NEWS
UA’s Agnes Attakai Receives National Rural Health Award
The National Rural Health Association has presented Agnes Attakai, MPA, director of health disparities outreach and prevention education at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, the Rosemary McKenzie Legacy Award for her work as a champion of health equity in Arizona and nationally to reduce health disparities among Arizona’s Native Americans.
AAMC Official Promotes Inclusive Excellence During Recent UAHS Campus Visit
Reinforcing the objective to sustain an academic setting where all belong and are a part of the fundamental fabric of the institution, the UA Health Sciences recently welcomed David A. Acosta, MD, chief diversity and inclusion officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges.
UA Health Sciences Offers Mental Health Wellness Program for Students
A free mental health wellness program is available for students studying medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health at the Tucson campus of the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
Dr. Alberta Arviso Honored with the Society for the Psychology of Women Sweet Grass Award
Alberta A. Arviso, PhD, received the Sweet Grass Award from the Society for the Psychology of Women.
Building Infrastructure and Good Health, UA Health Professions Students Will Offer Health Screenings for Construction Workers on May 26
Health professions students will offer glucose screenings, blood-pressure monitoring and information on sun safety, hydration, nutrition and smoking cessation for the construction team working on the Health Sciences Innovation Building, in a show of appreciation.
UA College of Medicine – Tucson Earns 2016 Health Professions Diversity Award
The college was honored with INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2016 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
UA College of Medicine – Tucson Student Honored with Outstanding Graduate Service Award
Kirsten Concha-Moore, a second-year UA College of Medicine – Tucson medical student, was recognized with the UA Native American Student Affairs Outstanding Graduate Service Award for her contributions to American Indian health and diversity advocacy.
UA Health Sciences Welcomes Students, Scholars to Diversity and Inclusion Summer Programs
Nearly 100 junior faculty, graduate and undergraduate college students and high school students from throughout the state and nation will be welcomed to the University of Arizona Health Sciences campus community on June 6 during an opening ceremony as they begin studies in a variety of UAHS Diversity and Inclusion flagship research training, mentoring and academic enrichment programs.
UA Health Sciences Supports Diverse and Determined Pathways to Medicine
Four UA students share their stories of being accepted into the UA Health Sciences Pathways Programs. The Phoenix- and Tucson-based programs have successfully changed the diversity of the UA Colleges of Medicine and ultimately will impact the diversity of the medical workforce.
Arizona High School Girls Learn about Orthopaedic Surgery at UA Health Sciences
Arizona high school girls learned hands-on from UAHS women surgeons how engineers and orthopaedic surgeons work together to develop safe and effective implants to repair broken bones, torn ligaments and worn-out joints, to inspire careers in STEM and medicine.
Stereotypes about Native Americans and Alcohol Debunked by UA Study
Native Americans are more likely to abstain from alcohol than whites, and heavy drinking and binge drinking rates are about the same for both groups.
`Winter Institute’ to Focus on Health and Research Issues Relevant to Native Americans, Feb. 17-20 at UA Health Sciences
Open to UA students, faculty, Native American communities and the public, the Winter Institute, Feb. 17-20, partners with American Indian communities to address health-care challenges such as access to health care in rural areas, poverty and low educational attainment.
UA Students Promote Diversity Awareness in Medicine
UA College of Medicine – Tucson students launch Diversity Month in January to raise awareness of its importance in health care.
Message from the UA Senior Vice President for Health Sciences: UA Health Sciences Programs Champion Health-care Workforce Diversity
Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the health-care workforce has been identified as a key factor to addressing health disparities and ensuring the adequate provision of culturally competent care to our nation’s growing minority communities.
AHSC’s Med-Start Program Aims to Change the Face of Health Care
High school students competitively selected from throughout the state, including Arizona’s most remote and underserved communities, are exploring health-care careers and education opportunities, conducting research, and taking college-level courses in the six-week summer program at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
Summer Shines the Light on Diversity Programs At the Arizona Health Sciences Center
To address the critical lack of diversity in the health-care workforce in Arizona and the nation, the Arizona Health Sciences Center, with programs in Tucson and Phoenix, is working to recruit, educate and train tomorrow’s health-care leaders.
Third Annual Interprofessional Rural Health Professions Conference, April 17
The conference is free and open to the public and will feature international cultural wisdom authority, Roberto Dansie, PhD, who will share insights on cultural competency, rural health and interprofessional education and practice.
AHSC Awarded Grant to Reduce Health Disparities
The $1.25 million grant will reduce health disparities through impactful research and the development of the next generation of physician-scientists through the Arizona Pride-25 Advanced Health Disparities Training Program in Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Conditions.