News | College of Medicine

[The Sarver Heart Center, in foreground, is part of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson on the U of A Health Sciences campus in Tucson north of Speedway Avenue. Plans for the cardiovascular research institute, in partnership with Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, include providing researchers with significant new resources to explore ways to maintain heart health and to prevent, diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease.]

Czarina and Humberto Lopez gift will fund Sarver Heart Center research endowment

July 24, 2025

A $3 million gift will establish the Czarina and Humberto Lopez Cardiovascular Research Endowment at the U of A Sarver Heart Center. The commitment is part of a $75 million fundraising goal for a cardiovascular research institute, pending ABOR approval.

[Logos and photos of centers and institutes that will be joining the University of Arizona Office of Research & Partnerships in the summer of 2025 as part of a reorganization with the U of A Health Sciences]

Health Sciences, ORP organizational realignment: Research centers & communications

July 24, 2025

Several research centers previously housed within Health Sciences will join the Office of Research and Partnerships (ORP) this summer.

White Coat Ceremony marks first step for next generation of physicians

July 22, 2025

This week, 120 students will take part in the annual White Coat Ceremony that serves as a welcome for the Class of 2029, presenting them with their first physician’s white coats.

Up to 80% of people with Down syndrome experience obstructive sleep apnea, a condition University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are studying thanks to $10.4 million in funding support from PCORI.

$10M PCORI funding award will fuel study of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome

July 15, 2025

Researchers will take a precision medicine approach to treating obstructive sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome.

Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study

July 11, 2025

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

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

July 10, 2025

Physiology department head advocates for holistic, innovative approach to ancient discipline.

[A photo of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine complex at 1502 E. Mabel St. in Tucson, with photos inset from the WellDOM Chess Club meeting hosted there July 7.]

WellDOM Chess Club meetup offers valuable respite for ‘royal game’ fans

July 9, 2025

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.

DOM welcomes new 2025-26 IM interns to residency program

July 8, 2025

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.

[An image of the University of Arizona's Old Main Building with the Tucson Mountains in the background an inset image of Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, MPH, an asthma specialist at the College of Medicine – Tucson]

Expertise abroad: Seven U of A faculty named 2025 Fulbright Scholars

July 7, 2025

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.

DOM Blog: Eight COM-T faculty — including seven from DOM — earn medical education ACT Certificates

July 2, 2025

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.