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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

MD/PhD student Ateh Zinkeng, PSM, Assistant Professor of Immunobiology Justin Wilson, PhD, and Associate Professor of Immunobiology Michael D. L. Johnson, PhD

Feb. 12, 2026

From loops to labs: How a bike group spurred a scientific collaboration

Jan. 22, 2026

‘Trojan horse’ may deliver toxic dose of copper to bacterial colonies, including drug-resistant MRSA infections

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Research

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

Monday

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.

[The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy led the U of A Health Sciences, maintaining a No. 4 national ranking among pharmacy colleges with $18.6 million in National Institutes of Health funding. The Colleges of Medicine in Tucson with $79.3 million and Phoenix with $28.9 million, which Blue Ridge combines for its survey, moved up two spots to No. 55 in the country.]

U of A Health Sciences colleges climb in national Blue Ridge rankings

May 6, 2026

The College of Medicine – Tucson and the College of Medicine – Phoenix, which Blue Ridge combines for ranking purposes, increased their combined funding to $108.2 million, boosting their national rank two spots to No. 55.

[University of Arizona research in 2010 involving Gordon Ewy, MD, and Karl Kern, MD, among others, shows that chest-compression-only CPR, with no mouth-to-mouth contact at all, produce better outcomes compared to conventional CPR]

Bear Down 100: Reinventing heart care

March 6, 2026

With the 100th anniversary of its “Bear Down” motto, the University of Arizona is looking back at remarkable moments in its history, including the Division of Cardiology and Sarver Heart Center roles in revolutionizing CPR and creating an artificial heart.

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Education

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.

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

March 23, 2026

Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students tore open envelopes to learn where they’ll launch their careers as new physicians.

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

From loops to labs: How a bike group spurred a scientific collaboration

‘Trojan horse’ may deliver toxic dose of copper to bacterial colonies, including drug-resistant MRSA infections

Research

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

U of A Health Sciences colleges climb in national Blue Ridge rankings

Bear Down 100: Reinventing heart care

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

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

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

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

From ‘army brat’ to ID chief, Rajat Madan, MD, PhD, takes on superbugs at U of A