Whether she’s investigating if your pooch can chip away at your zzz’s or how chronic insomnia is best addressed, Dr. Salma Patel always keeps patients at the top of her mind.

Dr. M. Maya Kaelberer’s work was recently recognized by a Pew Biomedical Scholar award, which supports outside-the-box research by early-career scientists.

To help address the primary care physician shortage and to follow her dreams of serving her community, Alanie Flores is embarking on a new and innovative three-year MD program.

Hiyun Lee knew she wanted to combine STEM, community service and leadership — and was accepted into an accelerated program that reserves a seat in medical school for incoming undergraduate students.

Sommer Aldulaimi, MD, professor of family and community medicine, received the Pride in the Profession Award in June from the American Medical Association Foundation.

U of A researchers found that a group of proteins involved in neuronal development was overrepresented in the umbilical cord blood of about one-third of babies born small for gestational age.

Dr. James Kerwin returned to the college last month to share his experiences with Doctors Without Borders with the next generation of physicians.

A University of Arizona-led team finds that mitochondria — the cell’s power plants — plug directly into the nucleus, fueling the genes that build the heart, brain and body.

Using immersive, artificial scenarios — whether they involve high-tech gadgetry or actual humans pretending to be sick — is a sure-fire way to develop students who feel well-prepared by the time they’re seeing real patients.