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12/1/22 issue

Trainee Diversity & Inclusion Conference Promotes Excellence in Action

11/29/2022

The UVA School of Medicine’s House Staff Council for Diversity & Inclusion (HCDI) and Office of Graduate Medical Education hosted the fifth annual Trainee Diversity and Inclusion Conference on November…

Category: Featured

HCDI Executive Board and Dr. Mason

Chongzhi Zang, PhD, and Team Develop Powerful Analytical Tool to Advance Genomics and Disease Research

11/29/2022

UVA School of Medicine researchers have developed an important new tool to help scientists sort signal from noise as they probe the genetic causes of cancer and other diseases. In…

Category: Research

Chongzhi Zang and Shengen Shawn Hu

iTHRIV Backs Community-Based Research Projects with $80K in Seed Grants

11/29/2022

The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, or iTHRIV, a National Institutes of Health-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award hub, has awarded almost $80,000 in seed funding to two community-focused projects focused…

Category: Research

iTHRIV unified logo

NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing Effective January 25, 2023

11/29/2022

NIH has issued a final Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) to promote the management and sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research. This policy…

Category: Research

NIH logo2x1

School of Medicine Working to Embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into All Four Mission Areas

11/29/2022

During a recent visit to UVA’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, Tracy M. Downs, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine and Melina…

Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Kibbe and Downs discuss DEI

James D. Gorham, MD, PhD Selected as Inaugural President of the AABB Foundation Board of Directors

11/29/2022

James D. Gorham, MD, PhD has been selected as the inaugural president of the AABB Foundation Board of Directors. The Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) originally…

Category: Honors & Awards

James D. Gorham, MD, PhD

Brian Weinshenker, MD Named to Clarivate’s 2022 Highly Cited Researcher List

11/29/2022

Professor Brian Weinshenker from the Department of Neurology has been named to Clarivate's 2022 Highly Cited Researcher list, selected among researchers from across the globe who demonstrated significant influence in…

Category: Faculty

Brian Weinshenker

Samuel L. Oyer, MD appointment to Board of Directors for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

11/29/2022

Sam Oyer, MD, an associate professor in the Department of  Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Facial…

Category: Honors & Awards

Samuel Oyer MD

SOM Medical Student Talent Show and Acapella Winter Concert

11/29/2022

Dear School of Medicine Faculty, On behalf of the UVA School of Medicine Students you are cordially invited to attend the 2022 UVA SOM Talent Show. Our students are excited…

Category: Faculty

Arrhythmics Acapella Concert

Department of Dentistry Provides Free Dental Care at Fisherville Clinic

11/29/2022

The Department of Dentistry, including faculty, residents, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, volunteered their time for the Remote Area Medical-RAM event at the Fishersville, VA clinic on Saturday, November 19th.…

Category: Community

Dept of Dentistry volunteers at Fisherville free clinic

iTHRIV Leaders Attend Clinical Translational Science Award Program Meeting

11/29/2022

In early November, members of iTHRIV’s leadership team attended the 2022 Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Meeting. UVA’s Karen Johnston MD, MSc and Sandra Burks, RN were joined by…

Category: Research

Sherilouise Scott-Dixon with poster

UVA Law School Panel Discusses Affirmative Action Cases and Their Implications

11/29/2022

UVA Law School hosted a panel discussion on Thursday, November 10, 2022 to discuss the future of affirmative action after the pending Supreme Court cases reviewing lawsuits against Harvard University…

Category: Community

UVA Law School in the fall

UVA Health End-of-Year Celebrations

11/29/2022

This year, UVA Health is taking the opportunity at our end-of-year celebration to showcase the E (for equity) in our ASPIRE values. Together, we are fostering an environment of belonging…

Category: Community

Holiday lights

Applications Sought for 2023 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab

11/29/2022

Junior faculty or late career post-doc fellows in the biomedical fields and the quantitative and data science disciplines are invited to apply for the 2023 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab…

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BDSIL 2023 logo and Event

Call for Poster Abstracts: 2023 Excellence in Education Week

11/29/2022

Excellence in Education Week will be held February 20-24, 2023. The annual Excellence in Education Week highlights and celebrates educational research and innovations among UVA faculty, staff, fellows, residents, postdocs,…

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Excellence in Education Week 2022

Kathleen A. McManus, MD Writes Post for Infectious Diseases Society of America

11/29/2022

Kathleen McManus, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, wrote a blog post titled “Improving HIV care by innovating service delivery in…

Category: Media Highlights

Kate McManus MD

Michael Hanley, MD Advocates for Increased Lung Cancer Screenings

11/29/2022

Michael Hanley, MD, a thoracic radiologist in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging who secured a grant from the Commonwealth and partnered with the UVA Cancer Center to launch…

Category: Media Highlights

Michael Hanley MD

Office of Continuing Medical Education Collecting Books for Toy Lift

11/29/2022

Join the Office of Continuing Medical Education in collecting books to benefit Charlottesville's Toy Lift. New books for newborn through 12th grade may be dropped off in the Office of…

Category: Events