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Health Center Nurses Receive Nightingale Awards

Ten nurses are recognized for their significant impact on patient care and their life-long commitment to the profession.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – March 2, 2012

Introducing the Health Center’s next leader; the dangers of distracted doctoring; the secret to successful relationships; and is personalized medicine the future of medical care?

Winter Warriors

Don’t let cold weather put your workout routine on ice.

Good to the Bone

New Health Center orthopaedic oncologist Tessa Balach brings compassion and advanced care to treating musculoskeletal tumors.

Dr. Steven Lepowsky of the UConn School of Dental Medicine. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Seeing the Big Picture While Keeping Track of the Details

Dr. Steven Lepowsky has been named senior associate dean for education and patient care.

Silhouette of a doctor

Music and Medicine

UConn medical resident, Dr. Runjhun Misra, says doctors and orchestra conductors share many similarities.

Physicians at University-McCook Hospital see and hear colleagues at U.S.Veterans Administration Hospital in Newington via the first two-way, hospital-to-hospital, closed circuit TV link in the state. (UConn Health Center Archives)

UConn Health Center – A Technology Leader

The past 50 years have seen rapid advances in information technology and communications.

Dr. Runjhun Misra is a second-year resident at UConn Health Center. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

UConn Medical Resident Examines New Work-Hour Guidelines

“As with most changes, this change too, is a double-edged sword.”

(UConn Health Center Archive)

Nursing, Then and Now

As in all health care institutions, nurses’ roles at the UConn Health Center have evolved over the past several decades.

Older woman at computer

Clinical Trials Database Connects Patients with Valuable Research Studies

Participants in clinical trials can gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available.