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June 27, 2021
The UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson has accepted six high school graduates in a new program that reduces the time to a medical degree to seven years.
June 15, 2021
The Medical Scientist Training Program is designed to train students planning careers in academic medicine or biomedical research.
![[Valley fever is much better understood worldwide thanks to the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence’s research, education and outreach efforts.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2021-06-10_022321-valley-fever-center-nhg_3755-card.jpg?itok=oeFpuO2i×tamp=1692816503 "Valley fever is much better understood worldwide thanks to the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence’s research, education and outreach efforts.")
June 10, 2021
The center, led by Dr. John Galgiani, a professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, focuses on research, outreach and education to fulfill its mission of protecting people against a deadly fungal disease native to the Southwest.
June 8, 2021
A new Bachelor of Science in Medicine expands opportunities for students to pursue jobs in health care, where demand for trained professionals is rising.
May 11, 2021
Jordan Karp, MD, an expert on mental health in the aging population, will deliver the keynote address at the Arizona Arthritis Center’s Living Healthy With Arthritis Conference.
![[The UArizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center has spent decades researching the origins of adult respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, which often begin in the wheezing and lower respiratory infections of youth.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/asthma_airway_1310226962_card.jpg?itok=UEG9Wz63×tamp=1721928985 "The UArizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center has spent decades researching the origins of adult respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, which often begin in the wheezing and lower respiratory infections of youth.")
May 4, 2021
The Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center, with numerous faculty from the Department of Medicine’s pulmonary and other divisions throughout the years, has revolutionized our scientific understanding of asthma and other respiratory diseases.
April 28, 2021
Data blitzes, spotlight talks and special session on diversity, equity and inclusion highlight the second annual event that is free and open to the public.
April 20, 2021
The UArizona Hillel Foundation has awarded College of Medicine – Tucson student Gabrielle “Gabi” Mintz the Shirley D. Curson Medical Student Scholarship.
![[Children on playground: The hygiene hypothesis, the idea that children exposed to more germs early on in life develop greater immunity and are less likely to get asthma and other diseases, will be explored in a UArizona-led cross-border study.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/hispanic_kids_playing-149847186_card.jpg?itok=rPrfgUtQ×tamp=1721934792 "Children on playground: The hygiene hypothesis, the idea that children exposed to more germs early on in life develop greater immunity and are less likely to get asthma and other diseases, will be explored in a UArizona-led cross-border study.")
April 7, 2021
UArizona Health Sciences researchers – including the Pulmonary division’s Dr. Tara Carr – are taking a three-pronged approach to analyze asthma in children in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona – even before they’re born.
March 29, 2021
The full-tuition program aims to improve Arizonans’ health and reduce medical student debt by addressing a dire need for qualified medical professionals.
March 19, 2021
On Match Day, about 120 UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson students learned where they’ll launch their careers as new residents after graduation.
March 18, 2021
About 120 students in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2021 learn where they’ll launch medical careers as resident physicians in virtual ceremony Friday, March 19.
February 17, 2021
Increases in total National Institutes of Health funding have led to higher rankings for several colleges and departments.
February 11, 2021
Hosted by Arizona SciTech Institute, the free virtual event is open to middle and high school students, families, educators, and the general public.
February 9, 2021
Expenses for the fungal disease endemic to the Southwest can skyrocket for people whose diagnosis is delayed, leading to more serious infection or death.
February 4, 2021
Among news items: Dr. Monica Kraft wins Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellowship, and Drs. Sairam Parthasarathy and Michael Grandner sleep studies rated tops for 2020.
January 12, 2021
Elizabeth Connick, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson professor and chief and fellowship program director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, received the 2020 Constance B. Wofsy Women’s Health Award, an annual honor presented by the AIDS Clinical Trials Group.
December 18, 2020
AIDS women’s health award to Dr. Liz Connick; Liver Institute wins CDC designation; Dr. Julie Bauman co-chairs cancer prevention committee.
December 17, 2020
Division of Infectious Diseases chief at UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson receives NIH-supported AIDS Clinical Trials Group award at virtual ceremony in November.
December 16, 2020
Antibody tests, groundbreaking research and community outreach are a few of the ways the University of Arizona Health Sciences met the test of a pandemic.