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![[Lupus Research Association image used to promote its recognition of U of A Arthritis Center director and Rheumatology division chief C. Kent Kwoh, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/dr.kwoh_lupus_research_alliance_1920x1280px.jpg?itok=RNYX_ACU×tamp=1732135991 "Lupus Research Association image used to promote its recognition of U of A Arthritis Center director and Rheumatology division chief C. Kent Kwoh, MD")
November 20, 2024
A story published online by the Lupus Research Alliance spotlights the Rheumatology division chief and U of A Arthritis Center director’s involvement with indigenous populations in Southern Arizona. Coming during Native American Heritage Month, this recognition serves as a wonderful tribute to the work being done to advance arthritis care throughout Native American populations.
![[Kelsey Bernard, PhD, and Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD, are among U of A College of Medicine – Tucson co-authors of a paper in Experimental Neurology showing that, in an animal model, the protein PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells. The discovery could help Parkinson's patients.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/11042024-kelsey-bernard-lalitha-madhavan-klh_6310-v2_card.jpg?itok=6UHxPPuj×tamp=1732046940 "Kelsey Bernard, PhD, and Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD, are among U of A College of Medicine – Tucson co-authors of a paper in Experimental Neurology showing that, in an animal model, the protein PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells. The discovery could help Parkinson's patients.")
November 19, 2024
Parkinson’s disease causes difficulty in movement and balance, but its cognitive symptoms receive less attention and have no good treatments. A U of A College of Medicine – Tucson team, including Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD, a neurology associate professor with a dual appointment in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, hopes to change that.
![[A collage of images showing the Hospital Clínico Viedma entrance, Dr. Hinestroza, a map showing where Cochabamba is in Bolivia, and a presentation Dr. Hinestroza gave during her rotation there.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/cochabamba_hospital-viedma_card1.jpg?itok=ks3qtplN×tamp=1731971290 "A collage of images showing the Hospital Clínico Viedma entrance, Dr. Hinestroza, a map showing where Cochabamba is in Bolivia, and a presentation Dr. Hinestroza gave during her rotation there.")
November 18, 2024
The Division of Infectious Diseases and U of A GME office signed a 5-year letter of agreement with the Hospital Clínico Viedma in Cochabamba, Bolivia, for a four-week elective rotation there led by assistant professor Monica Jordan Hinestroza, MD, this February. Apply today!
![[Collage of three images from the Department of Medicine’s participation in the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Arizona Chapter of the American College of Physicians, Nov. 8-9, at the Casino del Sol Resort.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/acp-az_24_scientific_mtg_as-ip_card.jpg?itok=ewmUlYQF×tamp=1731880063 "Collage of three images from the Department of Medicine’s participation in the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Arizona Chapter of the American College of Physicians, Nov. 8-9, at the Casino del Sol Resort.")
November 15, 2024
Department of Medicine faculty, residents and students excelled at this year’s American College of Physicians chapter event hosted in Tucson, with DOM honors for Internal Medicine Physician of the Year, Educator of the Year, and Student of the Year, plus top prizes in poster contests in four of five student categories and a resident category. Poster entries, registrants and sponsorships also broke records.
![[Jil C. Tardiff, MD, PhD, FAHA]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/tardiff-jil-md-phd_cmm-42_card.jpg?itok=fvVQtMHD×tamp=1731605603 "Jil C. Tardiff, MD, PhD, FAHA")
November 14, 2024
The Division of Cardiology professor and Sarver Heart Center member whose research focuses on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young people – will give the Thomas Smith Memorial Lecture at the American Heart Association event Nov 18.
![[Collage of three images from the University of Arizona Department of Medicine DEI Mixer held Nov. 4, 2024, at the UAHS Health Sciences Innovationg Building]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/00-dom_dei_mixer_11.04.24_card_0.jpg?itok=fUdJMOD0×tamp=1731014278 "Collage of three images from the University of Arizona Department of Medicine DEI Mixer held Nov. 4, 2024, at the UAHS Health Sciences Innovationg Building")
November 7, 2024
Thirty people attended the 2024 Department of Medicine mixer hosted by the DEI Committee in the HSIB Forum and ASTEC simulation lab, including 10 pre-med and medical students interested in internal medicine, with an inspiring talk by UAHS DEI associate vice president Dr. Francisco Moreno. See the mini-photo gallery.
![[Collage of images from the first Tucson Transplant Symposium, hosted by the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson’s Division of Nephrology and Department of Surgery with a particular focus on kidney transplants.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/00-tucson_transplant_symposium_10.12.24_card-2.jpg?itok=Bodz3D7S×tamp=1731631151 "Collage of images from the first Tucson Transplant Symposium, hosted by the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson’s Division of Nephrology and Department of Surgery with a particular focus on kidney transplants.")
November 4, 2024
The Division of Nephrology co-hosts inaugural symposium with Department of Surgery, offering 3.0 CMEs for clinicians across southern Arizona interested in the latest information on kidney transplants, the most commonly transplanted organ. Nearly 40 clinicians attended. See the mini-photo gallery.
![[NIH/NIAID microscopy image of coccidioides fungal spore, which causes Valley fever, with images of U of A's Dr. John Galgiani in his lab and two Congressmen who introduced new legislation for a human vaccine]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/niaid_cocci_yellow_54009341555_a40aa09243_card.jpg?itok=UHf9UIyx×tamp=1729806583 "NIH/NIAID microscopy image of coccidioides fungal spore, which causes Valley fever, with images of U of A's Dr. John Galgiani in his lab and two Congressmen who introduced new legislation for a human vaccine")
October 24, 2024
Two U.S. representatives, a Democrat from Phoenix and a Republican from California’s Central Valley, recently filed legislation to fund creation of a national strategy for a human vaccine for Valley fever. DOM infectious diseases professor Dr. John Galgiani is quoted.
![[Collage of images and logos re: 2024 Arizona Chapter Scientific Meeting of the American College of Physicians, 11.8-9.24, in Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2024_acp-az_chapter_scientific_mtg_tucson_card.jpg?itok=moo2ngFk×tamp=1729730566 "Collage of images and logos re: 2024 Arizona Chapter Scientific Meeting of the American College of Physicians, 11.8-9.24, in Tucson")
October 23, 2024
With a record number of posters from medical students and residents, a new Great Debates contest added to the Doctor’s Dilemma and poster/oral vignettes contests, and a point-of-care ultrasound training session, the state chapter of the American College of Physicians event is building excitement, says ACP-AZ Education Committee Chair and DOM Associate Professor Dr. Indu Partha. See the schedule, who’s speaking – and register today!
![[Graphical illustration of NHLBI Workshop on Health Disparities in Pulmonary Vascular Disease]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/nhlbi_pvd_workshop_graphic_card-brdr.jpg?itok=kZwZiSvE×tamp=1729554287 "Graphical illustration of NHLBI Workshop on Health Disparities in Pulmonary Vascular Disease")
October 21, 2024
A virtual national workshop, Oct. 22-23, chaired by the DOM Pulmonary division’s Dr. Franz Rischard goes beyond how much a person’s race outweighs their mixed ancestry, sex and/or social determinants of health in a disease directly affecting over 2 million people in the U.S. Read the Q&A with Dr. Rischard on why this is important.
![[Collage of images related to testing of noncompression CT technology to detect breast cancers more accurately while increasing comfort and decreasing radiation exposure]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/breast-ct-9b8a0488_card.jpg?itok=0xUgIti0×tamp=1729886790 "Collage of images related to testing of noncompression CT technology to detect breast cancers more accurately while increasing comfort and decreasing radiation exposure")
October 21, 2024
College of Medicine – Tucson researchers, including the Division of Hematology & Oncology’s Dr. Sherry Chow, are leading a team that will test noncompression CT technology, which has the potential to detect more breast cancers more accurately while increasing comfort and decreasing radiation exposure.
![[A collage of images from the 2nd Annual UACC Awards Dinner: (top image, from left) University of Arizona Cancer Center 2024 award winners (from left) Rachna Shroff, MD, Aaron Scott, MD, Jianqin Lu, PhD, Andrew Paek, PhD, Cynthia Thomson, PhD, Jennifer Erdrich, MD, Heidi Hamann, PhD, Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2024_uacc_annual_awards_dinner_card.jpg?itok=23KrSTun×tamp=1729274289 "A collage of images from the 2nd Annual UACC Awards Dinner: (top image, from left) University of Arizona Cancer Center 2024 award winners (from left) Rachna Shroff, MD, Aaron Scott, MD, Jianqin Lu, PhD, Andrew Paek, PhD, Cynthia Thomson, PhD, Jennifer Erdrich, MD, Heidi Hamann, PhD, Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD.")
October 14, 2024
Four Department of Medicine faculty members were among nine awardees at the Second Annual Awards Dinner for the U of A Cancer Center, hosted Sept. 4 at The Graduate. Five more were among the nominators. See who they are.
![[Image of invitation to Department of Medicine's Fall DEI Mixer at the HSIB Forum, Nov. 4, 4-7 p.m.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/dom_dei_mixer_11.4.24_card.jpg?itok=ZfS2IIRF×tamp=1728680587 "Image of invitation to Department of Medicine's Fall DEI Mixer at the HSIB Forum, Nov. 4, 4-7 p.m.")
October 11, 2024
Organizers, Drs. Christian Bime and Bijin Thajudeen, anticipate a number of pre-med and medical students to attend, as well as residents, fellows and faculty. Event includes ASTEC sim lab tour and comments by UAHS and COM-T DEI leaders, Drs. Francisco Moreno and Celia Valenzuela.
![[Co-leaders, left, Taylor Riall, MD, PhD, FACS and, right, Rachna Shroff, MD, FASCO, organized the first Hepato Pancreatico-Biliary CME Symposium featuring, center, Matthew H.G. Katz, MD, CMQ, FACS, FASCO. (Photo: U of A Cancer Center)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/hbp-symposium-1_card.jpg?itok=OMrprXep×tamp=1729294058 "Co-leaders, left, Taylor Riall, MD, PhD, FACS and, right, Rachna Shroff, MD, FASCO, organized the first Hepato Pancreatico-Biliary CME Symposium featuring, center, Matthew H.G. Katz, MD, CMQ, FACS, FASCO. (Photo: U of A Cancer Center)")
October 9, 2024
About 50 general surgeons, oncologists, gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, and HPB specialists who care for these patients attended the daylong event. Among presenters, moderators and panelists were five DOM faculty: Drs. Rachna Shroff, Oleh Haluszka, Aaron Scott, Joshua Melson and Junaid Arshad.
![[A collage of photos from the first Pima County Medical Society Career-Building Bootcamp, Sept. 28, with the PCMS logo.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/pcms-bootcamp_9.28.24_card.png?itok=ZqTOAC0H×tamp=1729198845 "A collage of photos from the first Pima County Medical Society Career-Building Bootcamp, Sept. 28, with the PCMS logo.")
October 4, 2024
Five Department of Medicine faculty participate in Pima County Medical Society Career-Building Bootcamp, Sept. 28, share their views on inaugural event and the importance of community networking with medical students, residents and other early-career physicians. In other news, PCMS Board nominations close Nov. 6.
![[A collage of images related to events occuring in Tucson in late September and October 2024]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/out-n-about-n-tucson_2024_card-2.jpg?itok=E7QsYnqn×tamp=1727212279 "A collage of images related to events occuring in Tucson in late September and October 2024")
September 24, 2024
Tucson culture shines as fall brings a cooler climate with multiple festivals and other activities to the area. Many offer ways to stay healthy. See these with U of A connections to plan you and your family’s time better.
![[Collage of images from UAHS Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion event Sept. 20 to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2024]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/00-hhm_celebration_9.20.24_card-1.jpg?itok=eAoCaCmh×tamp=1727390294 "Collage of images from UAHS Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion event Sept. 20 to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2024")
September 23, 2024
The Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the U of A Health Sciences has worked up a series of activities for Hispanic Heritage Month, launched Sept. 20 with mariachi & salsa music, folklorico dancers and food trucks in the Hippocrates Courtyard that drew several DOM staffers. See a mini-photo gallery and other planned events.
![[Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation logo with images inset of Drs. Sachin Chaudhary and Arista Chand as well as graphics of curtains on either side and lung alveoli sacs]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/pff_on_stage-w_grafs_card_v1.jpg?itok=5eWqBPgm×tamp=1726802402 "Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation logo with images inset of Drs. Sachin Chaudhary and Arista Chand as well as graphics of curtains on either side and lung alveoli sacs")
September 16, 2024
First named a PFF Care Center in 2014, the designation serves as kudo for Interstitial Lung Disease Program in Department of Medicine’s Pulmonary division, treating a variety of disorders caused by scarring of lung tissue. University of Arizona, Banner clinic is one of 74 such centers across country.
![[Medical students, residents and others gather around the DOM’s Dr. Kevin Moynahan, vice dean for education at the College of Medicine – Tucson, at the Internal Medicine Student Meet-and-Greet, Sept. 11 in the COM-T Social Hall]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/1_dom_im_meet-n-greet_9.11.24_dsc_6801_card.jpg?itok=XnRmcOY4×tamp=1726517447 "Medical students, residents and others gather around the DOM’s Dr. Kevin Moynahan, vice dean for education at the College of Medicine – Tucson, at the Internal Medicine Student Meet-and-Greet, Sept. 11 in the COM-T Social Hall")
September 12, 2024
Faculty, fellows, residents and students – 77 in all – mingled and gnoshed together at a social mixer designed for medical students to learn more about internal medicine, its specialties and the people dedicating their careers to the field. See the mini-photo gallery.
![[Banner image for "Celebrating Women in Medicine Month" and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2024 Women in Medicine & Science Torchbearer Awards]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/_torchbearer_wims_2024_card-2.jpg?itok=CYp1vZv_×tamp=1727799761 "Banner image for \"Celebrating Women in Medicine Month\" and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2024 Women in Medicine & Science Torchbearer Awards")
September 11, 2024
Fifteen Department of Medicine faculty and staff joined to celebrate Drs. Lisa Alschuler, Liz Connick and Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, who were among this year’s winners recognized by COM-T Women in Medicine & Science for Women in Medicine Month. See the mini-photo gallery.