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3/2/23 issue

2023 Excellence in Education Week Highlights Educational Research and Innovations

3/1/2023

The School of Medicine held its 18th annual Excellence in Education Week February 20-24, 2023. The week, dedicated to education in academic medicine, highlights educational research and innovations among UVA…

Category: Education

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Research in Motion Video: Jochen Zimmer, PhD

3/1/2023

Forming extracellular matrices is very critical for a healthy system, organism to function and thrive. If we are able to actually reconstitute or recapitulate the formation of these extracellular matrices…

Category: Research

Jochen Zimmer

William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD and Team Find Common Antibiotic Can Reduce Risk of Death During Childbirth

3/1/2023

A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth, a sweeping new international study from a UVA Health scientist and…

Category: Research

William Petri

3 UVA Health School of Medicine Discoveries Nominated for 2022’s Biggest Biomedical Advance

3/1/2023

Not one but three UVA Health School of Medicine discoveries have been selected to compete for the title of 2022’s biggest biomedical advance in the STAT health news site’s annual…

Category: Research

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Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD Directs New Women’s Heart Program

3/1/2023

News flash: Women are different from men. Obviously, our bodies are different. Our roles and responsibilities and behaviors are different. But did you know that the way we experience heart disease…

Category: Clinical

Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD.

Graduate Medical Education Program Achieves Citation-Free ACGME Accreditation for 10th Year

3/1/2023

For the 10th consecutive year, UVA’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program has been re-accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) without a single citation. “To receive re-accreditation,…

Category: Education

Susan E. Kirk, MD

Medical Students Host ‘Discover Medicine’ Event for Local High Schools

3/1/2023

Inspiring the next generation of physicians and surgeons begins with exposure. Frances Morales, class of 2023, strongly believes that early exposure can help inspire middle and high school students to…

Category: Education

Frances Morales

Congratulations to the 2023 Arnold P. Gold Resident Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award Winners

3/1/2023

Join us in congratulating the six School of Medicine residents who are the recipients of the 2023 Arnold P. Gold Resident Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. These residents are…

Category: Honors & Awards

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Margaret Plews-Ogan, MD Presents Webinar Wisdom & Medicine

3/1/2023

Margaret Plews-Ogan, MD, Brodie Professor of Medicine, recently presented a webinar "Wisdom & Medicine" for the Virtues & Vocations Education for Flourishing: Pursuing Purpose in the Professions webinar series. The…

Category: Faculty

Margaret Plews-Ogan

Christopher Holstege, MD Featured on President Ryan’s Inside UVA Podcast

3/1/2023

Christopher Holstege, MD is a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, the chief of UVA’s medical toxicology department, the executive director of the Elson Student Health Center and the director…

Category: Media Highlights

Jim Ryan and Chris Holstege

Applications Sought for iPRIME Fellowship Awards

3/1/2023

The immunology, imaging, informatics Precision ImmunoMedicine (iPRIME) initiative announces iPRIME Fellowship Awards. This award will support innovative collaborative projects between students in biological and medical sciences and students in data…

Category: Call for Nominations

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Hoos Building Bridges Award — Nominations Open on March 22

3/1/2023

Nominations open on March 22 for this year’s Hoos Building Bridges Award, which recognizes team members who demonstrate leadership and build thoughtful collaborations and relationships across schools, units, and/or departments…

Category: Call for Nominations

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