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Docs in the Kitchen to focus May 4 on ‘Fiber-Rich Foods for a Healthy Lifestyle’

The gastro-dietary educational event hosted by the UArizona GI Division at Hacienda at the River to look at high-fiber, anti-inflammatory Mediterranean diet as complementary to cancer prevention. See the menu and sign up to savor the meal.
[Cover of Tucson Lifestyle magazine's April 2024 issue and first page of its annual Top Doctors list]
DOM physicians make up third of Banner’s ‘Top Doctors’ in Tucson

Twenty-four UArizona Department of Medicine faculty or affiliated physicians were counted among best physicians in the Old Pueblo, according to Castle Connolly’s annual list for 2024. See who they are.
[Advanced directives ease confusion about how a person wants to be treated before they arrive at the hospital. (Photo by Kampus Productions)]
Banner Health offers free event for advance directives April 11

Free event at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, 2626 E. River Road, 10:30 a.m. to noon, to help attendees better communicate their wishes for medical treatment and more.
[Flyer for Internal Medicine Specialty Speed Dating Event hosted by UArizona chapter of Internal Medicine Students Association on April 10, 2024, with photos of participating Department of Medicine faculty.]
DOM faculty enlisted for April 10 IM Specialty Speed Dating Event

A dozen faculty members will help give medical students from the UArizona Internal Medicine Student Association insights into residency and fellowship training and further career options.
[Slice of image for flyer on 4.5.24 TMC Internal Medicine Grand Rounds lecture with UArizona Cancer Center's Joshua Melson, MD, on colorectal cancer screening]
DOM faculty share expertise as TMC Internal Medicine Grand Rounds presenters

With its first lecture on Valley fever complete and a second, Friday, April 5, on colorectal cancer, Tucson Medical Center attendings, residents and medical students are eager to hear high-level CME content from DOM faculty. It’s a win-win for all parties.
[Members of the 2020-21 cohort of PRIDE research trainees participate in winter 2020 meeting with mentors and principal investigators in Tucson.]
Applicants sought for lung and sleep health scientist training program

A five-year federal grant renewal to diversify the biomedical research workforce focused on lung health and sleep disorders will expand to address pandemics and disparities in respiratory infections.
[Jennifer Carew, PhD, welcomes Translational Medicine Symposium attendees and introduces opening keynote speaker Northwestern University’s Devalingam Mahalingam, MD, PhD, who spoke on oncolytic virotherapy.]
Translational Medicine Symposium refocuses research on practical remedies

Led by host Dr. Jennifer Carew, the inaugural conference, March 22 in the HSIB Forum, occurs at time of renewed interest in translating basic science from laboratory investigations to practical diagnostics, therapies, procedures and policies to improve health care in clinical settings for all. 
[Logo for Happy National Doctor's Day with illustration of white coat, stethoscope and heart]
COM-T, Banner to celebrate National Doctors’ Day on March 28

As the annual observance falls on a Saturday in 2024, Banner – University Medicine Tucson and the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson will host a special luncheon at three locations here at 11:30 a.m., March 28.
[Kathryn Pulling, one of three graduating COM-T students who'll join the 2024-25 intern class for the Internal Medicine Residency Program - Tucson Campus, extends a fist skyward in celebration]
Showers of joy for 2024 Match Day as future physicians learn where they’ll train

The Department found out who its 42 incoming interns for the Internal Medicine Residency Program will be and 108 College of Medicine – Tucson graduating medical students discovered where they’ll train as resident physicians, including Drs. Sai Parthasarathy and Indu Partha’s daughter. See the list and a mini-photo gallery.
Next generation of physicians to gather for Match Day

A total of 111 medical students from the College of Medicine – Tucson will learn where they will pursue the next phase of their medical training this Friday, March 15, in a ceremony hosted at the Old Main Building.
[Collage of women's faces make up a double-helix related to genomics and precision medicine.]
Cancer Center recognizes members making history now for Women's History Month

A UArizona Cancer Center collage of women's faces spotlights the many talented, dedicated and accomplished female faculty contributions advancing research and patient care today to prevent and treat cancer — 14 out of 78 are from the Department of Medicine. See who they are.
[DOM winning faculty members at 2024 University of Arizona College of Medicine Faculty Awards]
DOM wins 11 awards at 2024 College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Awards

Eight Department of Medicine faculty split 10 awards and received additional recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching by the Internal Medicine Clerkship Program at the 2024 Faculty Awards Ceremony. Scroll down for a mini-photo gallery, too.
[Jay Wesley Smith, MD]
Former COM-T vice dean, DOM division chief, residency program director dies

Dr. Jay Wesley Smith, who served at the college from 1970-1999 as a professor of medicine, General Internal Medicine section chief, Internal Medicine Residency Program director and College of Medicine – Tucson vice dean for academic affairs, died Feb. 2 in Tucson at age 87.
[Video screenshot for “Expert Insights: Why Study Insulin Resistance?” by the UArizona Health Sciences]
Dr. Dawn Coletta featured in Health Sciences video on insulin resistance

The diabetes researcher in the Division of Endocrinology and Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism talks about the importance of studying insulin resistance to advance patient treatment in “Expert Insights” video featured in UArizona HealthSciences Connect newsletter.
[Portrait of Justin Starren, MD, PhD]
Starren named UArizona Health Sciences biomedical informatics, biostatistics director

Northwestern’s Justin B. Starren was named director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. He will start March 25.
[Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD]
UTSW’s Dr. Hesham Sadek starts May 1 as cardiology chief, Sarver Heart Center director

The J. Fred Schoellkopf Jr. Endowed Chair in Cardiology, associate director of the Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, and professor of medicine, biophysics and molecular biology at Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center will bring a big research portfolio and dynamism to UArizona.
[Infographic illustrating National Institutes of Health funding per the Blue Ridge rankings for the UArizona Health Sciences in 2023]
NIH funding increases lead to impressive performance in Blue Ridge rankings

Five colleges increased their National Institutes of Health research funding in 2022-2023, leading to higher rankings for some by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. See how Department of Medicine researchers placed over 15 years in the rankings.
[Portrait of John Galgiani, MD, in a lush Sonoran desert location]
Leading Valley fever expert shares ‘state-of-the-art’ knowledge about fungal disease

John Galgiani, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson and director of the college’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence, was recognized for his expertise by the New England Journal of Medicine.
[Dr. James Liao presenting 02.09.24 on ‘Rho-associated Kinase (ROCK) as a Therapeutic Target for Fibrotic Diseases’ at Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science seminar at University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute.]
Friday Frontiers seminar features DOM Chair Dr. Liao, new Neurosurgery chair

Dr. James Liao, chair of the Department of Medicine, and Department of Neurosurgery Chair Dr. Julie Pilitsis, headline biomedical science seminar series at BIO5 Institute. See the video as well as a mini-photo gallery.
[Banner image for Translational Medicine Symposium hosted 3.22.2024 by UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson]
Translational Medicine Symposium research poster competition submissions due Feb. 22

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from biomedical disciplines across the UArizona Health Sciences can submit research abstracts to the Research Poster Competition of the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Translational Medicine Symposium to be held March 22 in the HSIB Forum.
[James E. Dalen, MD, MPH, ScD, with his wife, Priscilla]
A loss in the family for UArizona Health Sciences, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health

The College of Medicine – Tucson's sixth dean, Dr. James E. Dalen, died Jan. 16. Long-time DOM and other colleagues note his contributions in a golden era for the college and UArizona Health Sciences, of which he also was vice president. Memorial service set for Mon., Jan. 29, 1 p.m., Vistoso Funeral Home, Oro Valley.
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Top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2023

A new café for the HSIB; resources and tips for staying safe on campus; and five Health Sciences faculty profiles were among your favorite stories. Department of Medicine faculty mentioned in stories include Drs. Sairam Parthasarathy, Rachna Shroff, Marvin Slepian and Purnima Madhivanan.
[Photo of John N. Galgiani, MD, an infectious diseases professor at the UArizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix, at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence that he directs.]
COVID-19, CAMI and a new college: UArizona Health Sciences’ top 10 news releases of 2023

UArizona Health Sciences faculty – including the Department of Medicine’s Dr. John Galgiani, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence – made impactful contributions to health care and advanced major projects that are building a healthier future for Arizona and beyond.
[Division of Gastroenterology staff at holiday photo booth they're hosting Dec. 20-21, 2023, at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson]
Selfies anyone? GI division hosting holiday photo booth, Dec. 20-21

In the spirit of the season, the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology invites all comers to join them in the hallway outside their office (COM-T Room 6402) to shoot selfies of themselves and colleagues at their 2023 GI Holiday Photo Booth display Dec. 20 and Dec. 21, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
[Portrait of Dr. Marvin J. Slepian wearing a white medical coat and tie.]
Dr. Marvin Slepian appointed to federal patent advisory committee

Dr. Slepian, Regents Professor in the Division of Cardiology and Sarver Heart Center member at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, will serve on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Public Advisory Committee through 2026.

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