Applications for Mini-Medical School Accepted Through August 15
7/26/2023
Do you want to learn how doctors think and try your hand at diagnostic reasoning? Visit a medical research lab where scientists are finding new ways to improve health? Listen…
Healthy Streets, Healthy People Fair Attended by More Than 300 Community Members
7/26/2023
The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) joined Betsy Peyton and planning committee members for the Healthy Streets, Healthy People fair held on July 8,…
Behind the Scenes of Promotion and Tenure
7/26/2023
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development supports the School of Medicine (SOM) faculty throughout their careers in their work as teachers, investigators, and patient care providers. With this…
Christopher Kramer, MD, Selected as Next Leader of the American College of Cardiology
7/26/2023
Christopher Kramer, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, will serve as vice president of the American College of Cardiology in 2024-2025. In subsequent years, Dr. Kramer will assume…
School of Medicine Hosts 40 Undergraduate Students for Summer Medical Leadership Program
7/26/2023
This summer, the UVA School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted 40 pre-med undergraduates for the Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) from June 5 - July 14.…
UVA Study Will Help New Moms in Bangladesh Recover from Anemia
7/26/2023
Here’s an understatement: Childbirth can be taxing. The process drains the blood of iron, adding to postpartum fatigue, which can lead to life-threatening anemia in up to 25% of new…
A Tiny Life Saved Through UVA Health’s Living Donor Donation Program
7/26/2023
Right now, more than 20,000 people across the country are waiting for liver transplants, many of whom need them urgently. Living donors have the unique experience of donating to people…
Ian Wenker, PhD, Awarded $2.2 Million to Investigate Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
7/26/2023
Ian Wenker, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology, was recently awarded an R01 grant from NINDS entitled “The Neural Circuitry of Seizure-Induced Apnea” and…
