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May 2, 2016
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]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2016-05-02_sandweiss_alex_900x675px.jpg?itok=Ig7PvpW4×tamp=1710723797 "Alex Sandweiss")
May 2, 2016
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]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/teaser_2.jpg?itok=hyFEKiz8×tamp=1462034437 "Living Healthy With Arthrtis purple logo")
April 29, 2016
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.
April 28, 2016
Did you know that you can view/listen to UA Department of Medicine Grand Rounds via Apple’s iTunes? It's true...
April 28, 2016
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.
April 22, 2016
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]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/maizesslide_0_0_0.jpg?itok=nKOy6sOo×tamp=1709064674 "Victoria Maizes, MD")
April 20, 2016
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.
![[Wanda Moore and Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/mooreteaser.jpg?itok=vnERr_mc×tamp=1462295378 "Wanda Moore and Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD")
April 18, 2016
April is National Minority Health Month and the UA Sarver Heart Center Community Coalition for Heart Health Education, a minority outreach program, works year-round to raise awareness of heart health disparities.
![[Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, and Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/garciabobrowslid2_0.jpg?itok=dCiLQMWx×tamp=1710458448 "Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, and Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD")
April 18, 2016
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.
April 14, 2016
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]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/madhavanteaser.jpg?itok=rdLdL6f4×tamp=1462295378 "Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD")
April 14, 2016
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]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/mandarinoslide_0.jpg?itok=2_GWnnjJ×tamp=1710368709 "Lawrence J. Mandarino, PhD")
April 12, 2016
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]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/cairnsslide_1_0.jpg?itok=8_OYE4x2×tamp=1710367980 "Charles B. Cairns, MD, FACEP, FAHA")
April 11, 2016
A nationally recognized leader in emergency medicine and critical care research, Dr. Cairns has served as interim dean of the college since February 2015.
April 6, 2016
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.
April 6, 2016
UA Vice President for Athletics Greg Byrne and “Voice of the Wildcats” Brian Jeffries will be guest speakers at the event, which benefits research to identify the causes, improve the diagnosis and treatment and find cures for the more than 100 forms of arthritis.
![[University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/uacc_0.jpg?itok=TZPpcoOQ×tamp=1710191763 "University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson")
March 31, 2016
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]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/lungteaser_0.jpg?itok=GKXV1IFX×tamp=1472675385 "Iconographic illustration of anatomy of cardiopulmonary vasculature")
March 28, 2016
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.
March 21, 2016
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.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/shawn_ong_90x110_3_0.jpg?itok=l-mbrt0T×tamp=1458659884 "Medical student Shawn Ong shares Match Day excitement at learning where he'll practice medicine after graduating this spring.")
March 19, 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.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/whitecoatteaser_2.jpg?itok=R5e17Rns×tamp=1458251661 "Medical student Ryan Wong excited about finding out his destination on Match Day 2016.")
March 17, 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.