Medicine Grand Rounds & Spark Lecture with U of A’s Dr. Christian Bime

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

Topic: “Impact of Telehealth on Critical Access Hospitals in the USA”

Christian Bime, MD, MSc 

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
U of A College of Medicine – Tucson
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724

— A light lunch will be provided. —

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Presenter: Dr. Christian Bime, an associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine and vice chair for Access, Community & Belonging in the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is a pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist and an intensive care medicine internist as medical director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Banner – University Medical Center – Tucson. He earned his medical degree from the Universite de Yaounde, Cameroon, and a master’s degree in epidemiology from Michigan State University in East Lansing, completing his internal medicine residency training at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he also was a chief resident. He completed his Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He joined the U of A faculty in 2013, and was among the inaugural winners of the U of A Health Sciences Career Development Awards in 2014. That same year, he also was among the inaugural AZ PRIDE scholars (now AAPLS), a year-long mentorship program designed to support research careers for those underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. His top areas of expertise are in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, and embolectomy. His clinical research consists of co-authoring 71 peer reviewed articles and participating in clinical trials. A native of Cameroon, he also serves on the African interest group and membership committee of the American Thoracic Society.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_grand_rounds_flyer_03.19.25_bime_v2.pdf

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-7174 at least three days in advance of event. 

This lecture also is good for 1.0 Spark credit approved by the Committee for Access, Community & Belonging at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. See the QR Code displayed at the beginning and end of the lecture to register for the credit.