Marcus A. Horwitz, MD, former chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, will deliver the Medicine Grand Rounds lecture as a special guest speaker Jan. 31, noon-1 p.m., COM-T Room 5403, on the topic: “Fighting the World's Leading Infectious Killer: Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of TB.”
Exploring Health Careers for High School Students
The Graduate Medical Education Office at the UA College of Medicine – South Campus and Banner – University Medical Center South will co-host their 2nd Annual “A Pathway to Success” High School Health Career Fair in the La Galería conference room, Feb. 27, 5-7 p.m.
Upcoming Symposium for UA Faculty:
I GOT MY AWARD…NOW WHAT?!
Post'Award Management for Principal Investigators
January 31, 2018, 4:00-5:00 PM
UA College of Medicine, Room 5403
The 1,068 physicians who practice at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and the 708 physicians who practice at Banner – University Medical South have elected a chief of staff at each hospital, effective Jan. 1.
The chief of staff is the chief administrative officer for hospital physicians, overseeing physician credentialing and peer review and coordinating important other medical staff functions, such as the patient care quality programs at the hospital.
UA Department of Medicine Chair Monica Kraft, MD, will receive the American Thoracic Society’s Distinguished Achievement Award at the ATS 2018 International Conference held in San Diego, May 18-23.
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and the University of Arizona pulmonary division can add another kudo to their list of accreditations and accolades with Aetna Inc.’s designation of the hospital as an “Institutes of Excellence™ Transplant Facility” for lung transplantation.
Congratulations to the more than 140 Banner – University Medical Group and community physicians practicing at Banner Health Tucson hospitals and clinics who have been named to the Best Doctors in America® List for 2017-18.
University of Arizona researchers are launching an international consortium to determine if better regulation of a protein found in lung cells might impact persistence of asthma from childhood to adulthood, working toward personalized therapies for people with adult chronic asthma.
The consortium’s larger goal is to stop asthma in childhood and continue work toward an overall cure for the disease.
