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A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

Nov. 10, 2025

NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices

Sept. 9, 2025

Athletes team up with the Valley Fever Center for Excellence

July 30, 2025

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

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A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

Tuesday

Researchers in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Surgery are uncovering new insights into how mechanical strain on cells affects healin

U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer

Nov. 17, 2025

A new study seeks to prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers, reducing the need for invasive treatments such as surgery or chemotherapy.

Geoffrey Gurtner, MD, holds up a smart bandage

Revolutionizing wound care with AI

Nov. 14, 2025

Department Chair of Surgery Geoffrey Gurtner, MD, is developing smart bandages that continuously monitor wounds to predict and treat infections early.

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Education

Incoming medical student Malcolm Turman and Talal Moukabary, MD.

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

July 30, 2025

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

A decade of impact: the U of A/Banner academic medicine partnership

Sept. 2, 2025

Citing 11 cases where their partnership advanced health care, training and learning, the University of Arizona and Banner Health are turning innovation into impact to improve lives across Arizona and beyond from precision medicine to immunotherapy to faster Valley fever diagnoses.

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

July 30, 2025

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.

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NIH grant will help probe ‘nutritional memory’ to increase understanding of food choices

Athletes team up with the Valley Fever Center for Excellence

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

Research

A type of immune cell could hold a key to preventing scar tissue buildup in wounds

U of A researchers awarded federal grant to explore topical immunoprevention for skin cancer

Revolutionizing wound care with AI

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

A decade of impact: the U of A/Banner academic medicine partnership

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

College of Medicine – Tucson welcomes new chair of anesthesiology

Accomplishments and Accolades

Benjamin R. Lee inducted into Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Michael D. L. Johnson receives microbiology honor

Faces of College of Medicine – Tucson

Revolutionizing wound care with AI

Powerlifter at Dawn, Doctor by Day: Dr. Julia Indik’s Unlikely Double Life