Distinguished UVa Alum Returns
3/21/2018
In January 2017, Dr. David Wilkes, dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, sat in the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center and watched a young black doctor…
Come Celebrate Medical Education!
3/12/2018
Many medical schools around the country celebrate education by holding a Medical Education Day. Here at UVA, a single day cannot do it justice. As such, every year we have…
Med Students Partner with Architects to Benefit Patients
3/6/2018
Last year, I shared with you the design-thinking program for first-year medical students created by Matthew Trowbridge, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health Sciences; David Chen, MBA, Coulter Program Director, Department of…
Visiting Student Program Enjoys Continued Success
2/12/2018
Did you know that under the Visiting Student Program approximately 25 Polish and other Eastern European graduate students come to the University of Virginia every year to work in…
Jeff Elias, MD, Honored as Innovator of Year for Focused Ultrasound Work
2/1/2018
The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group has named W. Jeffrey Elias, MD, the 2018 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, an award given to university faculty members whose research is making a…
Anemia Discovery Offers New Targets to Treat Fatigue That Affects Millions
1/23/2018
A new discovery from the School of Medicine has revealed an unknown clockwork mechanism within the body that controls the creation of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The finding sheds light…
To Russia With Love: UVA Research Team Creates One-of-a-Kind Database
1/12/2018
With the U.S. State Department seeking its assistance, the pressure was on a team of University of Virginia researchers to complete a one-of-a-kind project that could help save lives…
Olenczak Receives Bostwick Award
1/12/2018
Please join us in congratulating Bryce Olenczak, MD, Chief Resident in the Department of Plastic Surgery, for receiving the Bostwick Award. According to the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive…
