Center for Public Health Genomics Celebrates National DNA Day with Local High School Students

5/1/2024

National DNA Day is celebrated annually on April 25. It commemorates the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. To…

Venable Elementary Students Dive into the World of Science at UVA School of Medicine

5/1/2024

Third-grade students from Venable Elementary School embarked on a journey into the world of science during a recent field-trip in April to the Department of Cell Biology at the UVA…

Call for Applications: 2024-2025 UVA School of Medicine Junior Faculty Development Program

5/1/2024

The  UVA School of Medicine Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) helps prepare early career faculty to flourish as academic physicians and scientists. A cohort-based program spanning an academic year, the…

Michael Ryan, MD, Receives the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics Research and Scholarship Award

5/1/2024

Michael S. Ryan, MD, MEHP, is the 2024 recipient of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Research/Scholarship Award. Dr. Ryan is professor of pediatrics, associate dean for…

All UVA Health Medical Centers Earn Grade ‘A’ for Safety

5/1/2024

For the second consecutive grading period, all four UVA Health medical centers earned “A” grades for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates patient care quality.…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Physicians May Allocate Time During the Week for Duties Other than Clinical Care

5/1/2024

Physicians’ work is measured by a time allocation system called the CART. CART stands for Clinical time, Administrative time, Research time, and Teaching time. For each physician the various components…

Jim Daniero, MD, and Don Griffin, PhD, Discuss Regenerating Vocal Cords and Airways with Novel Biomaterials

5/1/2024

The human voice box is a delicate, complex and highly specialized structure that enables the fine control and wondrous beauty of speech and song. When vocal cords are damaged, recovery…

Carrie Cowardin, PhD, and Colleagues Develop New Tool to Better Understand Devastating Effects of Childhood Undernutrition

5/1/2024

A new tool developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will help doctors and scientists better understand and overcome childhood undernutrition that contributes to almost half of all…