UVA School of Medicine Rises to #19 in Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research Rankings
2/15/2024
The University of Virginia School of Medicine’s work developing lifesaving treatments through innovative biomedical research has been recognized with a large increase in National Institutes of Health funding, according to…
Category: Research
Research in Motion: Karen Johnston, MD
2/15/2024
Our iTHRIV team helps researchers translate their most innovative ideas into actual treatments and cures for our patients. Innovative translational discoveries include things like gene therapy for rare diseases or…
Category: Research
2/15/2024
Imre Noth, MD, the Dudley F. Rochester Professor of Medicine, and chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, in the School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine, was…
Category: Research
Meghan Puglia, PhD, and Collaborators Awarded $200,000 Grant from The Jefferson Trust
2/15/2024
Meghan Puglia, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, and an interdisciplinary team of School of Medicine researchers were awarded a $200,000 grant from The Jefferson Trust. Dr.…
Category: Research
Newly Expanded Mother/Baby Unit Opens
2/15/2024
To better serve a growing number of families and their newborns, UVA Health Obstetrics and Gynecology’s newly expanded Mother and Baby Unit opened this week, increasing capacity from 23 beds…
Category: Clinical
Three Medical Science Training Program Students Awarded Prestigious NIH F30 Fellowships
2/15/2024
Three Medical Science Training Program (MSTP) students, Ryan Mulligan, Gustavo Pacheco, and Evan Lamb, were awarded prestigious F30 fellowships from the National Institutes of Health, totaling $446,595 this fiscal year.…
Category: Education
2/15/2024
UVA School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Theta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. co-hosted a screening of Birthing Justice on February 8.…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
UVA Health Children’s, Women’s Services Earn International Honor for Healthy Work Environment
2/15/2024
UVA Health Children’s and Women’s Services have earned an international accolade for its commitment to creating a healthy workplace. UVA Health representatives will receive the Clinical Healthy Work Environment Award…
Category: Honors & Awards
Get to Know Andrew Muck, MD — Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine
2/15/2024
Andrew E. Muck, MD, MBA, was appointed chair of the UVA Department of Emergency Medicine, effective September 15, 2023. Dr. Muck came to UVA from the University of Texas Health…
Category: Faculty
2/15/2024
J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, the immediate past president of American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology, and Joanna Yost, PhD, representative from the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers,…
Category: Faculty
2/15/2024
Scott Hollenbeck, MD, has been invited to deliver the Songbaek keynote lecture at the 82nd annual Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (KSPRS) meeting in Seoul, Korea. This meeting,…
Category: Faculty
Spark Innovation Competition Project Jumps to Life — Refreshing Gateway to Care
2/15/2024
A Spark Innovation Competition winning project has been unveiled — supporting UVA Health’s 10-year strategic plan goals of best place to work, easy access, and superior patient outcomes. Ann Mercer,…
Category: Community
