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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

From left: Makenna Ley, Ivan Carrillo, Kyra Singh and Yi-Jen Yang are among the first high school graduates who will participate in the Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education program.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Accelerated Pathway to Medical Education Welcomes First Class

A College of Pharmacy task force created a tool kit for students that not only helped prepare them for the NAPLEX licensure exam, it also boosted the first-time pass rate to record levels.

College of Pharmacy Achieves Record Licensing Exam Success

As the pharmacist profession evolves from dispensing to providing patient care services, there is a continued need for pharmacy curricula to reflect the profession’s evolution.

Assessment Tool Helps Future Pharmacists Prepare for Work in the Community

Niki Putzar-Davis, MSN, ACNP-BC will be presented with the University of Arizona Alumni Association’s 2021 Wildcat Career Champion award this fall at Homecoming.

Niki Putzar-Davis Awarded Wildcat Career Champion Award

Julie E. Bauman, MD, led a clinical trial that found a 38% positive response rate for HPV-negative patients – all of whom were resistant to available standard treatments.

UArizona Health Sciences Study Provides Hope to Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Fei Yin, PhD, will use a new NIH grant to continue his study of the Alzheimer’s risk gene ApoE4 and its effect on lipid homeostasis in the brain.

Researchers Focus on Building a Resilient Brain To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

Andreia Chignalia, PharmD, PhD

Dr. Andreia Chignalia Recognized with Health Sciences Career Development Award

Jon Kevan and Lauren Erdelyi record the Innovations in Aging podcast, a mobile, ascynchronous way for professionals to remain connected to engaging educational information.

Guest Column: Developing Relevant, Accessible Online Education

Members of Women in Academic Medicine

At College of Medicine – Tucson, Female Faculty Foster Growth

Pharmacy Expert Touts New Innovations in Aging Programs

Members of Women in Medicine and Science with College of Medicine – Phoenix Dean Guy Reed, MD, at the 2019 annual dinner.

At College of Medicine – Phoenix, Women Are Rising to the Top

To bring women to the table, they must be represented at the leadership level.

Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ to Elevate Women to Leadership