Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, Regents Professor, cardiologist and U of A Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation director, will deliver the Eva M. Holtby Endowed Keynote Presentation, May 16, exploring a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape where artificial intelligence is enhancing how clinicians diagnose, treat and manage disease.

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.

GGP’s Amy Klein, MD, palliative medicine medical director at Banner – University Medicine Tucson, was named the 2026 Friend of Nursing Honoree, among several awards presented May 6. Among other honors, nurses in the Cardiology and Nephrology divisions were recognized, too.

Camila Hurtado created her own roadmap to medicine, inspired by her patients and mentored by faculty at the College of Medicine – Tucson. She is now poised to become an ear, nose and throat surgeon.

Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, professor and chair of radiology and imaging sciences, has been named president-elect of the Association of Academic Radiology.

The first-year Cardiovascular Disease program fellow in the Division of Cardiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson will serve a two-year term on the ABC board, advocating for the needs of cardiovascular trainees everywhere.

Three General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine faculty papers written by Joy Bulger Beck, MD, Mindy Fain, MD, and Anna Morenz, MD, MPH, and published in 2026 generated media coverage and pickups to broaden the impact of their findings.

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

The new annual awards are one of the university’s highest recognitions for interdisciplinary research achievement. Among the College of Medicine – Tucson’s awardees are Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, Roberta Brinton Diaz, PhD, and Yumi Shirai, PhD.

Student entrepreneurs from 30-plus colleges came to the U of A campus April 17-18 to compete in the international pitch contest that challenges students to develop innovative solutions aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Two U of A honors students advised by Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, made the finals with a low-cost hearing aid for low-resource communities worldwide.