Image Researchers launch startup to bring novel treatments to patients with asthma and COPD April 16, 2025 Innovations from the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center and the BIO5 Institute are targeting the deeper causes of asthma and COPD. Read more
Image Cocci Study Group discusses latest advances in Valley fever research in Phoenix April 14, 2025 Among participants at the April 4-5 event at the ASU/Mayo Health Futures Center were the Division of Infectious Diseases’ and Valley Fever Center’s Drs. John Galgiani, Fariba Donovan and Neil Ampel, and internal medicine resident Dr. Johnny Trinh Read more
Image Arizona Board of Regents confirms three new U of A Regents Professors April 10, 2025 The Arizona Board of Regents voted Thursday to confirm the appointments of Janko Nikolich, Jiang Wu and Dennis Zaritsky as Regents Professors. Read more
Image Forty-five soon-to-be medical school graduates MATCH into DOM residency programs March 27, 2025 Among six from the College of Medicine – Tucson, they include a dermatology resident who’ll start as an Internal Medicine intern this year, in addition to a graduating nephrology fellow, going back to complete his IM residency training. See results from MATCH Day 2025 on March 21. Read more
Image Internal Medicine Student Association networking event draws 10 DOM faculty March 25, 2025 The IM Subspecialty Speed Dating event helps medical students — nearly 30 of whom attended this year — make better decisions on subspecialties they may plan to practice in and offers practical insights from faculty to ease their path forward. Read more
Image Future physicians celebrate Match Day, anticipate next chapter in medical careers March 24, 2025 Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students tore open envelopes to learn where they’ll launch their careers as new physicians. Read more
Image Future physicians celebrate milestone on Match Day March 18, 2025 This Friday, 123 medical students from the College of Medicine – Tucson will learn where they will pursue the next phase of their medical training. Read more
Image Sunita Mishra, MD, MBA, named College of Medicine – Tucson Alum of the Year March 5, 2025 Dr. Mishra is the chief medical officer for Amazon Health Services who practiced as a primary care physician for over 20 years in the U.S. and Singapore. Read More
Image Dermatology residents, faculty assist in new CUP Clinic for skin needs Feb. 27, 2025 Nathan Chow, MD, a third-year in the Advanced Dermatology Residency Program, has served as the lead physician among Dermatology division faculty helping students get the clinic up and running and supervising care. They serve largely the uninsured or underinsured in the Greater Tucson area. Read more
Image Common drug shows promise against rare type of heart disease Feb. 17, 2025 An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to a study by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson researchers. Read more