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May 21, 2026

New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on ‘mind after midnight’ as a suicide risk factor

May 14, 2026

Using data to untangle the relationship between chronic pain and depression

April 24, 2026

Passions for women’s preventive health and tackling the primary care shortage fuel a physician’s research program

College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2026

March 23, 2026

Future physicians celebrate Match Day, look forward to next chapter in medical careers

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Research

New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on ‘mind after midnight’ as a suicide risk factor

May 21, 2026

Researchers received a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to examine how being awake in the middle of the night could impact a person’s ability to make decisions.

Using data to untangle the relationship between chronic pain and depression

May 14, 2026

People living with chronic pain are more likely to have treatment-resistant depression — or not receive any treatment at all. Dr. Jennifer S. De La Rosa hopes to address the unmet needs of this population.

[ Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, director of the U of A Center for Sleep, Circadian & Neuroscience Research and chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, will head the PCORI sleep apnea study.]

New study to help inform patient, physician choices for sleep apnea treatment

May 11, 2026

A five-year, nearly $14 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, will support a University of Arizona-led clinical trial headed by Sairam Parthsarathy, MD, comparing three common treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.

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Education

Brian Drummond, MD, enjoying a walk through a dry creek bed in Northern Arizona.

Connecting climate health, patient care and medical education

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Through classroom discussion and sustainability advocacy in his own community, Brian Drummond, MD, encourages students to consider how climate change affects patient health.

Passions for women’s preventive health and tackling the primary care shortage fuel a physician’s research program

April 24, 2026

Through posing questions and providing care, a Tucson native brings patient outcomes, public interest and policy into focus.

U of A earns several top marks in latest U.S. News ranking for grad programs

April 7, 2026

The U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools report ranked College of Medicine – Tucson tier 2 for primary care and medical research, and also scored us well in graduates practicing in underserved and rural areas.

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Patient Care

Mobile Health Program team members pose in front of mobile clinic

Celebrating 50 years of service: Arizona’s longest-running mobile health program marks a milestone

March 25, 2026

The U of A Mobile Health Program is celebrating 50 years of service to medically underserved patients in southern Arizona.

[From left starting at top, the husband of the donor, Ramesh Batra, MD, Robert Harland, MD, Venkatesh Ariyamuthu, MD, Hasan Al Karakeh, MD, transplant coordinator Betsy Baxter, RN, and the donor and recipient who, in this case, are sisters Paula Haywood and Clarissa Shosie. Shosie, age 34, was diagnosed with lupus as a teenager. As Shosie’s kidney function declined, her sister said she applied to be evaluated as a direct living donor because she didn’t want the family to lose anyone else to lupus.]

University of Arizona Department of Surgery faculty perform first robotic-assisted, living donor kidney removal in Tucson

March 13, 2026

Abdominal transplant faculty from the Department of Surgery have successfully completed Tucson’s first robotic-assisted living donor nephrectomy at Banner – University Medicine Tucson.

Marta Ann Crispens named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Feb. 27, 2026

A nationally respected gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Crispens has dedicated her career to advancing clinical care, clinical trials and mentorship in women’s cancer.

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Using data to untangle the relationship between chronic pain and depression

Passions for women’s preventive health and tackling the primary care shortage fuel a physician’s research program

Future physicians celebrate Match Day, look forward to next chapter in medical careers

Research

New $3.8M NIH grant funds research on ‘mind after midnight’ as a suicide risk factor

Using data to untangle the relationship between chronic pain and depression

New study to help inform patient, physician choices for sleep apnea treatment

Education

Connecting climate health, patient care and medical education

Passions for women’s preventive health and tackling the primary care shortage fuel a physician’s research program

U of A earns several top marks in latest U.S. News ranking for grad programs

Patient Care

Celebrating 50 years of service: Arizona’s longest-running mobile health program marks a milestone

University of Arizona Department of Surgery faculty perform first robotic-assisted, living donor kidney removal in Tucson

Marta Ann Crispens named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Accomplishments and Accolades

Dr. Rubin to lead national radiology group

Three U of A faculty elected AAAS fellows

Faces of College of Medicine – Tucson

Connecting climate health, patient care and medical education

Camila Hurtado, MS: ‘I’ve been given so much in Tucson — I want to give back’