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Get to Know Albert Jun, MD, PhD — Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology

6/11/2024

Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD, a distinguished academic clinician, educator, and researcher, was appointed as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology on May 6, 2024. Dr. Jun came to UVA…

UVA Health University Medical Center Earns National Honor for Supporting LGBTQ+ Patients, Team Members

6/11/2024

UVA Health University Medical Center has been honored with the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader award from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for its equitable treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…

Two School of Medicine Faculty Receive Thomas Jefferson Awards

6/11/2024

Two School of Medicine faculty, Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, and Christopher Holstege, MD, received Thomas Jefferson Awards at a recent University of Virginal Board of Visitors meeting. The Thomas Jefferson Awards…

Class of 2025 Medical Students Receive Accolades at Future Physicians for Change Annual Conference

6/11/2024

On May 31, student teams nationwide presented health policy solutions to a panel of experts and judges at the American Medical Student Association's (AMSA) first policy proposal competition, "Policy Pulse:…

Five Residents Receive Anne L. Brodie Resident Clinician Award for Exceptional Patient Care

6/11/2024

The Brodie Medical Education Fund Committee annually recognizes up to five graduating residents from across all UVA medical and surgical residency programs with the Anne L. Brodie Resident Clinician Award.…

Clinical Compensation Plan — Question of the Week: Can Departments Provide Group-Based Metrics to Earn Individual Incentives?

6/11/2024

Question: Can departments provide group-based metrics to earn individual incentives? Answer: Yes. The specific metrics and weighting of metrics will be proposed by each department, based on the Clinical Compensation…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Data Supports the Implementation of United on Access Initiatives

6/11/2024

Many, if not most, academic health systems have done this work before us. The data shows that by implementing United on Access, at a minimum, we will increase patient access,…

Jianjie Ma, PhD, Awarded $3.4 Million to Develop a Novel Protein Therapeutic to Improve High-Risk Corneal Transplantation

6/11/2024

Jianjie Ma, PhD, the William H. Muller Professor of Thoracic Surgery and director of the Division of Surgical Sciences in the Department of Surgery, was awarded a $3.4 million NIH…