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Hina Arif, MD, assistant dean for Women in Medicine and Sciences and vice chair of Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medical Imaging at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, was elected as a member-at-large for the Group on Women in Medicine and Science at the Association of American Medical Colleges. She also has a dual appointment in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology as chief of Medical Imaging’s Division of Abdominal Radiology.

At the March 21 Match Day ceremony, members of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2025 — 123 in all — discovered where they’ll spend the next three to seven years of their careers as physicians in specialized residency training programs. Thirty-two will complete their residencies in Tucson, including Justin Le and Laura Tran in internal medicine.

Read about Abby Fuoto, DNP, one of 14 Banner nurses in this year’s Fab 50; Indu Partha, MD, named chair of SGIM National Women’s Caucus; Anna Morenz, MD, wins Cancer Center CPC FY25 Pilot Award and Kris Abbate, MD, chosen as COM-T Societies Mentor.

The Department of Medicine took 19 of 68 total awards presented Feb. 27 at the HSIB Forum. Eight divisions were represented by faculty winners, with three each to Inpatient Medicine and General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, two to Hem-Onc, PACCS and Nephrology, and one for Cardiology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. See who won and a mini-photo gallery.

Capitalizing on high interest from medical students, organizers for the March 11 showcase of internal medicine specialties and subspecialties are looking for faculty to double down in sharing varied experiences in their path to primary care.

Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD – director of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since 2018 – will begin his duties as the new director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center on March 1.

Aaron Scott, MD, and Jennifer Stern, PhD, in the Divisions of Hematology & Oncology and Endocrinology respectively, will be among recipients of 68 Faculty Awards to be presented at the HSIB Forum – 19 of them to Department of Medicine faculty or programs – later this month. Register to attend and cheer them on.

Bhaskar Banerjee, MD, Hsiao-Hui “Sherry” Chow, PhD, and C. Kent Kwoh, MD, are among the newest Professor Emeritus members at the college. The Department of Medicine now has 16 retired faculty members who’ve gained this august status due to their many career achievements. See who they are.

A season-high McKale Center crowd celebrated the Wildcats women’s basketball team’s big win over ASU on Saturday, Feb. 8, a game in which several cardiovascular professionals were honored. With February being American Heart Month, Cardiology’s Drs. Elizabeth Juneman and Iniya Rajendran and six nurse practitioners were recognized at the game. See a mini-photo gallery.

Several female cardiovascular disease professionals – including Drs. Elizabeth Juneman and Iniya Rajendran – at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medicine Tucson will be recognized during the Saturday, Feb. 8, McKale Center matchup between the Wildcats Women’s Basketball team versus ASU in honor of American Heart Month. Get your tickets today!

The Winter-Spring 2025 schedule for Faculty Instructional Development sessions – seven in all – within the Department of Medicine has been released. Five are offered via Zoom and two in person. Register today!

Interventional Pulmonology program director Billie Bixby, MD, Infectious Diseases Fellowship associate program director Monica Hinestroza Jordan, MD, and geriatrician Julia Jernberg, MD, who heads the Ambulatory Clerkship Program, are among five new members picked for local society’s board. See who else from U of A is represented.