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Photo of several people chatting together in a circular room filled with examining tables in the new lab space of the University of Arizona School of Health Professions Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant studios.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program kicks off with open house

The University of Arizona’s Physical Therapy Program introduced advanced learning studios where students will train over the next three years to enhance community health.

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

Next class of physicians gathers for White Coat Ceremony

MD/PhD student receives F30 grant from the NIH to further her skin cancer research

“‘That others may live’ is a creed I lived for for eight years. As a doctor, I will continue to give my all to help those in my care,” said U.S. Air Force veteran and reservist Alex Hilser, a second-year medical student at the College of Medicine – Tucson who was recently named a Tillman Scholar.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Student Selected as Tillman Scholar

“‘That others may live’ is a creed I lived for for eight years. As a doctor, I will continue to give my all to help those in my care,” said U.S. Air Force veteran and reservist Alex Hilser, a second-year medical student at the College of Medicine – Tucson who was recently named a Tillman Scholar.

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Student Selected as Tillman Scholar

Interim College of Health Sciences Dean Kevin Lohenry, PhD, PA-C, says the new college will provide additional pathways to health care careers for both undergraduate and graduate students, alleviating Arizona’s shortfall.

Connecting with Dr. Kevin Lohenry

Interim College of Health Sciences Dean Kevin Lohenry, PhD, PA-C, says the new college will provide additional pathways to health care careers for both undergraduate and graduate students, alleviating Arizona’s shortfall.

Connecting with Dr. Kevin Lohenry

Banner Health and UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix partner to increase residency and fellowship positions

Banner Health and UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix partner to increase residency and fellowship positions

Academic-community educational partnerships like the one between the Arizona Area Health Education Center Program and the Center for Excellence in Rural Education aim to improve the supply and distribution of health care professionals in rural areas. The AzAHEC-CERE partnership will serve Gila, Graham and Greenlee counties, which are home to many small towns including Payson, Arizona (pictured).

Arizona Area Health Education Center welcomes CERE as Regional AHEC Center

ABOR approves establishment of College of Health Sciences at UArizona Health Sciences

ABOR approves establishment of College of Health Sciences at UArizona Health Sciences

Regents Professor Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, is a renaissance man whose curiosity as a child has only continued to grow, leading him to hundreds of patents and a lifetime of mentorship.

Dr. Marvin Slepian follows where inspiration leads