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Incoming medical student Malcolm Turman and Talal Moukabary, MD.

Wednesday

Students in College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2029 receive white coats

Wednesday

Students in College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2029 receive white coats

July 22, 2025

White Coat Ceremony marks first step for next generation of physicians

Up to 80% of people with Down syndrome experience obstructive sleep apnea, a condition University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are studying thanks to $10.4 million in funding support from PCORI.

July 15, 2025

$10M PCORI funding award will fuel study of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome

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Research

[Steffan Nawrocki, PhD (left), and Jennifer Carew, PhD, talk in their lab in the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Several pre- and post-doctoral students at the center also were co-authors of the paper based on their study that appeared in Cancer Letters.]

Researchers identify biomarker to guide autophagy-targeted therapy in kidney cancer

Monday

A U of A Cancer Center team led by the Division of Hematology & Oncology’s Drs. Steffan Nawrocki and Jennifer Carew identified a novel biomarker to predict which patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma may best benefit from a targeted combination therapy involving autophagy inhibition.

$10M PCORI funding award will fuel study of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome

July 15, 2025

Researchers will take a precision medicine approach to treating obstructive sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome.

Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study

July 11, 2025

Researchers found a two-way relationship between some vitamin and mineral deficiencies and chronic pain, which could lead to personalized treatments.

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Education

Students in College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2029 receive white coats

Wednesday

Photo Gallery: We welcomed the Class of 2029 during our annual white coat ceremony July 25 at Centennial Hall.

White Coat Ceremony marks first step for next generation of physicians

July 22, 2025

This week, 120 students will take part in the annual White Coat Ceremony that serves as a welcome for the Class of 2029, presenting them with their first physician’s white coats.

New U of A 3-year medical degree program receives ABOR approval

June 17, 2025

Medical students who want to specialize in primary care can take advantage of an accelerated pathway to residency training.

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Patient Care

New dermatology department to train physicians, researchers and safeguard skin health

Wednesday

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, has been named the inaugural chair of the college’s new Department of Dermatology, a unit that was formerly housed under the Department of Medicine as the Division of Dermatology.

College of Medicine – Tucson welcomes new chair of anesthesiology

April 30, 2025

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson appointed Ken B. Johnson, MD, as the new chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, effective May 1.

U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers

Jan. 16, 2025

Experimental, three-drug chemotherapy regimen didn’t improve survival rates for patients, but treatment might still prove helpful for a small subset of patients.

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Students in College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2029 receive white coats

White Coat Ceremony marks first step for next generation of physicians

$10M PCORI funding award will fuel study of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome

Research

Researchers identify biomarker to guide autophagy-targeted therapy in kidney cancer

$10M PCORI funding award will fuel study of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome

Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study

Education

Students in College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2029 receive white coats

White Coat Ceremony marks first step for next generation of physicians

New U of A 3-year medical degree program receives ABOR approval

Patient Care

New dermatology department to train physicians, researchers and safeguard skin health

College of Medicine – Tucson welcomes new chair of anesthesiology

U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers

Accomplishments and Accolades

Marvin Slepian recognized with Distinguished Faculty Award

College of Medicine – Tucson welcomes new chair of anesthesiology

Faces of College of Medicine – Tucson

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Curtis McGuire, MS: ‘What I’m meant to do’