Research Open House Welcomes 136 Attendees
The event included 30 booths representing College of Medicine – Phoenix Research Services, Biostatistics, Clinical Research Support Services, Laboratory Operations, Phoenix Research Cores, Research Proposal Development, UAHS Research Administration, University Animal Care, University of Arizona Cancer Center and the Valley Research Partnership, among others.
The event was followed by a cocktail reception with remarks from Guy Reed, MD, MS, dean of the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, and Betsy Cantwell, PhD, MBA, senior vice president for UA Research and Innovation.
Dean Reed spoke about the importance of science to the College of Medicine – Phoenix: “Medical schools these days focus exclusively on education. In our curriculum, from the very beginning, science has been a central part of what we do, it’s built in with the Scholarly Projects and it is a mechanism by which our students can learn critical thinking.”
Dr. Cantwell, who leads the UA Office of Research, Innovation and Impact — which includes the Corporate Engagement Program, Tech Launch Arizona, the Forge and the UA research parks — spoke about why she is proud to work for the University of Arizona.
She is responsible for expanding the university’s capacity for knowledge creation and discovery; integrating efforts by faculty, students, staff and executive leaders to move inventions and technologies to the marketplace; increasing the UA’s connectivity with external collaborators; spearheading industry and public partnerships; and increasing total research funding.
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About the College
Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to advance its core missions in education, research, clinical care and service to communities across Arizona. The college’s strength lies in our collaborations and partnerships with clinical affiliates, community organizations and industry sponsors. With our primary affiliate, Banner Health, we are recognized as the premier academic medical center in Phoenix. As an anchor institution of the Phoenix Bioscience Core, the college is home to signature research programs in neurosciences, cardiopulmonary diseases, immunology, informatics and metabolism. These focus areas uniquely position us to drive biomedical research and bolster economic development in the region.
As an urban institution with strong roots in rural and tribal health, the college has graduated more than 1,000 physicians and matriculates 130 students each year. Greater than 60% of matriculating students are from Arizona and many continue training at our GME sponsored residency programs, ultimately pursuing local academic and community-based opportunities. While our traditional four-year program continues to thrive, we will launch our recently approved accelerated three-year medical student curriculum with exclusive focus on primary care. This program is designed to further enhance workforce retention needs across Arizona.
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