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October 23, 2023
Six women from the University of Arizona Health Sciences, including GI Division Chief Dr. Juanita Merchant, received UArizona Women of Impact Awards from the office of Research, Innovation and Impact on Oct. 20. Thirty female faculty and staff members from across campus were honored.
![[Older woman with gray hair is hugged by younger woman while they're outside along walking pathway (Getty Images)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2023-10-23_healthy_dose_blog_on_falling_gettyimages-1271174669-inline1_0.jpg?itok=QymYIxPA×tamp=1703001671 "Older woman with gray hair is hugged by younger woman while they're outside along walking pathway (Getty Images)")
October 23, 2023
Chris Childers, PT, PhD, founding director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, shares insights on the fear of falling among older adults, including the importance of physical activity and support from loved ones in overcoming it.
October 19, 2023
Specialized cells take out the trash in the brain, finds UArizona researcher Dr. Fei Yin, of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science. When they break down, waste builds up, possibly setting the stage for Alzheimer’s disease.
![[Dark, curly haired woman wearing maroon blouse stands in front of desert scene with hand on hip]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/shroff-rachna_021623-comt_nhg_4456-card.jpg?itok=JOy9iin-×tamp=1697568798 "Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO")
October 17, 2023
Having served as interim chief of the division at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and UArizona Cancer Center since early 2022, the specialist in pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers hits ground running to realize the division’s full potential.
![[Nanotech medic programming microscopic healers in lab full of swirling molecules.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/ai-in-medicine_card.jpg?itok=P9lZ09Pp×tamp=1696553424 "In a study led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers, about half of the participants said they would rather have a human – not artificial intelligence – oversee their diagnosis and treatment. (Image courtesy CreativeCommons.org)")
October 5, 2023
Artificial intelligence platforms can help medical professionals diagnose and treat diseases – but are patients ready to trust them? Learn more in this interview with cardiologist and Sarver Heart Center stalwart Dr. Marvin Slepian...
October 4, 2023
Members of DanceSequences, an organization that promotes inclusion through movement and group dance, perform in the Health Sciences Innovation Building Forum during the second annual Feast for Your Brain community event whose sponsors included MindCrowd, the Precision Aging Network and UArizona.
![[John Galgiani, MD, at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence in the Medical Research Building on the University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Tucson campus.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/galgiani_-_card.jpg?itok=WvXrk-4K×tamp=1696275540 "John Galgiani, MD, at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence in the Medical Research Building on the University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Tucson campus.")
October 2, 2023
For four decades, the Division of Infectious Diseases’ John Galgiani, MD, has pioneered translational research and clinical care for Valley fever, a disease more common in Arizona than anywhere else.
![[Photo of an older white man wearing a doctor's white coat on a yellow background with the words: Celebrating 20 Years of Impact - AZBIOAWARDS]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/galgiani_pioneer_award_azbio_385019065_card.jpg?itok=hlqkg9pY×tamp=1697150635 "Photo of John N. Galgiani, MD, on a yellow background with gold confetti and the words: Celebrating 20 Years of Impact – AZBIOAWARDS")
October 2, 2023
The infectious diseases professor and Valley Fever Center for Excellence director recognized for a nearly 50-year career fighting this fungal disease endemic to Arizona and Southwest. See mini-photo gallery from ceremony and day's events.
![[Rachna T. Shroff, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/021623-comt-rachna-shroff-nhg_4445-card.jpg?itok=qd3XDX_I×tamp=1697156793 "Rachna T. Shroff, MD")
September 29, 2023
Dr. Rachna Shroff got a new moniker earlier this year as “Woman Disruptor of the Year” by the Healio website during the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting this summer.
September 28, 2023
UArizona researchers will use a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to study gastrointestinal symptoms as a condition of long COVID.
September 28, 2023
Twenty-five medical College of Medicine – Tucson and Phoenix students are the newest recipients of scholarships through the University of Arizona Health Sciences Primary Care Physician Scholarship Program.
![[Eugene Levy and Sydney Salmon buildings at the University of Arizona Cancer Center]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/uacc-main_campus_card.jpg?itok=zm0NNjLh×tamp=1697596425 "Eugene Levy and Sydney Salmon buildings at the University of Arizona Cancer Center")
September 27, 2023
Drs. Juanita Merchant, Rachna Shroff and Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski – all Department of Medicine division chiefs – were picked to lead Arizona’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the absence of former director Dr. Joann Sweasy.
![[Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, talks to attendees at Docs in the Kitchen culinary demonstration for healthy eating at the Hacienda at the River retirement community in June 2023.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/docs_in_kitchen_2023-06-10_img_8368-4898_900x600_0.jpg?itok=J7wxWt5T×tamp=1695772251 "Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, talks to attendees at Docs in the Kitchen culinary demonstration for healthy eating at the Hacienda at the River retirement community in June 2023.")
September 25, 2023
The University of Arizona Gastroenterology division chief and UArizona Cancer Center associate director of basic sciences joins 29 others honored by Office of Research, Innovation and Impact.
![[Woman with short hair sits at desk and speaks to another woman and a man.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/madhivanan-purnima-101822-nhg_1698-card.jpg?itok=uWCYfuD5×tamp=1695406668 "(Left) Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, an associate professor of health promotion in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, meets with two of her mentees, (center) Kiranmayee Muralidhar, MMBS, MPH, and Namoonga Mantina, both doctoral students, to discuss progress on their research manuscripts. Madhivanan is currently mentoring about 35 people.")
September 21, 2023
Dr. Purnima Madhivanan’s mother made her study medicine, but the public health and infectious diseases associate professor’s drive to help the underserved led to a career in health research, teaching and clinical support.
![[Tuba City Regional Health Care Nurses and doctors working in a tent set up for COVID-19 testing.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/navajo-nation-donations-nhg-dsc5712-card.jpg?itok=0vhgRd1q×tamp=1695243193 "Tuba City Regional Health Care Nurses and doctors working in a tent set up for COVID-19 testing.")
September 13, 2023
The Aegis Consortium awarded seed funding to eight projects, including one led by Integrative Medicine’s Dr. Esther Sternberg, that align with the UArizona Health Sciences center’s mission to create a pandemic-free future.
![[Faces of 11 women from the Department of Medicine who were among winners of the 2023 Women In Medicine & Science Torchbearer Awards]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/teaser_wims_torchbearer_awardees_2023_copy.jpg?itok=oGtvh5c8×tamp=1694476309 "Eleven women from the Department of Medicine who were among winners of the 2023 Women In Medicine & Science Torchbearer Awards")
September 11, 2023
Nearly a dozen women faculty in the Department of Medicine were chosen to be recognized with the inaugural WIMS Torchbearer Awards during Women in Medicine Month. Nine are from the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine.
![[Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD, receiving her medical degree at the Class of 2013 convocation ceremony]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/card_class_of_2013_hero_201205702_dsc3280.jpg?itok=vXVYEpw8×tamp=1694452948 "Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD, receiving her medical degree at the Class of 2013 convocation ceremony")
September 11, 2023
An unusually high number of 2013 graduates remain as faculty at the College of Medicine – Tucson – including Dermatology’s Dr. Daniel Butler, where they find joy in helping to shape the next generation of physicians.
August 29, 2023
Docs in the Kitchen say low-salt diets, such as those required by chronic kidney disease patients, don’t have to be bland. Join Gastroenterology Chief Dr. Juanita Merchant and nephrologist Dr. Amy Sussman for the next gastro-dietary event, Saturday, Sept. 30, at Hacienda at the River.
August 25, 2023
Dermatology’s Dr. Daniel Butler helped define a new specialty in medicine — geriatric dermatology — and has returned to his hometown to launch a research program devoted to aging skin.
August 24, 2023
National journal Engineering News Record has named the Center for Sleep, Circadian and Neuroscience Research winner of the Award of Merit as the Best Small Project in the Southwest for 2023. It and three other UArizona awards will be presented at a Phoenix luncheon in October.