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A group of students smile together while gathering around a table decorated in a red cloth with red and blue balloons in the background.

First Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students begin studies

The Class of 2028 met for the first time and kicked off its three-year journey in the long-awaited program.

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster

A doctor applies sensors to the arm of a person sitting on a bed in a sleep lab while another person monitors the sensor output on a small digital device on the wall.

Putting sleep at the center of health care

An image if two liquid chemotherapy drugs in small bottles next to a needle laying on top of a plastic collection bag

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Dean Guy Reed, MD, says that having a basis in the humanities can make medical students better physicians.

Connecting With Dean Reed: Leading a Capital City Med School

Pathway ceremony

P-MAP Clears Obstacles and Cheers Alumni, Expanding Physician Pipeline

Fentanyl, the drug currently driving the opioid epidemic, is an extremely powerful narcotic that can be lethal even in small amounts. A new partnership is focusing on combating the opioid crisis, ameliorating the suffering of chronic pain while decreasing

New Partnership Set to Transform Pain and Addiction Research

The idyllic setting of Sicily is the backdrop for career-broadening scientific and translational science discussions for the Health Sciences researchers who participate in the Eureka Institute program. (Photo courtesy Julie Ledford)

Health Sciences Researchers Inspired by Eureka

The idyllic setting of Sicily is the backdrop for career-broadening scientific and translational science discussions for the Health Sciences researchers who participate in the Eureka Institute program. (Photo courtesy Julie Ledford)

Health Sciences Researchers Inspired by Eureka

A new partnership between academic medical centers at the University of Arizona and Oklahoma State University involves sharing research assets and knowledge, as well as the preclinical and clinical expertise gleaned from years of research and treatment by scientists and clinicians at both academic medical centers. From left: Todd Vanderah, PhD, Frank Porreca, PhD, Michael D. Dake, MD, Kayse Shrum, DO, Robert C. Robbins, MD, Johnny Stevens, PharmD, Don Kyle, PhD.

University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University Announce Transformative Addiction Research Partnership

Nurse-midwifery is one of three new University of Arizona Health Sciences programs seeking accreditation to expand access to care and address workforce shortages in critical health fields.

Health Professions Programs to Expand, Diversify Workforce

Graduation on the horizon forces students to think ahead and plan the next phase of their professional lives. University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty share some invaluable advice to new graduates.

Faculty Offer Invaluable Advice for New Graduates

Graduation on the horizon forces students to think ahead and plan the next phase of their professional lives. University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty share some invaluable advice to new graduates.

Faculty Offer Invaluable Advice for New Graduates

Finding better paths to treat pain and prevent addiction

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy class of 2023 cheers as they prepare to have their class photo taken after their white coat ceremony at Centennial Hall.

College of Pharmacy Students Receive Their White Coats

The Great Resignation of 2021 is creating a labor crunch in health care that studies indicate will get worse before it gets better, with one in five workers quitting their job since February 2020 due to burnout and more looking to leave. (Photo Illustration by Paul Fini. Sources: HealthEvolution.com, Mayo Clinic Proceedings and 2022 APhA/NASPA National State-Based Pharmacy Workplace Survey – Initial Findings)

Colleges Provide Tools to Help Students Avoid Career Burnout