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[Akinlolu Ojo, MD, MPH, PhD, MBA]
Dr. Akinlolu Ojo Leads Discussion About Precision Medicine with Bioscience Leaders

He was the Keynote Speaker at this Year’s AZBio Expo
Women with Heart Disease Often Don’t Realize It

Research shows that women and health-care professionals both have difficulty recognizing symptoms of heart disease in women, which can lead to delayed treatment and incorrect diagnoses, says University of Arizona nursing professor Anne Rosenfeld.
[Photo of Bentley Bobrow, MD, and another of someone providing CPR on a dummy]
Help Is Just a Phone Call Away – Telephone CPR Improves Cardiac Arrest Outcomes, UA Research Finds

“These outcomes demonstrate that it is feasible to save lives from cardiac arrest through implementing and measuring this key intervention of Telephone-CPR instructions delivered by 9-1-1 dispatchers,” said UA Emergency Medicine researcher Dr. Bentley J. Bobrow.
[Oscar Beita, MPH]
Two New Leadership Appointments Announced at UA Health Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Oscar Beita, MPH, and Lydia Kennedy, MEd, who currently work within the UA Health Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion, will be taking on new leadership roles.
People and Programs on the Move at Banner – University Medical Center

Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South are part of Banner – University Medicine, a premier academic medical network. These institutions are academic medical centers for the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
[Alex Sandweiss]
Opioid Research by UAHS MD-PhD Student Alex Sandweiss Receives Three Awards

Understanding how opioids activate the reward pathway leading to addiction is crucial to developing a non-addictive pain reliever, says Sandweiss, who also is arranger/director for the singing group DocApella
[Living Healthy With Arthrtis purple logo]
‘Decoding Osteoarthritis…New Approaches to Prevention and Treatment Using Your Brain and Body’ Subject of UA Arthritis Center Lecture, May 4

Free and open to the public, the lecture by Dr. Charles Ratzlaff will discuss the prevention and management of knee and hip osteoarthritis with an emphasis on neuromuscular re-training.
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Archived Medicine Grand Rounds Now on iTunes

Did you know that you can view/listen to UA Department of Medicine Grand Rounds via Apple’s iTunes? It's true...
Making Precision Medicine a Reality: Genomics Researchers Discover Road Map to Disease Origin

University of Arizona Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University researchers are one step closer to understanding the genetic and biological basis of diseases like cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and rheumatoid arthritis – and to identifying new drug targets and therapies.
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Coming soon: New website for Banner - UMC

Banner Health—the chief clinical partner for the UA Health Sciences colleges—will soon launch a redesigned, more customer-friendly public website that’s designed to be mobile-friendly and offers new functionality and features. Views are geocentrically coordinated to clinical programs and services of the nearest Banner facilities. Preview it via video highlights here…
[Victoria Maizes, MD]
The James E. Dalen, MD, MPH, Distinguished Lecture for Health Policy Presents Dr. Victoria Maizes, Internationally Recognized Leader in Integrative Medicine, May 6

Dr. Maizes will describe local and national initiatives that are being implemented and producing meaningful change, from school-based mindfulness programs to community gardens as well as University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine programs that can enhance well-being and improve the health of our society. The lecture is free and open to the public.
[Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, and Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD]
UA Health Sciences Leaders Among Phoenix Magazine’s Top 25 `Maestros of Medicine’

Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD, and Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, FACEP, FAHA, made Phoenix Magazine’s list of the top 25 most influential people involved in Phoenix health care.
We’re Taking Red Steps to Rise above Heart Failure

April 14 is Heart Failure Society of America’s Red Steps Challenge – 6 million red steps to raise awareness of the 6 million Americans who are living with heart failure
[Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD]
UA Physician-Scientist Tackling Neurogenerative Disorders With Novel Stem Cell Technology

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and innovative research is especially significant in working toward an eventual cure for this progressive disorder that affects an estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide.
[Lawrence J. Mandarino, PhD]
Dr. Lawrence J. Mandarino to Head new UA Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Internationally recognized translational researcher tapped to lead University of Arizona Health Sciences’ efforts to accelerate interdisciplinary research toward the prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes and related conditions.
[Charles B. Cairns, MD, FACEP, FAHA]
Dr. Charles B. Cairns Named Dean of UA College of Medicine – Tucson

A nationally recognized leader in emergency medicine and critical care research, Dr. Cairns has served as interim dean of the college since February 2015.
People and Programs On The Move at Banner – University Medical Center

Valley Fever Clinic opens in Tucson in April; Banner – University Medical Center thanks and honors its volunteers April 8; head and neck cancer lecture, April 14.
[University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson]
UA Cancer Center Researchers Advocate new Approach To Treat Rare Tissue Disorder

Overall implications for this new approach suggest that low energy X-rays or electron beams have a high therapeutic ratio in relieving the limiting symptoms of “Scleredema of Buschke” and in improving the quality of life of the patients afflicted by it.
[Iconographic illustration of anatomy of cardiopulmonary vasculature]
UA College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center Co-Sponsor Inaugural Desert Lung Disease Conference, April 15-16

Continuing medical education credits are available to as many as 150 clinical practitioners expected to attend the two-day event to learn more about advanced lung disease treatment options.
Med Student Bachelorette host and contestant at Tucson Match Day festivities
Internal Medicine First Choice for Match Day Surprises

Shawn Ong was first to announce winning his top pick for Match Day at the UA College of Medicine - Tucson. Among 99 local students participating in the national event, he's headed for Yale-New Haven for an internal medicine residency. Many chose to stay in Tucson for their resident physician training...
[Medical student Shawn Ong shares Match Day excitement at learning where he'll practice medicine after graduating this spring.]
Primary Care Wins the Largest Share of Students in the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2016

The students opened Match Day envelopes Friday that revealed where they will go for residency training: nearly 40 percent of the class – 39 of 99 students – will pursue primary care, the most critical physician shortage in Arizona.
[Medical student Ryan Wong excited about finding out his destination on Match Day 2016.]
MATCH DAY 2016

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2016 and medical graduates across the country learn where they will go for residency training during National Residency Matching Program ceremonies coordinated to occur at the same time.
[Akinlolu O. Ojo, MD, MPH, PhD, MBA]
UA Health Sciences Appoints Noted Health Leader Dr. Akinlolu O. Ojo as Associate Vice President for Clinical Research and Global Health Initiatives

An international leader in chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation research and clinical care with a focus on health disparities, Dr. Ojo brings extensive experience in the development and management of multicenter clinical trials and global health research.
Of 4,000 Applicants, Last of 300 Internal Medicine Residency Candidates Finish Interviews, Tours

Final Applicant Visit Day events preceding the 2016-17 Resident Match Day ceremonies took place in January. In all, nearly 3,500 applications were received for each UA Internal Medicine Residency Program—at Tucson and South campus—and more than 400 candidates interviewed for about 40 positions. The Dermatology Residency Program got more than 450 applications and interviewed about 45 candidates...
DOM Faculty Spotlighted in Teaching Awards Ceremony

Five Department of Medicine faculty members came away with seven awards during the 36th UACOM Faculty Teaching Awards and Vernon and Virginia Furrow Awards ceremony, Nov. 19, in DuVal Auditorium. See who got recognized…

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