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[Photo of a diverse group of older people gathering around a woman holding a cell phone for a selfie photograph.]
$5M HRSA grant supports diverse and skilled geriatric care workforce in Arizona

The funds awarded to the Center on Aging’s Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program couldn’t come at a better time. That’s due to a growing older U.S. population that’s more racially and ethnically diverse than ever. Meanwhile, Arizona has projected 38.5% more residents over the age of 60 by 2040. 
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Banner – UMC Tucson best hospital in Tucson, SE Arizona and No. 3 in the state again

U.S. News & World Report ranked Tucson’s only level one trauma center once more as the No. 1 hospital in Tucson, No. 1 hospital in Southeastern Arizona and No. 3 in Arizona, with additional credit as high performing in five adult specialties and nine procedures and conditions for 2024-25.
[Photo collage of DOM faculty in first cohort for Advanced Healthcare Leadership Academy: Drs. Tara Carr, Janet Funk, Elizabeth Juneman, Serena Scott and Tejo Vemulapalli]
Five DOM faculty in first class of COM-T, Eller Advanced Healthcare Leadership Academy

Drs. Tara Carr, Janet Funk, Elizabeth Juneman, Serena Scott and Tejo Vemulapalli are among 13 in the inaugural cohort for the re-envisioned and expanded Learning to Lead program designed to enhance the college’s leadership culture and build a better community of colleagues with shared goals.
[Collage of most new physicians joining the 18 fellowships at the University of Arizona Department of Medicine, ranging from Cardiology to Hematology & Oncology Rheumatology.]
New residents, fellows join DOM in July just in time for holiday

Independence Day dropped right into the middle of the week for new resident and fellow physicians beginning their training within the Department of Medicine’s two residency and 18 fellowships, 15 of which are ACGME accredited.
[A collage of images from a June 19 reception for resident physicians and July 1 reception for fellows, hosted by Banner – University Medicine Tucson and the University of Arizona’s Graduate Medical Education program, at the Culinary Dropout restaurants.]
New residents, fellows welcomed at Banner Health receptions

University of Arizona resident and fellow physicians in their training programs’ first year were feted recently at two receptions hosted by Banner – University Medicine Tucson at the Culinary Dropout restaurant as part of their welcome to Banner, the university and Tucson.
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Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski talks about skin cancer in latest Cancer Bytes video

The Dermatology division chief and co-director of the U of A Skin Cancer Institute offers tips on how to enjoy the outdoors to minimize your UV exposure and reduce your risk of skin cancer.
[Collage image of portraits of eight of 11 new University of Arizona Department of Medicine faculty members as of 7.1.2024]
Eleven new faculty welcomed to Department of Medicine in first week in July

Eight are hospitalists with the Division of Inpatient Medicine, and the Cardiology, Dermatology and Pulmonary divisions get one each. Four are former UArizona residents, two are “MedCats for Life,” and one is a former UArizona fellow. Welcome to summer in the Sonoran Desert!  
[Dr. Michael Abecassis, dean of the College of Medicine – Tucson (center), joins all the college's staff award of excellence nominees for a group photo, showing their Wildcat pride.]
Three from DOM among nominees for COM-T Lura Hanekamp Dedicated Staff Award

Congratulations to all the nominees – including the Department of Medicine’s Mia Gonzales, Brenda Lambert and Courtney Smith – and the two winners, feted at an awards ceremony on June 26 in the Health Sciences Innovation Building.
[Drs. Sai Parthasarathy, Daniel Butler and Rachna Shroff at a panel discussion for the 2024 Clinical Trials Development Workshop, hosted June 21 by Dr. Shroff and the University of Arizona Cancer Center at the HSIB Forum.]
Four DOM faculty among those to share expertise at Clinical Trials Development Workshop

Hematology-Oncology chief Dr. Rachna Shroff was joined at annual UArizona Cancer Center event by Pulmonary chief Dr. Sai Parthasarathy, Dermatology’s Dr. Daniel Butler and Hem-Onc’s Dr. Aaron Scott, co-leader of the Cancer Center’s Clinical & Translational Oncology Program. See mini-photo gallery.
[Amy Sussman, MD, the U of A Department of Medicine's vice chair for education and clerkship director, gives new resident physician's their first lesson on "Teaching Expectations for Clerkship Students."]
Resident orientation gives incoming IM interns inside look at physician training

Personalized white coats, stethoscopes and pagers are just the beginning for new Internal Medicine Residency Program interns launching their medical careers as primary care physicians at the College of Medicine – Tucson. See the mini-photo gallery.
Dr. Vijay Chandiramani named Hospitalist of the Year

The associate chief for Division of Inpatient Medicine received the honor from the Arizona Chapter of the American College of Physicians.
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Latest DOM newsletter focuses on graduations, new clinic, research day and promotions

The June 2024 Internal Digest newsletter is out, putting the spotlight on graduations from DOM’s 15 fellowship and two residency programs, a new Cardiology clinic, IM Research Day results, faculty promotions and the Boyer Liver Institute – and featuring six photo galleries.
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New Tanque Verde Cardiology Clinic expected to open soon

Division of Cardiology and Sarver Heart Center faculty and staff are excited about new 11,000-square-foot facility next to Banner Cardiovascular surgery center in Tucson with ample access for midtown, foothills patients. 
[Collage of photos of fellowship graduations from Department of Medicine programs in 2024]
DOM fellows, residents look to future in post-graduate world

DOM Fellows and residents have been graduating since May 5 from the 15 fellowship and two residency programs currently active within the Department of Medicine. All are headed to bigger and better things whether here or across the country and world. See where they’re going.
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Summer sessions for DOM Faculty Instructional Development announced

The summer schedule for Faculty Instructional Development sessions – six in all (two per month) – within the Department of Medicine has been released, with the first occurring Wednesday, June 12, 2-2:30 p.m., via Zoom. Register for this and other sessions today!
[Dr. Jennifer Carew is a professor of medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and a member of the UArizona Cancer Center Clinical and Translational Oncology Program. (Photo by Kris Hanning, UArizona Health Sciences Office of Communications)]
Study finds potential pathway to reducing breast cancer brain metastases

Brain metastases are the most prevalent adult central nervous system tumors, with 20% to 30% of cases resulting from breast cancer patients. DOM’s Dr. Jennifer Carew and Steffan Nawrocki were co-authors on the paper.
[Pictures of nine Department of Medicine physicians who won promotions for the 2024-25 academic year]
Nine DOM faculty win title upgrades via promotion

Well wishes for Department of Medicine faculty who earned promotions for the next academic year. They include Drs. Mohanad Al Obaidi, Tara Carr, Michel Corban, Sima Ehsani, Justin Hayes, Olivia Hung, Neha Jaswal, Elizabeth Juneman and Bijin Thajudeen. Three are from Cardiology and two from Infectious Diseases.
[Residents and faculty—including Drs. Anthony Witten (wearing mask) and Kevin Moynahan (center)—mingle during the judging portion of the poster contest during the 2024 Internal Medicine Research Academic Half Day for the Department of Medicine.]
Research Academic Half Day adds oral vignettes to poster competition for 2024

Residents got twice the bang for their buck at this year’s Internal Medicine Research Academic Half Day with both a traditional poster contest as well as – for the first time ever – oral vignettes during the event’s activities. Multiple DOM faculty participated as judges. See photo gallery and announcement of who won.
[Cardiology's Dr. Steve Goldman (left) listens as DOM Chair Dr. James Liao welcomes attendees at memorial for lives of Drs. James Dalen and Jay Smith, former dean and vice dean of the College of Medicine - Tucson and DOM faculty. ]
More than 75 join to celebrate lives of Drs. Jim Dalen, Jay Smith

Families, friends and former faculty of prior College of Medicine – Tucson dean and vice dean—both with Department of Medicine divisions—share memories of a dynamic time in the college’s history at May 22 memorial held in their honor and hosted by DOM chair, Dr. Jim Liao, and vice chair, Dr. Joe Alpert.
[Drs. Mari Ricker and Andrew Weil were part of a panel discussion on the role of integrative medicine in the future of U.S. healthcare, April 24, 2024, in the HSIB Forum]
Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine celebrates grand opening

Panel discussion with pioneers in integrative health care, cooking demonstrations, public open house highlight debut of new complex. DOM faculty were prominent at each, if only in attending. See who was there with two mini-photo galleries and a video.
[Portrait of University of Arizona Health Sciences immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya]
Bhattacharya named inaugural executive director of CAMI

The Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies will be led by Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a renowned immunologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
[Photo of Dr. Salma Patel at a SSWIMS fellows event, with photos inset of co-fellow Dr. Olivia Hung (2023-24) and incoming fellows: Drs. Billie Bixby, Saher Khalid and Amy Klein. ]
Two DOM faculty to graduate from SSWIMS fellowship, four more named fellows

Drs. Olivia Hung and Salma Patel are among 11 who’ll graduate May 15 in the first class for the Spurring Success for Women in Medicine and Science, or SSWIMS, fellowship at the College of Medicine – Tucson. And Drs. Danielle Avila, Billie Bixby, Saher Khalid and Amy Klein have been named to the second class.
[Chair of the UArizona Chapter of the Academy of Medical Education Scholars, or AMES, Tara Carr, MD (far right), presents plaques to newly inducted members, Holly Bullock, MD, MPH (OB-GYN), Saman Nematollahi, MD (Infectious Diseases), Joy Bulger Beck, MD (GGP-General Internal Medicine), Jennifer Plitt, MD (GGP-Palliative Medicine), and Amy Mitchell, MD (OB-GYN). Missing from the photo are other new members, Maria Bishop, MD (Hematology-Oncology), Steven Dudick, MD (OB-GYN), and Aaron Mason, MD (Surgery).]
Seven from DOM recognized by Academy of Medical Education Scholars UArizona chapter

Four DOM faculty were inducted recently into the UArizona Chapter of the Academy of Medical Education Scholars, or AMES, at the College of Medicine – Tucson and three others from the department won research grants. Find out who they were here.
[Illustration of how the Multi-Institutional Transformation and Graduate Student Support Initiative (MITSI) works to build bridges and transform institutions to support graduate STEM education for indigenous and Latinx students.]
Summer 2024 professional development opportunity for UArizona faculty

UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson faculty are encouraged to apply to participate in NAU Flagstaff program to build bridges and transform institutions in support of graduate STEM education among indigenous and Latinx students.
[Collage of photos from Docs in the Kitchen cooking demonstration for healthy diet, May 4, 2024, around an image of the Hacienda at the River senior living community in Tucson]
Photo Gallery: Mediterranean diet, fiber-rich foods focus of latest ‘Docs in the Kitchen’ cooking demo

A fiber-rich diet’s many benefits include reducing risk of cancer, according to hematology & oncology fellowship director Dr. Krisstina Gowin and Dr. Juanita Merchant, UArizona Cancer Center interim director and GI division chief. See a photo gallery of them helping prepare four-course meal.

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