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Arizona High School Girls Learn about Orthopaedic Surgery at UA Health Sciences

Arizona high school girls learned hands-on from UAHS women surgeons how engineers and orthopaedic surgeons work together to develop safe and effective implants to repair broken bones, torn ligaments and worn-out joints, to inspire careers in STEM and medicine.

UA Colleges of Medicine and Navajo Nation Sign Agreement Establishing Scholarship Fund for Navajo Medical Students

The Navajo Nation Future Physicians’ Scholarship Fund will cover medical school tuition costs for up to seven Navajo students a year, for six years. The agreement then will be reviewed for renewal.

UA College of Medicine – Tucson Building Gender Equity for Women in Academic Medicine

Fifteen years after the results of the groundbreaking GRACE Project were released to the media by a group of women faculty at the UA College of Medicine in Tucson, 25 percent of the College’s departments are headed by women and progress continues in creating an environment that enables success for all.

UA Students Promote Diversity Awareness in Medicine

To engage community and raise awareness of the importance of diversity and disparity in health care, both within the University of Arizona Health Sciences and in Tucson, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson medical student leaders have launched Diversity Month in January.

Faculty Receive Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence and Innovation Research Grants

Two faculty at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix received grants for their work involving health disparities and improving diversity in the Phoenix community.

In the Age of Social Media, He's a New Kind of Scientist

What does it mean to be a scientist? Far more than doing research in a lab, says Michael Johnson, whose unconventional passage into the field began with a bowling championship and a music degree.

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