Five School of Medicine Faculty Selected as Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellows
6/11/2024
Five School of Medicine faculty have been selected to serve as University of Virginia Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellows from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. The Shannon Center Mid-Career…
Category: Research
Research in Motion: Colin Derdeyn, MD
6/11/2024
We are launching the first-ever platform trial for acute ischemic stroke for patients that come in with a blockage of a large artery in the brain. This trial will be…
Category: Research
Harald Sontheimer, PhD, Awarded $3.5 Million to Study Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
6/11/2024
Harald Sontheimer, PhD, a Harrison Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a $3.5 million R01 grant from the National Institute for Aging for a project…
Category: Research
6/11/2024
Jianjie Ma, PhD, the William H. Muller Professor of Thoracic Surgery and director of the Division of Surgical Sciences in the Department of Surgery, was awarded a $3.4 million NIH…
Category: Research
6/11/2024
Many, if not most, academic health systems have done this work before us. The data shows that by implementing United on Access, at a minimum, we will increase patient access,…
Category: Clinical
6/11/2024
Question: Can departments provide group-based metrics to earn individual incentives? Answer: Yes. The specific metrics and weighting of metrics will be proposed by each department, based on the Clinical Compensation…
Category: Clinical
Five Residents Receive Anne L. Brodie Resident Clinician Award for Exceptional Patient Care
6/11/2024
The Brodie Medical Education Fund Committee annually recognizes up to five graduating residents from across all UVA medical and surgical residency programs with the Anne L. Brodie Resident Clinician Award.…
Category: Education
Class of 2025 Medical Students Receive Accolades at Future Physicians for Change Annual Conference
6/11/2024
On May 31, student teams nationwide presented health policy solutions to a panel of experts and judges at the American Medical Student Association's (AMSA) first policy proposal competition, "Policy Pulse:…
Category: Education
Two School of Medicine Faculty Receive Thomas Jefferson Awards
6/11/2024
Two School of Medicine faculty, Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, and Christopher Holstege, MD, received Thomas Jefferson Awards at a recent University of Virginal Board of Visitors meeting. The Thomas Jefferson Awards…
Category: Honors & Awards
6/11/2024
UVA Health University Medical Center has been honored with the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader award from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for its equitable treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
Category: Honors & Awards
Get to Know Albert Jun, MD, PhD — Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology
6/11/2024
Albert S. Jun, MD, PhD, a distinguished academic clinician, educator, and researcher, was appointed as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology on May 6, 2024. Dr. Jun came to UVA…
Category: Faculty
Dana Redick, MD, Selected as Committee on Women in Medicine and Science’s Woman of the Month in June
6/11/2024
The Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) is celebrating Pride Month this June and is proud to honor the contributions of Dana Redick, MD, (pronouns: she/her), an associate…
Category: Faculty
UVA Center for Diabetes Technology Supports Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Community Walk
6/11/2024
The University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology partnered with local volunteers to host the 2024 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Community Walk on June 8 at Albemarle High School.…
Category: Community
Applications Sought for Strang Neuroscience Research Award
6/11/2024
The Office of Research is accepting applications for the Strang Neuroscience Research Award. The intent of this award is to provide seed money for young scientists to investigate traumatic brain…
Category: Call for Nominations
6/11/2024
Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief for UVA Health Children’s, was recently featured locally and nationally on TV stations talking about the 36th Annual…
Category: Media Highlights
