Researchers found a two-way relationship between some vitamin and mineral deficiencies and chronic pain, which could lead to personalized treatments.

Part of a wellness initiative between the Department of Medicine and Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, the event drew 10 chess enthusiasts who played several round-robin matches at AWCIM’s Iris Cantor Building. See a mini-photo gallery and look for flyers for next meetup in August.

The U of A Department of Medicine greeted 38 new Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson first-year residents to the largest such program in the college and the state with a series of activities starting in mid-June. Learn more and see a mini-photo gallery.

More than 300 Fullbright Scholars have represented the University of Arizona at institutions around the world since 1954. Among this year’s cohort is the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Dr. Stefano Guerra, a professor in the Department of Medicine’s Pulmonary division and epidemiology director at the Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center.

The Academy of Clinicians as Teachers, developed with Michigan State University in collaboration with the Department of Medicine’s Breanna Sherrow-Serrano, PhD, graduates its first cohort. Faculty are encouraged to apply by Aug. 1 for the 2025-26 cohort.

A native of Cameroon, Dr. Christian Bime — who’s been a part of the inaugural University of Arizona cohorts for the U of A Health Sciences Career Development Award and an NHLBI-funded fellowship for early-career physician-scientists in biomedical science — will now head the Pulmonary division at the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix. See mini-photo gallery from his sendoff event.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Medical Device Development and Application program will be well equipped for careers in the biotechnology field.

Medical students who want to specialize in primary care can take advantage of an accelerated pathway to residency training.

“The Madrid train bombings on March 11, 2004,” he said. “Our group was supposed to have been riding one of those trains.” Aaron Scott, MD, says that was the day that crystallized his resolve to become the physician he is today.

The program aims to partner industry with cancer center members to expand the center’s clinical trials portfolio