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Medical student Patrick Quarles works with an attendee during the summit

Black Men in White Coats Recap

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Faculty and students from the college engaged with the community during the Black Men in White Coats Summit

Third-year medical student Kristie Nonyelu doing a "mock" surgery scrub-in with an attendee of the Black Men in White Coats event

Black Men in White Coats Summit Hosted in Glendale

February 28, 2024

Members from the college volunteered at the event to invest in the next generation of Black physicians

Leah Hillier, MD, clinical assistant professor and director of Service Learning; Irene Alexandraki, MD, senior associate dean of Undergraduate Medical Education; Fredric Wondisford, MD, dean of the college; Michael Jones, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Arizona; Barb Kozuh, executive director of Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation; and Eve Hoover, DMSc, associate professor at Midwestern University and Arizona representative of Harvard’s Center for the Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health

Delta Dental of Arizona, University of Arizona Announce Creation of Oral Health Medical Initiative at the College of Medicine – Phoenix

February 13, 2024

The $850,000 investment will increase oral health education for all medical students

Medical students with Dr. Marvasti (middle) at the Blue Zones Project: An HonorHealth Collaborative for Scottsdale kickoff event

Blue Zones Project Launched in Scottsdale Connects Health and Community

January 30, 2024

The Blue Zones Project shared elements of healthy lifestyles learned from regions with extreme longevity

Students from Estrella Middle School using the Laparoscopic Simulator in the college's Center for Simulation and Innovation (All photos courtesy of Pam Lindley, City of Phoenix)

Junior Medicine Program Introduces Local Youth to the Wonders of Medicine

December 22, 2023

Eighth-grade students got hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technology that medical students use to train for their future careers as physicians