School of Medicine
Consumer Reports: UConn is Home to High Patient Safety
Consumer Reports has recognized UConn John Dempsey Hospital with one of the highest patient safety score ratings in Connecticut.
June 21, 2017 | Lauren Woods
Men’s Health: What the Clinicians Are Saying
Following are some tips from the experts in various fields of men’s health, just in time for Father’s Day: Prostate cancer: management vs. treatment “About half of all men over 70 have microscopic evidence of prostate cancer, but this never becomes clinically significant,” says Dr. Peter Albertsen, chief of UConn Health’s Division of Urology. “Most […]
June 15, 2017 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Magnifying Nursing Excellence
UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital have launched their journey to Magnet nursing excellence recognition.
June 14, 2017 | Lauren Woods
3-D Ultrasound Proficiency Revolutionizing GYN Care
Dr. Danielle Luciano at UConn Health explains the benefits of 3-D ultrasound and how it is revolutionizing gynecological patient care.
June 8, 2017 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Health Disparities Institute Now Open in Hartford
UConn Health has opened its new Health Disparities Institute, relocated to Main Street in Hartford and positioned in the heart of the communities it serves.
June 8, 2017 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Simulation Center Offers Safe Learning for Students and Clinicians
The new Clinical Simulation Center at UConn Health provides students and healthcare providers a hands-on learning experience in a safe environment.
June 8, 2017 | Carolyn Pennington and Ethan Giorgetti
Top Honors in Cardiovascular Care for UConn Health
Top honors continue to roll in for UConn Health for its patient care excellence across cardiovascular medicine in the clinical care areas of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, diabetes and pulmonary hypertension.
June 8, 2017 | Lauren Woods
MD/PhD Students Attend Premiere Meeting for Physician Scientists
Four UConn MD/PhD students attended the nation's premiere meeting for physician-scientists in Chicago last month. The Joint Meeting brings together the two major honorific societies for mid-career and senior physician-scientists leaders plus in-training early career members of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA).
June 7, 2017 | Maria Xu, third-year UConn MD/PhD student and Institutional Representative to APSA
Successful Genomics and Ethics Congress at UConn Health/JAX: Photos
This week nearly 300 people attended the three-day 2017 ELSI Congress on “Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe” on the campus of UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.
June 7, 2017 | Lauren Woods
Love of Nature and Animals Now on Display at UConn Health
The art exhibits of both Lori Racicot-Burrous and Peter Simard will be shown at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health until Sept. 7, 2017.
June 7, 2017 | Carolyn Pennington