Winning Spark Innovation Competition Project Fosters Sense of Community, Improves Well-Being
3/18/2025
UVA Health's most recent Spark Innovation Competition — established in 2022 to leverage the wisdom, energy, and dedication of team members — concluded in July 2024. The competition invites participants…
Category: Community
Research in Motion: Patrick Jackson, MD
3/18/2025
What I work on is how HIV is able to turn its own genes on and off, and how the virus uses that ability to adapt to different conditions in…
Category: Research
UVA Health Makes It to Sweet 16 of STAT Madness
3/18/2025
An important UVA Health discovery about COVID-19 has made it to the Sweet 16 of STAT Madness, a fun online tournament to crown 2024’s biggest scientific advance. In a hard-fought…
Category: Research
UVA Develops AI Tool to Accelerate New Treatments
3/18/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have created a computational tool to accelerate the development of new disease treatments. The tool goes beyond current artificial intelligence (AI) approaches by…
Category: Research
A Healthier Future—One Clinical Trial at a Time: An Interview with Shayna L. Showalter, MD
3/18/2025
Shayna L. Showalter, MD, is a professor of surgery in the UVA Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology. As a breast surgical oncologist, she specializes in the multi-disciplinary treatment…
Category: Research
Nominate Research Team Members for Hoos Research Champion Awards
3/18/2025
We are excited to share a new opportunity to recognize the outstanding contributions of UVA Health team members who conduct or support research — the Hoos Research Champion Awards. This award,…
Category: Call for Nominations
Dean’s New Faculty Research Seminar April Presenters: Timothy Martin, PhD, and Christine Nelson, MD
3/18/2025
On the first Thursday of each month, the School of Medicine hosts a seminar highlighting two recently hired assistant professors who will each give a 30-minute presentation about their research…
Category: Research
Taison Bell, MD, Appointed Acting Chair of the Department of Medicine
3/18/2025
The School of Medicine is pleased to announce that Taison Bell, MD, MBA, has been appointed as the acting chair of the Department of Medicine, effective February 27, 2025. Dr.…
Category: Clinical
Prepare for Scheduled SPOK Downtime
3/18/2025
On Tuesday, March 25, starting at 2 a.m., UVA Health’s SPOK paging software will be down for required maintenance. Downtime is not expected to exceed four hours. All care team…
Category: Clinical
Fern Hauck, MD, Receives University Award for Collaborative Excellence in Public Service
3/18/2025
Fern Hauck, MD, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine, was honored with the Collaborative Excellence in Public Service Award by the University of Virginia Office of the Executive…
Category: Honors & Awards
3/18/2025
Applications are now open for the AAMC’s Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar. School of Medicine women assistant professors are encouraged to apply through the AAMC website. Eligible seminar…
Category: Faculty
UVA Cardiovascular Faculty Serve on Medical Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic
3/18/2025
UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine faculty members, Pamela Mason, MD, and Rohit Malhotra, MD, visited the Dominican Republic in February 2025 to provide medical care for vulnerable patients. Sami Ibrahim,…
Category: Clinical
UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, Pharmacy Provide Safe Medication Disposal Tips
3/18/2025
With more than 62 percent of all poison exposure cases nationwide involving medicines, UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center and Pharmacy are sharing the safest approaches to medication storage and disposal. As part of…
Category: Community
3/18/2025
Alisa Bahl, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Pediatric Psychology, was spotlighted in the media throughout Virginia and on national…
Category: Media Highlights
