Tay-Sachs and a Mother’s Journey
8/1/2013
The Still Point of The Turning World: A Mother’s Story Emily Rapp, Penguin USA, 2013 Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious and Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness…
8/1/2013
Enjoy these comments received by the UVAHS from patients and families! Mark Mendelsohn is a gem. Matthew Thomas, SCM, CGC was very knowledgeable, considerate, & helpful. Dr. & assistants are…
8/1/2013
By the end of his first year of Medical School, Robert Abbot was completely overwhelmed – in the health care profession, this physical and emotional exhaustion is called “burnout” and…
Interprofessional Global Education in Limpopo, South Africa
8/1/2013
My connections to South Africa began during the 1970’s with protest rallies against the ubiquitous offences of apartheid. We boycotted U.S. corporate involvement and lobbied our college trustees to divest…
7/23/2013
Enjoy these comments received by the UVAHS from patients and families! Dr. Barnes was EXCELLENT with my daughter in talking to her and making her feel comfortable. You can tell…
7/15/2013
Michael D Davis RRT, Brian K Walsh MBA RRT-NPS RPFT FAARC, Scott T Dwyer, Casey Combs, Nico Vehse MD, Alix Paget-Brown MD, Thomas Pajewski MD PhD, and John F Hunt…
Global Telemedicine Program Expands
7/8/2013
The Verizon Foundation, Swinfen Charitable Trust, and the UVAHS announced at the recent Social Innovation Summit the acceleration and expansion of an innovative telemedicine program into rural communities in India…
Excellence in Medical Education Certificates Awarded
7/8/2013
The first Certificates of Commitment to Excellence in Medical Education were presented last month to nine of our faculty members who completed a minimum of 10 sessions on developing advanced…
Promotions to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
7/8/2013
Congratulations to the following faculty, whose promotions to Associate Professor of Pediatrics were just voted on by the UVA Board of Visitors: Drs. Barrett H. Barnes, Ann L. Kellams, and…
UVA Children’s Hospital – #1 National in Asthma Care metric!
7/8/2013
For the past year, UVA Children's Hospital was the ONLY entity in the country to score 100% compliance with the Children's Asthma Care performance measure, one of the National Hospital…