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The 10 Most Recent News Stories

T-Health Institute Pushes Arizona’s Effort to Revamp Health-Care Education

November 19, 2009

T-Health Institute is addressing the need for updated health-care education and new curricula to train “inter-professional” teams of health-care providers

Longtime UMC President Greg Pivirotto To Retire

November 19, 2009

Under Mr. Pivirotto’s 21 years of leadership, UMC has become a nationally recognized center of excellence

UA College of Medicine Research Reveals Ritalin to be Beneficial in Treating ADHD in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

November 17, 2009

The study’s results were published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, and were selected as the feature paper by the journal’s editors.

Southern Arizona VA Heathcare System and UA Examining Sleep and Depression Therapy for Male Veterans and Returning Military Personnel with PTSD

November 16, 2009

The study is recruiting male veterans and military personnel between the ages of 18-65...

Continuous Chest Compression-CPR Improved Cardiac Arrest Survival in Arizona

November 16, 2009

The results of the analysis, which included 4,850 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Arizona that occurred from 2005 and 2009, were presented by Gordon A. Ewy, MD, director of the UA Sarver Heart Center

UMC's Kevin Burns Wins Arizona CFO of the Year Award

November 12, 2009

In the past seven years, Burns has shepherded UMC through three bond issues totaling $254 million to support UMC's rapid growth and expansion.

Baby Receives a Three-Organ Transplant at University Medical Center

November 12, 2009

“By transplanting all three organs at once, we can give children with these serious intestinal diseases hope for a healthy future,” said Rainer Gruessner, MD, professor and chairman of the UA Department of Surgery and chief of transplantation at UMC

Runway for Research Fundraiser, Nov. 15

November 10, 2009

Runway for Research children’s fashion show to benefit pediatric cancer research at the UA Steele Children’s Research Center

Raise a Racquet for Kids Fundraiser, Nov. 14

November 10, 2009

Raise a Racquet for Kids tennis tournament and BBQ dinner/auction to benefit pediatric cancer research at the UA Steele Children’s Research Center

University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Salutes Alumni, Zuckermans

November 10, 2009

The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy honored three alumni and a well-known Tucson couple during its Homecoming celebrations Nov. 6.


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