Brought to you by the UA’s Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex Diseases (ABCD):
TOPIC: “Pharmacogenetics and Precision Medicine”
SPEAKER: Eugene R. Bleecker, MD — Professor of Medicine, UA College of Medicine - Tucson; Co-Chief, Division of Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine, UA Department of Medicine; and Co-Director, Division of Pharmacogenomics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UA Health Sciences
A Weekly Colloquium on Problems in the Biology of Complex Diseases will feature several speakers and topics of interest to University of Arizona Department of Medicine physicians and investigators, including DOM faculty Drs.
Advances in Aging Research Lecture Series
CME Credit Provided by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson | Please note room change for this month's event.
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.
