News
By Jane Erikson
November 14 was an extraordinary day in global health. It was a Friday, the day the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
By Jane Erikson
Myra Muramoto, MD, MPH, the newly appointed interim head of Family and Community Medicine, is widely respected for her more than 20 years of research leading to innovative programs to help people quit smoking.
By Jane Erikson
Banner Health and the UA Health Network are set to sign an acquistion agreement on Jan. 31 – a bold move that UA Health Network CEO Michael Waldrum, MD, told employees “will transform health care in Arizona.”
By Jane Erikson
At our 2014 Reunion and Homecoming tailgate party, we asked some of you to describe your reunion experience – in one word.
The most frequent responses: "fabulous” and “family.”
Written By: Jane Erikson
Of all the family photos in Scott Klewer’s office, one seems especially significant. It’s a 1997 photo of his two young sons, in a frame decorated with quotes. One says, “Dad, we’d like to be just like you.”
Written By: Jane Erikson
During his 35 years as a cancer clinician and researcher, Andrew S. Kraft, MD, has experienced many memorable moments.
By Jane Erikson
Friday, April 19, 2013, was a beautiful spring day in Boston.
“It’s what we’d been waiting for all winter. The weather was getting warm, everyone wanted to be outside,” recalls Tiffany Blake-Lamb, MD.
By Jane Erikson
As Director and Chief Medical Officer of the Pima County Health Department, Francisco Garcia, MD, MPH, is responsible for safeguarding the health of more than 1 million people.
By Jane Erikson
Every year since 2007, undergraduates have made physiology the second-most popular major at the University of Arizona.
And the UA is one of just a few institutions in North America to offer a physiology undergraduate major within a college of medicine.
By Jane Erikson
Jack Layton, MD, professor of pathology at the University of Iowa, was checking a resident’s surgical pathology report when his assistant interrupted.
“Dr. Layton, you have a long distance call from a Dr. DuVal in Arizona,” she told him.
Greetings, College of Medicine Alumni!
In my last message, I said I would share the latest developments in a number of key UA College of Medicine -- Tucson leadership searches, and I’m happy to announce several major new appointments.
Harry Calvino, MD, Class of 1981
hcalvino@msn.com
I’m still practicing emergency medicine part-time as a Locums guy in Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado, mostly to support my flying habit!
It is with great sadness that we share the news of two of our outstanding alumni who have passed away; James DiNapoloi, Class of 1980, and Dan DeMerell, Class of 1999.
Please join us as we celebrate the Class of 2018 White Coat Ceremony on August 8 from 5 to 6:30 pm in Centennial Hall. It’s a wonderful opportunity for all of us to show our incoming students how excited we are to welcome them to the MedCat family.
By Jane Erikson
Vanessa Jensen, MD, will never forget her first surgical trauma case – and how the experience left her feeling conflicted.