12/3/2024
The Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) survey is a national survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that measures how closely hospitals are following…
12/3/2024
How is humanism nurtured in a highly technical training program like medicine or nursing? This is the question the Brodie Medical Education Fund Committee posed to 12 healthcare professionals from…
Abstract Submission Deadline: Innovation in Education Week
12/3/2024
Innovation in Education week, scheduled for March 3-7, 2025, highlights and celebrates innovative ideas, research, and emerging concepts in education across UME, GME, CME, BIMS, PHS, MD-PhD, and Interprofessional Education…
Ticket Scheduling Coming for Adult and Pediatric Primary Care Visits
12/3/2024
As part of its ongoing work, the UVA Health Primary Care Optimization Workgroup in partnership with HIT will launch ticket scheduling for 11 common adult and pediatric primary care visit…
UVA Cancer Center Partnering to Expand Lung Cancer Screenings in Rural Virginia, West Virginia
12/3/2024
UVA Cancer Center, Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance and Buchanan General Hospital (BGH) have teamed up to make getting screened for lung cancer easier for residents of rural Virginia and West…
Inaugural Application Round for SOM Research Shared Instrumentation Program Was Huge Success
12/3/2024
School of Medicine Office for Research recently completed the inaugural application cycle for the new Shared Instrumentation Program. The Shared Instrumentation Program seeks to expand the core model to include…
Clinical Trial Identifies Better Treatment for Brain Tumors
12/3/2024
Adding the chemotherapy pill temozolomide to radiation treatment significantly improves survival for adults with brain tumors known as grade 2 gliomas, a clinical trial led by a top UVA Health…
New Study Reveals Key Mechanism Behind Cerebellar Ataxia and Neurodegeneration
12/3/2024
Researchers from the University of Virginia have uncovered a critical role for the SEL1L-HRD1 complex in preventing neurodegeneration in Purkinje cells—a type of neuron crucial for motor coordination. The findings,…
