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UA’s Two Medical Schools Celebrate Match Day

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Forty percent of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2019 will remain in Arizona to practice medicine and pursue their residency training. More than one-third of the class will pursue primary care — a physician specialty that is critically low in Arizona and the nation.

Of the graduating UA College of Medicine – Phoenix students, 50 percent will pursue primary care fields such as family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Arizona’s physician shortage is one of the worst in the nation, with the state ranking 44th of 50 states in the number of primary care physicians. Twenty-four students will stay in Arizona for their entire residency. Overall, the students will continue their studies at programs in 25 states.

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All of Us – A Conversation with NIH Director Francis Collins

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The All of Us Research Program launched a Speaker Series in partnership with the National Library of Medicine on Thursday, March 14, 2019.   The inaugural talk was by National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins. Dr. Collins discusses the importance of All of Us, how far the research program has come, provide a preview of the program’s future, and takes questions from viewer.
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