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3/27/25 issue

Match Day Marks Milestone for the School of Medicine Class of 2025

3/26/2025

The UVA School of Medicine Class of 2025 was excited to learn where they matched for residency programs across the country on Match Day, March 21. The annual, nationwide…

Category: Education

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Research in Motion: Tajie Harris, PhD

3/26/2025

We're tackling questions at the interface of how the nervous system interacts with the immune system. This is important because we think that the immune system shouldn't enter the brain,…

Category: Research

Tajie Harris

Sheybani Laboratory Receives $5.5 Million for Patient-Centered Focused Ultrasound Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Research

3/26/2025

Natasha D. Sheybani, PhD, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA) and research director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, has received an…

Category: Research

Natasha Sheybani UVA

Ling Qi, PhD, and Shengyi Iris Sun, PhD, Earn $3.2 Million to Research Protein Degradation in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

3/26/2025

Ling Qi, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, and Shengyi (Iris) Sun, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology, and their research…

Category: Research

Ling Qi, PhD, (second from left) and Shengyi (Iris) Sun, PhD, (third from left) and their research team.

Sharma Lab Receives a New Award from Breakthrough T1D for Islet Transplantation

3/26/2025

The laboratory of Rahul Sharma, PhD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology's Center for Immunity Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine, was awarded a new three-year grant from…

Category: Research

Rahul Sharma, PhD

UVA Health Joins National Mobile Care Collaborative

3/26/2025

UVA Health is one of five health systems nationwide selected to join a mobile care collaborative to share lessons learned and discover how to enhance the services provided by its…

Category: Clinical

Mobile Care Unit launch in Jan. 2025

UVA Performs First Pediatric Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Reinnervation Surgery

3/26/2025

The Department of Otolaryngology has successfully completed the first recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation procedure in a pediatric patient at UVA. Pediatric otolaryngologist Ariana Greenwell, MD, with the assistance of laryngologist…

Category: Clinical

Pediatric recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation surgery.

Department of Family Medicine ‘Caring for Our Own’ Primary Care Clinic Increases Healthcare Access for Housestaff

3/26/2025

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the face of healthcare in many ways. Patient access to primary care services has historically been challenging, but in post-pandemic 2023, access to initial visits in…

Category: Community

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Clinical Team Members: Help Improve Epic—Share Your Feedback in the Epic Experience Survey by April 21

3/26/2025

UVA Health is conducting a nationally benchmarked Epic Experience Survey to better understand the clinician experience and identify opportunities across our health system for improving Epic. Clinical team members (including…

Category: Clinical

Improve Epic.

Class of 2025 Honors Patient Teachers During Gratitude Celebration

3/26/2025

On March 13, the School of Medicine Class of 2025 welcomed their patient teachers to this year’s Patient Student Partnership Gratitude Celebration. In the Patient Student Partnership (PSP) course, students…

Category: Education

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UVA Medical Alumni Association Hosts Northern Virginia Reception for MPH Alumni

3/26/2025

The UVA Medical Alumni Association and Department of Public Health Sciences Master of Public Health program hosted the second annual alumni event in Falls Church on Thursday, March 20. Thirty-six…

Category: Alumni

UVA Medical Alumni Association and Department of Public Health Sciences Master of Public Health program alumni event.

National Doctors’ Day: Celebrating Our Exceptional Doctors, the Heart of UVA Health

3/26/2025

On March 30, we celebrate National Doctors’ Day – a time dedicated to showing our sincere appreciation for everything our doctors do to improve the health, well-being and lives of…

Category: Clinical

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UVA Students Tackle Water Pollution in Ghana for 2025 UVA Global Health Case Competition

3/26/2025

Beneath Ghana’s rich soils lies a treasure the world desires—gold. The rush to unearth this precious metal has led to a host of health problems from illegal mining, or galamsey.…

Category: Community

2025 Global Health Case Competition winning team: (From left) Jadesola Akinbi, Foladayo Akinbi, Naomi Tekola, and Bethany Amanuel

Nominate a Colleague for the Jefferson Awards

3/26/2025

The Thomas Jefferson Awards are the highest honors given to members of the University community who have exemplified the principles, ideals, and mission of the University, in their character, work,…

Category: Call for Nominations

UVA Rotunda in summer

Rebecca Scharf, MD, Featured in Scientific American About the Value of Children Doing Chores

3/26/2025

Rebecca Scharf, MD, an associate professor in the UVA Department of Pediatrics, was highlighted in Scientific American about how giving children chores contributes to their growth and social development. Is…

Category: Media Highlights

Rebecca Scharf, MD