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July 01, 2009
UA Foundation Hires Shaun Sommerer as Vice President
June 30, 2009
UA College of Medicine Receives $2M Scholarship Gift
June 30, 2009
Arizona Cancer Center studies of Metastatic Malignant Melanoma lead to new trials for treatment
June 29, 2009
Rural Physicians and UA Medical Students Work Side-by-Side in Program That Encourages Health Professionals to Practice in Rural Areas
June 29, 2009
Rural Physicians Work Side-by-Side With UA Medical Students
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Health-Care Education:
A Hot Summer Item
The UA College of Medicine is host to a variety of students this summer. The popular Med-Start program is under way, with Arizona high school students taking college-level coursework in Tucson and Phoenix, while students and teachers question medical knowledge at the Summer Institute on Medical Ignorance. In Arizona's rural communities, medical students are working side-by-side with mentoring physicians as they begin their work in the Rural Health Professions Program, now in its 13th year.
UA Med Student Helps Phoenix to the Prize
Alpen Patel, second-year student at the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix in partnership with ASU, represented the Phoenix campus in that city’s winning bid to be named an All-America City by the National Civic League in Tampa, Fla. Patel joined Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, city council and community members and others in a presentation that highlighted the strengthening of downtown with the development of the campus. Read More »