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ABOR and Phoenix sign deal on Phoenix Bioscience Center and downtown educational campus The
Best Practices of Medical Educators February 2004 sessions under
way, still time to sign up Annual Spring Phoenix Faculty Meeting and Awards Presentation set for April 12 UA Wildcat Pride Night and Legislative Reception set for Feb. 17 Phoenix Campus UA Mini-Medical School begins Feb. 18 New faculty appointments and promotions ABOR and Phoenix sign deal on Phoenix Bioscience Center and downtown educational campusThe Arizona Board of Regents and the City of Phoenix signed an intergovernmental agreement on Thurs., Feb. 5, that will allow the UA, ASU and NAU to begin work on a bioscience center and educational campus in downtown Phoenix. The agreement allows the three state universities to renovate three existing buildings and add new buildings on the campus of the former Phoenix Union High School, located between Fifth and Seventh streets, north of Van Buren Street. The site in adjacent to the new Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), which is under construction and projected for completion late this year. The UA has committed $17.2 million and ASU has allocated $10 million for the first new building, which will be used for clinical research.
The Best Practices of Medical Educators February 2004 sessions under way, still time to sign upThe Center for Learning & Teaching at the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) Phoenix Campus invites you to attend the Best Practices of Medical Educators February sessions. This professional development series is for faculty, residency faculty, community preceptors, residents, and students associated with the teaching programs at the AHSC Phoenix Campus. February sessions are: Tues., Feb. 10 • “Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine” presented by Robert Marlow, MD • “Telemedicine, Telehealth, E-Health Care and Distance Learning” presented by Rick McNeely Wed., Feb. 25 • “Tips for Successful Grant Writing” presented by Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, Anita Prouty, CNMT, Richard Gerkin, MD, Eric Reiman, MD • “Portfolios
to Measure Resident Competencies” presented by Lynne Tomasa,
PhD, Paul Gordon, MD, Jim Kerwin, MD
Phoenix Campus Faculty Forum, March 4The AHSC Phoenix Campus will be holding a Faculty Forum on Thurs., March 4 from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 N. 44th St. Immediately following the meeting there will be a community reception to welcome the new Dean for the UA College of Medicine Dr. Keith Joiner. The meeting will involve a question and answer session to learn about the developing downtown Phoenix biomedical campus. UA President Peter Likins, Provost George Davis, Vice President for Health Sciences Raymond Woosley, MD, PhD, Jacqueline Chadwick, MD, and new UA College of Medicine Dean Keith Joiner, MD, MPH, will be present to answer questions. Advanced reservations are required and can be made by calling (602) 631-4618.
Dr. Andrew Weil to present at Health Sciences Lecture series in AprilGet your tickets now to the Integrative Medicine Lecture Series presented the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) Phoenix Campus. World-renowned integrative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil and experts from the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine will present at the three-evening lecture program on Wednesdays, April 14, 21 and 28 at the Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 North 44th St. in Phoenix from 6-8 p.m. Presenters will discuss Integrative Medicine Education; Integrative Approaches to Aging; Alzheimer’s Research; Talking Frankly with your Doctor; and Meaningful Aging. The cost to attend all three-evening lectures is $60.00 (not a tax deductible donation according to IRS guidelines). Seating is limited and advanced reservations are required. To register, contact the AHSC Phoenix Campus Office of Public Affairs at (602) 631-4600.
Annual Spring Phoenix Faculty Meeting and Awards Presentation set for April 12The annual Spring Phoenix faculty Meeting and Awards Presentation will be held at the Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 N. 44th St. at 5:30 p.m. The new UA College of Medicine Dean Keith Joiner, MD, MPH, will be attending and presenting the awards with Associate VP for UA College of Medicine Phoenix Campus Jacqueline Chadwick, MD. Please note that this meeting is separate from the March 4 Phoenix Campus Faculty Forum. Reservations need to be made for both meetings. Invitations for the Annual Spring Phoenix Faculty Meeting will be forthcoming.
UA Wildcat Pride Night and Legislative Reception set for Feb. 17Don’t miss the 2004 UA Wildcat Pride Night and Legislative Reception on Tues., Feb. 17, 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Phoenix Civic Plaza, Symphony Hall Terrace. If you haven’t received an invitation and would like to attend, you must call (602) 212-1717 to make a reservation.
Phoenix Campus UA Mini-Medical School begins Feb. 18Learn about biosciences and medicine the fun way! Attend UA Mini-Medical School. No late-night cramming, long exams or long hours with this school. Just bring your curiosity, and sit back and enjoy fun and informative lectures that cover ethics, aging, public health and infectious diseases, disorders of the mind and issues of death and dying. This popular evening lecture series is taking registration for its spring session, which begins on Wed., Feb. 18 and runs for five weeks. All lectures are held from 6-8 p.m. at the Arizona Health Sciences Center Phoenix Campus, 4001 N. Third St., Suite 415. Early registration is recommended as seating is limited. To register call Maria Wells at (602) 631-4600.
New faculty appointments and promotionsThe following individuals have been awarded a faculty appointment to the AHSC Phoenix Campus: Abraham C. Kuruvilla, MBBS, clinical assistant professor of family & community medicine Alan N. Gordon, MD, clinical professor of obstetrics & gynecology David L. Dudgeon, MD, clinical professor of surgery Enrique R. Grisoni, MD, clinical professor of surgery Kelly A. Miller, MD, clinical associate professor of surgery Kerry E. Francois, MD, clinical assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology Michelle M. Park, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine |
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