Department of Public Health Sciences Welcomes 61 New Students

8/27/2024

The Department of Public Health Sciences welcomed 61 new students to the UVA School of Medicine at an orientation program on Monday. The Master of Public Health Program has 54…

Online Scheduling Now Live for Primary Care Clinics System-Wide

8/27/2024

Online scheduling launched system-wide on August 27 for UVA Health Adult and Pediatric Primary Care, marking the first time that online scheduling is consistently available to patients across one of…

Clinical Compensation Plan — Question of the Week: Are Faculty Members Going to See Their Base Salary Decrease with Implementation of the New Clinical Compensation Plan?

8/27/2024

Question: Are faculty members going to see their base salary decrease with implementation of the new Clinical Compensation Plan? Answer: No. Faculty will not see a reduction in the annual…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? We Now Have a Panel Management Process in Place for Primary Care Physicians

8/27/2024

Prior to United on Access, UVA Health has never had a panel management process for primary care physicians (PCPs). It is important to have this process in place, so we…

Marc Breton, MD, and Mark DeBoer, MD, Awarded $2.8 Million to Study Innovations to Enhance Activity-Aware Automated Insulin Delivery

8/27/2024

Automated insulin delivery has quickly become the gold standard for clinical care in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and UVA has long been at the forefront of this technological revolution. In…

Jonathan Lindner, MD, and Brent French, PhD, Awarded $2.9 Million for Study Using Ultrasound Cavitation to Enhance AAV Gene Therapy in the Heart

8/27/2024

Jonathan Lindner, MD, the Francis Myers Ball Professor of Medicine and vice-chief for research in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and Brent French, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering, radiology…

Dawn of ‘Precision Medicine’ Could Revolutionize Diabetes Care

8/27/2024

There is a tremendous opportunity for “precision medicine” to transform diabetes care worldwide, but it will require bold new ways of thinking and significant investments, a School of Medicine expert…

JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Publishes Study in the Journal of the American Medical Association About Hot Flash Drug’s Potential

8/27/2024

The investigational drug elinzanetant significantly reduces the frequency and severity of hot flashes associated with menopause while improving women’s sleep and quality of life, new UVA Health research published in…