Cause, Potential Treatment Identified for Persistent COVID-19 Lung Problems

9/9/2024

Arthritis drugs already available for prescription have the potential to halt lingering lung problems that can last months or years after COVID-19 infections, new research from the School of Medicine…

Kyle Enfield, MD, and William Petri, MD, PhD, Monkeypox News Briefing Covered by Media Outlets Across Virginia and in USA Today

9/4/2024

UVA Department of Medicine's Kyle Enfield, MD, a pulmonary critical care specialist, and William Petri, MD, PhD, an infectious diseases expert, discussed the monkeypox (mpox) outbreak in Africa at a…

JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Featured in More Than 100 Outlets Nationwide About New Potential Treatment for Hot Flashes

9/4/2024

JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the UVA Midlife Health Center, was featured in over 100 national outlets, including U.S. News & World Report,…

Forbes Rates UVA Health Among America’s Best Employers for Women

9/4/2024

National business publication Forbes has ranked UVA Health among America’s 50 best employers for women and in the top 15 among health systems nationwide. UVA Health is rated No. 40…

Committee on Women in Medicine and Science Honors Nora Kern, MD, as the September Woman of the Month

9/4/2024

The Committee on Women in Medicine and Science celebrates Urology Awareness Month this September and is honored to spotlight the work of Nora Kern, MD, an associate professor in the…

Third Summer of Success for the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center STRIVE Program

9/4/2024

The UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Short-Term Research Initiative for Visiting Educators (STRIVE) program enjoyed a third year of success this summer. The program invites professors from historically Black colleges and…

Clinical Compensation Plan — Question of the Week: Is there a Safety Corridor Built Into the Compensation Plan?

9/4/2024

Question: Is there a safety corridor built into the compensation plan? Answer: Yes. Clinical faculty will begin to be eligible for incentive payments after reaching 80% of the clinical wRVU…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Primary Care Physician Panel Sizes Are Risk Adjusted

9/4/2024

In determining the Primary Care Physician (PCP) panel size, UVA Health used the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) 2023 National Panel Size Academic Benchmark and methodology to determine the targets…