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Meet Xochitl Baca-Cruz: ‘I would love to say that I’m a success story’

Geared toward nontraditional students who work full time jobs with irregular hours, the Emergency Medical Services bachelor’s program prepares graduates for careers in a variety of medical fields.


Graduating physicians step forward to begin their professional journeys

Nearly 120 medical students will receive their medical degrees in Centennial Hall, where they will take the Hippocratic Oath and be draped with an academic hood to represent their initiation into the field of medicine.


Meet Alex Singh Parmar: ‘I want to spark change’

A new Bachelor of Science in Medicine program, one of a handful in the country and the only one offered through a medical school, prepares graduates for medical school and other careers in the health sciences.


Meet Kyle Cook: ‘Here’s my first choice’

The Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences in physiology and medical sciences is one of the most popular majors on campus and prepares students for careers in health care and research.


Sunnyside high school students get a taste for a future in medicine

The College of Medicine – Tucson will host high school students with the aim to engage and empower the community through education and health initiatives.


‘Arizona Palooza’ returns for sixth year

Arizona Palooza is a free, family-friendly event that educates the public about mental health.


Computational drug discovery could open new doors

New computational approaches to drug development could lower treatment costs and make new discoveries possible.


Sonoran Center trains students to close disability care gaps

Disability-centered education training opportunities prepare students from the Health Sciences and other disciplines to provide patient-centered care.


Robbins to Regents: Advancing health and wellness in Arizona

University of Arizona Health Sciences has come a long way since the College of Medicine's founding in 1967 and is uniquely poised to help address Arizona's long-term health care needs, President Robert C. Robbins said in a presentation to the Arizona Board of Regents.


ABOR confirms five new UArizona Regents Professors

Price Fishback, Takeshi Inomata, Chris Segrin, Kathy Short and Todd Vanderah are the University of Arizona's newest Regents Professors. The university's highest faculty rank honors exceptional achievements that merit national and international recognition.


Miniature organs driving precision medicine, drug discovery

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are using organoids to design novel therapies and better understand cancer and rare diseases.


Connecting with Dr. Fernando Martinez

Director of UArizona Health Sciences’ Asthma and Airway Center has deep connection to making sure everyone breathes easier.


Unlocking answers for more effective opioid therapy

A University of Arizona Health Sciences study uncovered new ways in which Hsp90-inhibitor drugs in the spinal cord are showing promise as potential pain therapeutics.


Stimulating the brain to treat pain and substance use disorder

Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center researchers are studying how electronic stimulation of the brain can break looping pain signals and destructive cravings.


CATS Center opens modernized, larger facility

UArizona Health Sciences Clinical and Translational Science Research Center doubled its size and increased research capacity with new space.


Health Sciences genome sequencers a leap forward for research

Devices allow Health Sciences and other college collaborators greater scale and cost-effective methods to improve care.


Around the world with Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi

Inspired by a mentor and her immigrant parents, Sommer Aldulaimi, MD, brings a world view to the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Global and Border Health program.


Match Day Begins Countdown to Medical Students’ Careers in Medicine

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


Advances in pain research focus of symposium

Nobel Laureate David Julius, PhD, will deliver the keynote address at "Advancing the Neurobiology of Pain – University of Arizona 2023" on March 28.


Future Physicians to Begin Their Next Chapter at Match Day Ceremony

On Friday, March 17, 110 College of Medicine – Tucson medical students will simultaneously open envelopes revealing where they will complete their residency training.


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