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University of Arizona leaders, tribal leaders, healthcare professionals and federal legislators gather to celebrate the announcement of the nation's first MD-granting medical school branch located on the lands of a sovereign Tribal Nation.

University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care Launch Nation's First MD-Granting Medical School Branch within a Tribal Nation

August 18, 2026

Landmark partnership reflects a new approach to preparing physicians for Tribal, rural and underserved communities

Medical students and residents — with Representative Sarah Ligouri — visited the Arizona State Capitol to learn how they can advocate for the future of health care in the state.

Medical Students and Residents Led Advocacy Event at the Arizona Capitol

August 14, 2026

The visit fostered discussions of activism, as well as a crash course on how bills become laws

Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD — seen with Annika Ozols and Sophie Grace Wallace — has long focused on how disruption of certain genes can effect the brain's functions.

Inspiration Found During Sabbatical Leads to Publication

August 12, 2026

Dr. Amelia Gallitano sought out a collaboration in Japan that would explore an unanswered research question

Cold Water Immersion Cooling Technique | Dr. Jeffery Stowell | Beat the Heat Clips

Thursday, July 30, 2026

With rising temperatures and heat-related deaths in Maricopa County exceeding 400 for the last three years, now — more than...

Where Physicians Learn, Lead, and Thrive: Graduate Medical Education

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Learn how Banner and the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix are expanding graduate medical education to train...