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The American College of Physicians Arizona Chapter event is hosted at the Casino del Sol Conference Center in Southwest Tucson, embracing its theme, “Practicing Medicine in the AI Era,” and showcasing the impact on internal medicine and more.

Banner – University Medicine pathology assistant Kayla Bissonette went from employee to patient at the University of Arizona Cancer Center after a breast cancer diagnosis at age 32. Sima Ehsani, MD, a Division of Hematology & Oncology associate professor, led the clinical team that saw her through it.

Its Community Reinvestment Program invites nonprofits addressing root causes of poor health across Arizona. Since its 2020 inception, the program invested in over 200 programs, proving how deeply Banner’s nonprofit mission is based in places it serves.

The Center on Aging director and General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine division chief takes over from Joe Alpert, MD, Division of Cardiology professor, Sarver Heart Center member and past Department of Medicine chair, as head of the “Green Journal” in January 2027.

BIO5’s Vignesh Subbian, PhD, will receive the AZBIO Educator of the Year Award, while firms linked to Cardiology’s Marvin Slepian, MD, and Pulmonary’s Billie Bixby, MD, will get Fast Lane Awards. And Jennifer Carew, PhD, will speak at an AZBIO Week event.

A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hike leader, Pathology’s Deb Fuchs, MD, said they’ll take a transverse route along the South Rim from the South Kaibab Trail, across the Tonto Plateau and returning on the Bright Angel Trailhead — all on Oct. 3.

Sameeha Rashid knows the first steps toward medical breakthroughs happen in the lab. As an MD/PhD student, she investigates the heart’s power to heal itself.

Geriatric ED accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians recognizes interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing age-friendly emergency care for older adults.

Both Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix make the highly selective 2026 list published by Becker’s Hospital Review.