a larger group of students.

Health Sciences International Education Expands This Fall

Natalie Nabaty receives her white coat from Susan Kaib, MD, FAAFP, at the class of 2025 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix white coat ceremony.

COM-P White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2025

The Arizona Monsoon, Lightning and Your Health

Summer Oncology Internship Strives to Diversify Workforce

A new program jointly run by the College of Nursing and College of Medicine – Tucson will train psychiatric nurse practitioner doctoral students together with psychology doctoral interns to prepare them to provide integrated health care in rural and medically underserved areas.

$1.9M Grant to Boost Behavioral Health Care Providers in Rural, Medically Underserved Communities

Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) campers practice a procedure on Hal, the pediatric patient simulator, as explained to them by ASTEC’s Rochelle Marshall. The girls, all part of the Applied Career Exploration in Science (ACES) camp were, from left, Jeanette Mendoza, Ayleen Cruz and Victoria Vigbedorh.

SARSEF Girls’ Campers Wowed by HSIB Field Trip Experience

Nancy Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC

Dr. Nancy A. Alvarez Honored for Service to Student Pharmacists

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed problems in the nursing home system including funding inequities, low pay for staff and lack of engagement opportunities for residents.

Better Care for Seniors with Telemedicine, Integrated Care

Banner Health Requires Employees to Be Vaccinated