An address by G.R. Scott Budinger, MD, chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital (and Prentice Hospital), drew nearly 45 attendees to the Jan. 26 Winter Lung Series Conference event at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute.
Please note: This event has been cancelled so as not to conflict with the Arizona Board of Regents meeting where a finalist to be the UA's next president is expected to participate in a public forum, 4:15 p.m., ENR2 Auditorium (Room N120). Look for another calendar item for details on that event.
Update from the Academic Management Council
Town Hall 5-6 p.m. March 8, Banner – UMC Tucson
A panel discussion with PMI leaders and the deans of both UA Colleges of Medicine is planned for 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, and all BUMG members are encouraged to attend to learn more about this historic research initiative launching this spring.
Rheumatology Grand Rounds
SPEAKER: Erika Bracamonte, MD and Amy Sussman, MD
TOPIC: Nephrology/Rheumatology Conference Part 2
Erika Bracamonte, MD serves as Director of Surgical Pathology and oversees the Histopathology laboratory at University Medical Center. In addition to providing surgical pathology diagnostic interpretations, she directs the renal biopsy service, including light microscopy, immunofluorescence and electron microscopic evaluation of native and allograft renal biopsies.
Thirty-two new fellows have matched into advanced training programs in internal medicine subspecialties for the 15 ACGME-accredited fellowship programs in the University of Arizona Department of Medicine.
About 200 people showed for the final Doc Talk lecture at the Westin La Paloma on Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, featuring University of Arizona Department of Medicine Chair Monica Kraft, MD.
The topic was “Take a Deep Breath: Is a Cure for Asthma on the Horizon?”
TOPIC: “Variation in Use of Antipsychotic Medications in U.S. Nursing Homes”
SPEAKER: Hannah Stocker-Cioltan, MPH
The University of Arizona Health Sciences community is invited to attend a brief ceremony outside the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson at noon Friday where medical students, faculty physicians and staff will join hands to form a human chain symbolizing kindness in patient care.
After nearly two years of construction, the sparkling copper Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building will open today, bringing scientists and researchers together to discover innovative solutions to today’s most pressing health issues.
The 10-story, 245,000-square-foot building is the latest addition to the growing downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus. Part of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, it is adjacent to the college’s award-winning Health Sciences Education Building and connected through a walkway labeled the Grand Canyon.
