UA Pulmonary Fellows Win Big at National CHEST Challenge Competition in LA
Three University of Arizona pulmonary fellows who qualified in June for the National CHEST Challenge medical knowledge competition at the American College of Chest Physicians’ CHEST 2016 conference came away with the top trophy on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Los Angeles.
The game-show-style event had all the glamour of Hollywood with a fully lit stage, moderator a la Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek and three teams—two from Brooklyn, N.Y., and ours representing Banner – University Medical Center Tucson.
Keith Maggert, PhD, a research scientist at the 
The University of Arizona Cancer Center welcomes Karlie Passey in her new role as program manager for the new Office of Membership and Staff Affairs. Duties for human resources and membership at the UACC have been combined into this office, overseen by Passey. She previously was membership coordinator.
The evolutionary roots of physical activity and health are the subject of David Raichlen, PhD, an associate professor and research scientist in the University of Arizona School of Anthropology, who is the next speaker for the UA Endocrinology Grand Rounds.
William Cance, MD, has joined the University of Arizona Cancer Center as deputy director and will lead the efforts in Phoenix at the UA Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.
Noted pediatric cardiologist Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD, will be the inaugural speaker Nov. 3 at the Andra Heart Speaker Series—a free public event sponsored by Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and the Andra Heart Foundation.