General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
UAHS Career Development Award Program Seeking Scholars; Apply by Dec. 10
The University of Arizona Health Sciences (UAHS) is seeking applicants for its UAHS Career Development Award (CDA) training program.
Valley Fever Awareness Week, More Like a Month in 2018, Promoted by UA Center
Sign Up: Free Lunchtime ONLINE National Diabetes Prevention Program Starting January 12.
Join a new ONLINE Diabetes Prevention Program group starting now! The nationally-certified DPP (Diabetes Prevention Program) is a best-practice program for people who are at high risk for getting type 2 diabetes. This program is completely ONLINE with focus on weight management and physical activity. All meetings are conducted on a confidential, HIPAA-compliant platform.
Dr. Monica Vandivort Presented with AAHCM’s House Call Physician of the Year Award
Keys Internships Lead to Scientific Publication for High School Students
High school students studying data science in the KEYS Research Internship program helped validate the findings of a study in Lussier’s bioinformatics lab and the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics. (Photo: Colleen Kenost)
UA Collaboration Aims at Stopping Cancer with a Smartphone
Dial "D" for Detection. From left: Dr. Esther Freeman, director of global health dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. Dongkyun “DK” Kang, University of Arizona assistant professor; and Dr. Aggrey Semeere, physician research scientist at the Infectious Diseases Institute in Uganda.
UA Researchers Make Next Move in Fight Against Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer claims the highest mortality rate of all gynecologic cancers — as high as 70 percent — in part because the disease is rarely detected earlier than stage 3 or 4. When the disease is discovered early in its development, however, survival rates are much better. An effective screening technique for early detection could not only save lives, but also drastically improve their quality.
New UA/Banner Health Valley Fever Clinical Guidelines to Help Avoid Delays in Diagnosis
Tucson Internal Med Residents Take 1st, 2nd in 4 of 6 Contests at ACP Arizona Chapter Meeting
Physicians in training in internal medicine at the University of Arizona Department of Medicine took first or second place in four out of a possible six categories during academic contests at the 2018 S