Kelly Shaffer, PhD, and Chongzhi Zang, PhD, Join Cancer Center Leadership

8/6/2024

Kelly Shaffer, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, and Chongzhi Zang, PhD, Associate Professor of Genome Sciences, have joined UVA Cancer Center’s leadership in newly-created positions. Dr. Shaffer…

Monique Dufour, PhD, Named Director of Faculty Development

8/6/2024

The School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Development is excited to announce the appointment of Monique Dufour, PhD, as the Director of Faculty Development. In this role, Dr.…

UVA Health Earns National Pharmacy Award for Excellent Patient Care

8/6/2024

UVA Health has earned the 2024 High-Value Pharmacy Award from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing exceptional leadership and delivering great value for pharmacy patients. Premier’s High-Value Pharmacy Award…

BIMS Graduate Student Yogindra Raghav Invited to Speak at Gordon Research Seminar on Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation

8/6/2024

Yogindra Raghav, a second-year PhD student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics program in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at UVA, was invited to present a research poster at the…

School of Medicine MD Class of 2028 Attends Orientation Week

8/6/2024

The School of Medicine was thrilled to welcome the Class of 2028 first-year medical students on August 7, 2024. The students were greeted by Dean Melina Kibbe, Senior Associate Dean for…

Clinical Compensation Plan — Question of the Week: Is there a comprehensive ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ document about the SOM Clinical Compensation Plan?

8/6/2024

Question: Is there a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document about the SOM Clinical Compensation Plan? Answer: Yes. It was sent to all clinical faculty on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Providers Will Not be Penalized for Late Cancellations and/or No Shows

8/6/2024

Providers will not be penalized for late cancellations and/or no shows. Late cancellations and no shows have no impact on the 4 Hour Session Adherence or Scheduled Slot Adherence metrics.…

Jim Zimring, MD, PhD, Publishes Article in The Scientist: A Call for Associate Editors’ Active Engagement in Manuscript Review

8/6/2024

Jim Zimring, MD, PhD, the Thomas W. Tillack Professor of Experimental Pathology, published an op-ed story in The Scientist about the importance of associate editors actively engaging in the manuscript…