University of Arizona Health Sciences

04/23/2026

Meet the Arizona physician bringing Food as Medicine to residencies across the U.S.

Dr. Mari Ricker, director of our Integrative Medicine Residency (IMR) program, is making the case that whole-person health, including nutrition training and culinary medicine, belongs in every residency curriculum.

She recently presented research on the state of Food as Medicine education in family medicine residencies at the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health International Congress.

IMR provides 100 hours of integrative medicine curriculum, stackable onto any existing residency program. Ready to go.

Are you a resident or faculty member who wants to bring IMR to your program? DM us to learn more about IMR.

04/23/2026

White Coat Recap

04/20/2026

We welcomed the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Mansfeld Middle Magnet School to the U of A campus.

Students toured the Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and learned about the Disneyland Upjohn Pharmacy Collection.

They also learned about robots and the sensors being used to advance health care at the Digital Health Technology and Sensor Core.

04/13/2026

Christina Nguyen, a first-year medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, uses the University of Arizona Center for Transformative Interprofessional Healthcare’s Virtual Outpatient Clinic to practice her communication skills.

The virtual clinic allows Health Sciences students to practice difficult patient conversations in free, simulated scenarios designed to build confidence.

For Christina, the experience has helped her become a more active listener and engaged participant.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4r8IJUO

04/10/2026

We are excited to welcome our future Health Sciences Wildcats to Admitted Day tomorrow. 🐻 ⬇️

04/10/2026

04/08/2026

Join us at Voice of the Patient, which is part of Arizona Tech Week, an event aimed at bringing together researchers, physicians and patients. Patients are why we do what we do.

📅 Thursday, April 9
⏰ 1– 4 p.m.
📍 U of A Health Sciences Innovation Building, Room 306

📣 Welcome
Dr. Jennifer Barton & Dr. Vignesh Subbian

❤️‍🩹 Patient Voices
Dr. Meredith Mitstifer
Dylan Peay, PhD
Living with ALS: James “Jim” Butler, Mary Cross, Rosemary Horsman, and Deboni Park
Monk Yun Rou
Navigating Life with Diabetes: Julie Hoffman
Jacqueline (Jackie) Nguyen
Saving Lives, One Heart at a Time: Dr. Francisco Arabia, and Amanda Vaji

🎟️ Free and open to the public

Register: https://www.azbio.org/events/voice-of-the-patient-aztw2026

04/07/2026

Congratulations to Paloma Beamer, PhD, a professor and associate dean for community engagement at the University of Arizona Zuckerman College of Public Health, for receiving the 2026 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Public Communications Award at the society’s annual meeting in March.

The award honors individuals who have made a major and longstanding contribution to broadening the general public’s awareness of toxicological issues. Beamer was recognized for her sustained, community-centered communications and outreach on environmental exposures and health, with particular impact on communities that have been historically underserved and disproportionately affected by environmental contamination. She was also applauded for developing sustained partnerships and engagement with communities as well as for her dedication to mentoring.

Beamer is the director of the Community Engagement Core for the U of A Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center and the U of A BRISA Center for the Environment, where her training has been important and also where her bicultural heritage has given her an important perspective.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cv1627

04/06/2026

Meet Jackie Nguyen, a U of A undergrad majoring in molecular and cellular biology and minoring in biochemistry. She is a junior and hopes to apply to medical school in the future.

As a freshman, what she thought was an asthma attack during winter break turned out to be a rare form of cancer.

Nguyen will share her cancer journey at Voice of the Patient, which is part of Arizona Tech Week, an event aimed at bringing together researchers, physicians and patients.

“Learning about the patient's journey is so important to understand because it allows the medical team to empathize with the patient and make their journey of battling cancer as smooth sailing as possible,” Nguyen said.

”Life after having cancer really does change a person's perspective on life and it is important to realize that adapting to the new "normal" can be challenging for some and filled with fears. I think everyone has a unique story and everyone's journey in life is different, and I think it is great to recognize that. The support system one has is important to help navigate life after having cancer, as well as the recognition that cancer doesn't define us or limit us.”

Voice of the Patient
📅 Thursday, April 9
⏰ 1– 4 p.m.
📍 U of A Health Sciences Innovation Building, Room 306

🎟️ Free and open to the public

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sSW6tS

04/03/2026

Good luck from the U of A Health Sciences!
Let's Goooooooooooooooo!
🐻 ⬇️

04/02/2026

Chloe Eckert, a fourth-year medical student University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, mentors students during their clinical skills sessions at the Interprofessional Clinical and Professional Skills Center’s Standardized Patient Program.

🩺 Best part of the program: First- and second-year medical students are able to practice their history taking and physical exam skills with standardized patients from their very first week, and, as a mentor, I get to watch them practice and give real-time feedback for improvement.

🩷 Standardized patients are important because they can also give the student feedback about their human interaction, not just the medical one.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more about the program.

04/02/2026

Immerse yourself in the movement! Join us for Healing Dance on Tuesday, April 7th!

Students, staff, and faculty from all of Health Sciences are encouraged to participate in the CALM arts workshops.

Register now! https://bit.ly/4tiwAOC