The Pulse E-Newsletter (2018)

Below are past issues of The Pulse, the e-newsletter of the UA Department of Medicine, from 2015-2019:

2019

 Volume 4, No. 8 – October 2019: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair's Message: $33M+ in research awards, HSIB Public Forum/Open House, new directions for UAHS, Banner
– SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Louise Hecker takes top honor at Governor's Celebration of Innovation Expo
– SPOTLIGHT: South Campus Internal Medicine residents reign at ACP 'Doctors' Dilemma' contest
– SPOTLIGHT: Three DOM faculty shine at COM-T's 3rd Innovations & Inventions Research Fair
– More than 140 attend Sarver Heart Center's Diabetes/Heart Disease Connection Lunch & Learn Program
– Nogales father, son offer patient/caregiver view at Spotlight on Stomach Cancer Symposium

 Volume 4, No. 7 – September 2019: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Accolades, Blue Ridge rankings, end of ‘Overlap,’ APR self-study and Ojos’ sendoff
– SPOTLIGHT: Top 2019 research honor at Arizona Bioscience Week goes to DOM chair
– SPOTLIGHT: Flu season approacheth — get thee to a shot clinic
– SPOTLIGHT: Fall faculty meeting offers six-month snapshot of DOM kudos
– Dr. Hecker a finalist for award at 2019 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation
– Several DOM faculty in spotlight at Phoenix Arizona Drug Discovery Summit

 Volume 4, No. 6 – June 2019: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Grads celebrate, TLA inventor check-ins, and AZ Tech Council summer events
– SPOTLIGHT: Da Vinci, Drake honors show Dr. Marvin Slepian to be ‘Man for All Seasons’
– SPOTLIGHT: 11 Department of Medicine faculty approved for promotion and tenure
– SPOTLIGHT: 3 IM residents, Dr. Lori Fantry recognized at South Campus Scholarly Day
– Drs. Emad Elquza, Sairam Parthasarathy win COM-T mentor honors
– 10 New DOM docs recognized at COM-T General Faculty Meeting

 Volume 4, No. 5 – April-May 2019: The Pulse  | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Dr. Stump memorial, convocations, new transplant services director and BUMCT tower opens
– SPOTLIGHT: 33 Share 36 Honors Presented at 2019 DOM Annual Awards Assembly
– SPOTLIGHT: 5 Tucson Campus Residents Shine Brightest at Research AHD 2019 Poster Contest
– SPOTLIGHT: Full House Hears ‘UA Great Debate’ on ‘Prevention vs. Intervention’
– GI’s New ‘Cookin’ Docs’ Program to Help Patients Overcome Digestive Disorders
– Electrophysiologist Dr. Peter Ott among ‘Tucson Folk Festival’ performers

 Volume 4, No. 4 – March 2019: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Doctors’ Day, ‘Fast Pass’ & ‘Overlap,’ MAT waivers, & Regenerative Medicine Symposium
– SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Andrew Weil Commits $15 Million to Name UA Center for Integrative Medicine
– SPOTLIGHT: UA Match Day Results in 49 Doctors-to-Be Headed to DOM as Incoming Residents
– SPOTLIGHT: Banner – University Medicine CEO Q&A Highlights Spring DOM Faculty Meeting
– Eight DOM Faculty to Serve at College of Medicine Clinical Trials Development Workshop
– Dr. Lisa O’Neill Speaks at Fourth Annual ‘Caregiver Day at the Capitol’ in Phoenix

 Volume 4, No. 3 – January/February 2019: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Snow in Tucson! StatLab support, New hospital tower, Farewells
- SPOTLIGHT: UA/Banner Tucson facilities earn ‘Scleroderma Research & Treatment Center’ status
- SPOTLIGHT: Research Day 2019 crowns Drs. Kraft and Ledford with Shark Tank prize
- SPOTLIGHT: A frenzy of Fellowship Matches announced for 2019-20 advanced trainees
- Dr. Jil Tardiff gives keynote at ‘Inspiring Women in STEM’ event to kickoff BIO5 celebration
- UA Center on Aging’s Dr. Linda Phillips authors op-eds on elderly for The Hill, Arizona Daily Star

2018

Volume 4, No. 2 – December 2018: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Holiday party photos from around Department of Medicine
- SPOTLIGHT: UA GI chief elected to National Academy of Medicine governing council
- SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Tara Carr: Peanut allergy study shows oral immunotherapy reduces reactions
- SPOTLIGHT: Banner – UMC takes part in expanded EAP for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis genomic classifier
- Ex-GI chief, Medicine chair and College of Medicine dean, Dr. Steve Goldschmid retires
- Drs. Henk Granzier, Nancy Sweitzer discover diabetes drug helpful to treat heart failure

  Volume 4, No. 1 – November 2018: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: UA/Banner ‘Fast Pass,’ UAHS Strategic Plan, Fellowship Match
- SPOTLIGHT: Interstitial Lung Disease Program now a ‘WASOG Sarcoidosis Clinic’
- SPOTLIGHT: Pulmonary chief to help NIH prioritize research on science of sleep
- SPOTLIGHT: S. Campus Internal Med residents take top awards at ACP AZ Scientific Meeting
- B Cell follicles shield HIV, UA Infectious Diseases researchers find
- Dozen UA College of Medicine teaching awards go to Internal Medicine

 Volume 3, No. 8 – October 2018: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: LCME, TJC survey results, ABIM board passage success, med student overlap
- SPOTLIGHT: Lung Transplant Program earns 'Distinction' from Blue Cross Blue Shield
- SPOTLIGHT: DOM faculty to take quarter of 2018 college Faculty Teaching Awards
- SPOTLIGHT: UA/Banner Tucson Structural Heart Team reaches another TAVR Milestone
- Drs. Breathett, Merchant put spotlight on DOM research at 2nd Innovations & Inventions Fair
- V Foundation grant allows Dr. Chalasani, team to expand clinical trials across Arizona

 Volume 3, No. 7 – September 2018: The Pulse  | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Strategic plan, HSIB progress, AllOfUsAZ.org nears 15K enrollees
- SPOTLIGHT: Graduating sleep fellow holds distinction of first NIH K12 award at UAHS
- SPOTLIGHT: Open house for new Advanced Electrophysiology Suite draws crowd
- SPOTLIGHT: UA researchers study potential drug candidates for deadly lung disease
- $1.5M grant to help UA train future cancer prevention researchers
- AzHEC grant allows student-led CPR group to develop Spanish videos

 Volume 3, No. 6 – August 2018: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair's Message: Best Hospitals, Top Docs, more kudos and diversity 
- SPOTLIGHT: UA, Banner, TMC Partner for ‘Tucson Conference’
- SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Clara Curiel named AZBIO Researcher of Year
- SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Monica Kraft picked for NHLBI Advisory Council
- New UA executive dean headlines Third Annual Fellows Retreat
- DOM underpins U.S. News 'Best Hospitals' results

 Volume 3, No. 5 – June-July 2018: The Pulse | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Accolades, new leadership and a busy fall calendar
- SPOTLIGHT: Nationally renowned colon cancer researcher Dr. Juanita Merchant starts as GI chief
- SPOTLIGHT: Thirty-plus fellows graduate from specialty training in internal medicine
- SPOTLIGHT: UA/Banner kidney transplant team enjoys record week
- BIO5 funds effort to improve imaging of dialysis vascular remodeling
- Residents host awards ceremonies, grad night celebrations

 Volume 3, No. 4 – May 2018: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Welcomes, receptions and change
- SPOTLIGHT: UA Nephrology, Urology to launch Kidney Stone Clinic in July
- SPOTLIGHT: American Thoracic Society presents Dr. Monica Kraft with top award
- SPOTLIGHT: Infectious Diseases fellow seeks citizen help in kissing bug, Chagas disease study
- UA, Banner Health 'All of Us' alliance expands on Arizona's largest NIH award ever
- Winners named for Research Academic Half Day, South Campus GME Scholarly Day

 Volume 3, No. 3 – April 2018: The Pulse  ​| [PDF of this issue]
Chair’s Message: Awards, graduations & moving day, again
- SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Tammy Ojo picked as Banner – UMC Tucson Ambulatory Care executive medical director
- SPOTLIGHT: Drs. Vanderpool, Knox win ABRC grant awards
- SPOTLIGHT: Honors aplenty at 2018 DOM Annual Awards Assembly
- Cardiology completes 300th TAVR procedure with Silver City, N.M., patient
- GI's Dr. Banerjee licenses Omniscient dual-view endoscope

 Volume 3, No. 2 – Spring 2018: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Match Day success, big grants, BUM North opens, spring cleaning 
- SPOTLIGHT: Banner – UMC South earns spot on national ‘100 Top Hospitals’ list
- SPOTLIGHT: P.I. Research Poster night shines for second year in row
- SPOTLIGHT: Blue Ridge NIH award funding rank up again for DOM
- DOM lung transplant docs help Banner – UMC win Aetna ‘Institutes of Excellence™’ honor
- New Liver Institute signage recognizes renaming in Dr. Boyer’s honor

2017

Volume 3, No. 1 – Winter 2017-18: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
– SPOTLIGHT: Curtain to Rise for New Adult Health Clinics at Banner – University North
– SPOTLIGHT: Local Publications Pay Homage to UA Health Sciences, DOM Docs in 2017
– SPOTLIGHT: DOM Takes Third of College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Teaching Awards
– Several DOM Docs Tout Patient Care in ‘Doctorpedia’ Videos
– Good Showing for DOM Faculty at College Research Fair & ACP Chapter Honors Three at DOM
– Four DOM 'Influential Health, Medical Leaders' Recognized

 Volume 2, No. 8, September 2017: The Pulse  | [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Focus on Education, Recruitment, Retention and Research
– SPOTLIGHT: Full Steam Ahead for Cerner Go-Live, Oct. 1 — Tip Sheets, FAQs & More
– SPOTLIGHT: More Than One Path to Success, DOM Fellows Learn at 2nd Annual Retreat
– SPOTLIGHT: 600 Show, CVs in Hand, for Banner Health Tucson Job Fair
– Osteoarthritis Disparities, Lung Disease Genetics Topics at DOM Research Seminar, Oct. 12
– Drs. Slepian, Goldman Among Host of UA Honorees at AZBio Awards, Oct. 11

 Volume 2, No. 7, July/August 2017: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Epic to Cerner go-live, Banner ‘find a doc,’ construction update, record COM-T apps
– SPOTLIGHT: NIH $4.8M Grant to Valley Fever Center to Speed Vaccine Development
– SPOTLIGHT: Banner – UMC Tucson's U.S. News 'Best Hospital' Rankings Best in Decade
– SPOTLIGHT: Dozen New Physicians Join Faculty across Department of Medicine
– Cardiology adds heart failure, electrophysiology fellowships; 10-in-9-months sets heart transplant record
– Banner – UMC Tucson respiratory therapy team takes top statewide award

 Volume 2, No. 6, May/June 2017: The Pulse  ​| [PDF of this issue]
Chair’s Message: Record heat, Valley fever rising, grad nights & good news from UA-Banner council
– SPOTLIGHT: Banner University Medical Group Lifts Non-Compete Clause for Provider Contracts in Tucson
– SPOTLIGHT: UA College of Medicine – Tucson First in Higher Ed to Adopt Workplace by Facebook
– SPOTLIGHT: Medicine Chair's Senate Testimony at Odds with ADEQ Chief on Air Quality
– Dr. Sai Parthasarathy to study telehealth, sleep medicine with $250K foundation award
– Dr. Monica Vandivort gets $50K grant for Cochise County pilot to improve elder care

 Volume 2, No. 5, April 2017: The Pulse  ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: UA, Pulmonary Institute gather at BIO5; BUMCP, BUMCT lung transplant core team for growth 
– SPOTLIGHT: New College of Medicine - Phoenix dean and BUMG CEO Named
– SPOTLIGHT: Tucson, Phoenix Lung Transplant Team Talk Growth Strategies
– SPOTLIGHT: Pulmonary Faculty, Community Docs to Hold Quarterly Meet-n-Greets
– Sickle cell, congenital heart disease studies earn researchers NIH grants
– NIH-funded study to look at genetic underpinnings of severe Valley fever

​ Volume 2, No. 4, March 2017: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Texas Medical Center CEO Top Pick for UA President
– SPOTLIGHT: Dozen UAHS Docs Secure Arizona BRC Grants Worth Nearly $6M 
– SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Amy Sussman Named New DOM Vice Chair for Education 
– SPOTLIGHT: Thirty-two Match into 15 ACGME-accredited DOM Fellowships 
– Quarter of Banner Tucson ‘Top Doctors’ in 2017 from DOM faculty 
– Iris Cantor donates $1M to Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

 Volume 2, No. 3, January/February 2017: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: COM-T 50th Anniversary Kicked Off at General Faculty Meeting (see photos)
– SPOTLIGHT: Wake Forest Recruits Head New Genetics, Genomics & Precision Medicine Division
– SPOTLIGHT: Banner Videos Feature DOM Docs on Diversity, Physician Profiles
– SPOTLIGHT: In with a Bang, DOM Faculty Gear Up for Bigger, Better Things in New Year 
– First PI Research Poster Night pulls in 100 attendees (see photos)
– 'Doc Talks,' 'Beat Cancer' Lectures Spotlight Community Outreach

2016

 Volume 2, No. 2, December 2016: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: DOM chair highlights key successes of year for growing department
– SPOTLIGHT: Surgery’s Dr. Neumayer to lead UA Health Sciences as Dr. Garcia returns to faculty role
– SPOTLIGHT: UA, Banner – UMC Tucson celebrate record year for kidney transplants
– SPOTLIGHT: Pulmonary’s Dr. Knox off to COM – Phoenix as head of Faculty Affairs Office
– DOM faculty, physicians and researchers prolific with 225+ published papers in 2016
– Tucson Lifestyle, BizTucson find ample fodder for spotlights of DOM 'Top Docs'

 Volume 2, No. 1, November 2016: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: DOM faculty take credit for 30 awards worth $17.2 million; Give to Bressler-Alpert Travel Fund 
– SPOTLIGHT: UA docs get Lung Transplant Program 'recertified'
– SPOTLIGHT: Pulmonary fellows win national CHEST Challenge 
– SPOTLIGHT: Thai princess' physician completes UA Nephrology training
– S. Campus doc named ACP's Arizona Resident of the Year
– Former Air Force flight surgeon gives Veterans Day lecture

 Volume 1, No. 7, October 2016: The Pulse  | [PDF of this issue]
Chair’s Message: Recap of DOM General Faculty Meeting; Dr. Tammy Ojo now vice chair of clinical affairs
– SPOTLIGHT: Chicago philanthropist gives $1M to Integrative Medicine
– SPOTLIGHT: 'Homecoming' special for new Hem-Onc chief 
– SPOTLIGHT: Big data helps in mapping human immune system
– 30 new DOM faculty began UA careers since July 1
– Grants for Latina mammograms, sleep disorders, lung research

 Volume 1, No. 6, August 2016: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: DOM launches Research Seminars and Ambulatory Strategy Task Force
– SPOTLIGHT: $7M NIH grant to help asthma sufferers control attacks
– SPOTLIGHT: Packed house for Fellows Career Development Retreat
– SPOTLIGHT: DoM leads way for college, hospital in US News rankings
– Cancer Center retains NCI designation, wins $17.6M grant
– Center on Aging documentary, 'Passing On,' wins Emmy

 Volume 1, No. 5, July 2016: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue]
– SPOTLIGHT: UA docs lead authors on new national Valley Fever guidance
– SPOTLIGHT: Geriatrics chief backs fed support for At-Home Primary Care
– SPOTLIGHT: New Residents, Fellows Get Orientation at Marriott Event
– UA Health Sciences, Banner team up for $43.3M PMI grant
– Crowds pack diabetes health fair, White House Cancer Summit
– Grants include $11.4M NIH to study lung injury, $650K for HIV cure

 Volume 1, No. 4, June 2016: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Summer brings new faculty, division chiefs
– SPOTLIGHT: Cancer Center to host White House Cancer Moonshot Retreat
– SPOTLIGHT: Nephrology chief part of White House Organ Transplant Summit
– SPOTLIGHT: Graduating residents, fellows celebrate with banquets, awards
– First Career Development Award Research Symposium a success
– New ICU leadership announced as Dr. Gordon Carr moves to CMO

 Volume 1, No. 3, January 2016: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue] 
Chair’s Message: Clinical care targets & ‘Coffee with Kraft’ breakfast confabs
– SPOTLIGHT: Clinical partnership leads to advances in understanding asthma
– SPOTLIGHT: UA President singles out Dr. Slepian, Valley Fever center for praise
– SPOTLIGHT: Cure for fat tissue disorders sought in UA alumna's $1.5M gift 
– Dr. Sweitzer wins $165K to study heart failure biomarkers
– Winter Lung Series Conference talks include pulmonary fibrosis, transplantation

2015

 Volume 1, No. 2, December 2015: The Pulse ​| [PDF of this issue]
– SPOTLIGHT: UA, Nevada alliance allows GI fellows to learn about liver care here
– SPOTLIGHT: College of Medicine teaching awards ceremony highlights DOM faculty 
– SPOTLIGHT: Led by S. Campus, Internal Med residents sweep awards at ACP Arizona meeting
– COPH researchers win $2.9M NIH grant to study cardiovascular disease in Sonora
– DOM's Drs. Desai, Mosier, Rafikova among CDA junior faculty grant winners
– O'Neill, Dr. Lee recognized with Arizona Geriatrics Society state awards

 Volume 1, No. 1, November 2015: The Pulse  | [PDF of this issue]
– SPOTLIGHT: Nephrologist who took on Douglas dialysis clinic first to sign Banner contract
– SPOTLIGHT: DOM docs shine at 1st 'Influential Health & Medical Leader Awards'
– SPOTLIGHT: Geriatrics, Nephrology and Pulmonology all win national rankings from US News
– Center for Integrative Medicine included in DoD $75M grant for wearable health monitors
– Nephrology chief PI in $1.5M grant targeting better quality of life for hemodialysis patients
– UA team gets Banner - UMC named National Pancreas Foundation referral center

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