School of Medicine
UConn Health Employee Engagement Survey Coming May 9
UConn Health, in partnership with Press Gainey, is administering a survey for employees starting on May 9. Dr. Andy Agwonobi encourages all employees to participate to improve our workplace culture to make it better for everyone.
Dr. Bruce Gould Named Medical Director at Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
In addition to his current roles at UConn Health, Dr. Bruce Gould will be joining the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, Inc. (CHCACT) as its medical director for the Transforming Clinical Practices Initiative (TCPI).
New Chair of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Robert Fuller has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UConn Health. Fuller, a professor of traumatology and emergency medicine, has been serving as interim chair since May of last year.
UConn Health’s Rodriguez: Woman of Innovation
Dr. Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, whose research has led to two patents and a startup company that is developing a drug that could help millions with particular genetic variations, is this year’s winner of the Connecticut Technology Council’s Women of Innovation Award for Research Innovation and Leadership.
Professor Cato T. Laurencin to Receive 2016 Connecticut Medal of Technology
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn and UConn Health has been named the 2016 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Technology.
Connected Care: New Tower, New Technology
With UConn Health’s new hospital tower comes new systems of information technology designed to enable clinical staff to do even more to enhance patient care, safety and satisfaction.
Kidding Aside, Chronic Pain Affects All Ages
A UConn behavioral psychologist says parents can affect how a child experiences pain, so it's important to include them in the treatment plan.
Mini Medical/Dental Program Graduates 66 High Schoolers
UConn Health had another successful graduating class of its Mini Medical/Dental Program with 66 students from 22 high schools across Connecticut.
Economics of the New Hospital Tower
As UConn Health nears the milestone of opening the new hospital tower, the centerpiece of the Bioscience Connecticut capital projects, another major milestone has been surpassed. More than 5,000 construction jobs have now been created on the UConn Health campus
New Division Chief of Rheumatology
Dr. Santhanam Lakshminarayanan has been promoted to Division Chief of Rheumatology at UConn Health. He will continue with many of his clinical research endeavors, as well as the directorship of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program.