UVA School of Medicine Opens Full Service Clinical Trials Unit

5/14/2024

On May 20, National Clinical Trials Day, UVA School of Medicine will celebrate the development of a new, full-service Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) to help UVA School of Medicine,…

School of Medicine Clinical Compensation Plan Update

5/7/2024

Last year, the UVA School of Medicine embarked on a journey to redesign and evolve our Clinical Compensation Plan (Plan) so that it is fair, transparent and equitable. Phase 1…

UVA Health to Acquire Piedmont Family Practice

5/7/2024

UVA Health announced on May 7, 2024 plans to acquire Piedmont Family Practice, a Warrenton-based family medicine clinic serving the Warrenton area since 1993. The two organizations completed a purchase…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Providers Can Partner With Access to Solve Complex and Multidisciplinary Patient Scheduling

5/7/2024

The access team stands ready to partner with specialties and sub-specialties to accommodate the scheduling of complex and multidisciplinary patients. These solutions are applied at the specialty or sub-specialty level…

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…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Residents and Fellows are excluded from the United on Access Metrics and Standards

4/24/2024

United on Access follows ACGME guidelines for training resident and fellow physicians. Templates and patient volumes for residents and fellows are at the discretion of program directors. All residents and…

Renowned Parkinson’s Disease Expert Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, Appointed to Lead the Department of Neurology

4/24/2024

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, a distinguished leader, clinician, educator, and scientist to chair its Department of Neurology. She is slated to…