General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Quest to Prevent Macular Degeneration Continues With UA Researcher’s $1.7M NIH Grant
After showing that individuals who take levodopa, or l-dopa, for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease are protected from developing macular degeneration, University of Arizona researcher Brian S. McKay, PhD, is taking the next step in his quest to prevent the blinding eye disease, thanks to a $1.7 million R01 grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
Department of Medicine General Faculty Meeting
The primary purpose for this meeting is for Carol Karp (CFO, BUMG & BMG-Tucson) and Scott Hofferber (COO, BUMG) to join us to discuss key points of the Compensation Plan. This portion of the meeting will be free-form and conversational in style. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions or request clarification of any component of the plan. We will keep you posted should we add additional items to the evening’s agenda.
AMC Approves Drop of Non-Compete Clause from Banner Tucson Provider Contracts
Banner Health dropped the non-compete clause for physicians working for Banner – University Medical Group (BUMG) in Tucson, which had been negatively affecting physician recruitment and retention for both the leading non-profit community health care company and University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
UA PTSD Study Seeks Participants to Help Understand and Provide Solutions for Sleep Struggles
Getting a decent night’s sleep is a common struggle among people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD and the lack of sleep can make PTSD symptoms such as anxiety, flashbacks and memory problems even worse.
South Campus Residents Join at the Omni Resort for Grad Night Festivities
Commonwealth Fund Report on Home-Based Primary Care Quotes Dr. Mindy Fain
University of Arizona geriatrician Mindy Fain, MD, is quoted as president of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine in a new report from The Commonwealth Fund that supports home-based primary care as a more comprehensive, less expensive and compassionate way to handle health care nee
Investigating HIV Comorbidities and Disparities in Women, Minorities and Immigrants
Lori Fantry, MD, MPH, is the program director of HIV Translational Research for the UA Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Her research includes sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among hospitalized patients; HIV in women; HIV and cancer; HIV and osteoporosis; HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, HIV and cardiovascular disease; and latent tuberculosis among immigrants.
UA College of Medicine – Tucson First Higher Ed Institution to Adopt Workplace by Facebook
The Department of Medicine Group homepage on Workplace by Facebook.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson launched a new collaborative platform this week to serve as a secure intranet, using the Workplace by Facebook app which was recently upgraded to add integration with Box, Dropbox and Microsoft.
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