Lauren Woods


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Students celebrating their matches in academic lobby

UConn Med Students Match Early to Prestigious Residency Training Programs

It is an early Match for two students entering the fields of ophthalmology and urology.

Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program student conducting free health screening for the community at the Edgewood Back to School Dunkin Stadium event in August 2025 (Photo by CT AHEC).

Urban Health/AHEC Scholars Spark Transformation in Individuals and Communities

Students bring their passion and talents to more than 4,000 community members statewide annually.

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Newly Endowed Chairs and Professors Celebrated at UConn School of Medicine

Transformative research of UConn medical school faculty Danielle Luciano, Pedro Mendes, Sarah Feldstein Ewing, Guangfu Li, Patrick Murphy, and Xiaoyan Guo, being fueled with generous philanthropic support.

Dr. Feldstein Ewing smiling in her office with brain scans on computer.

American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Elects UConn’s Sarah Feldstein Ewing, Ph.D.

This January Feldstein Ewing was prestigiously elected as a member of the ACNP during its 2026 Annual Meeting.

Dr. Aida Roman caring for primary care patient Denise L. Donnelly in exam room happily.

Inaugural ‘Rising Scholar’ Succeeding at UConn School of Medicine

Dr. Aida Roman is conducting research while caring for Primary Care patients in the Department of Medicine at UConn Health.

Photo of Dr. Rachel M. Stanley in blue blazer smiling.

Connecticut Children’s and UConn School of Medicine name Dr. Rachel M. Stanley as Physician-in-Chief and Chair of Pediatrics

Dr. Stanley's leadership appointment is a homecoming back to UConn, where she completed her pediatric residency training

Standing in front of new signage for Institute is Ali Serrantino.

Advancing Bleeding Disorders Knowledge and Research

Meet Bleeding Disorders Research Coordinator Ali Serrantino, MS, of the New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center.

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UConn Medical Students Reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Public Service

The next generation of doctors training at UConn share how they are carrying on Dr. King’s legacy of helping others.

Blanka Rogina, Ph.D. in white coat

New Vice President of the Gerontological Society of America is from UConn

Blanka Rogina, M.S., Ph.D. begins her 1-year term as vice president of the GSA this January.

Niki Meka holding an ultrasdound in the ED smiling

UConn Medical Students Always Advancing Scientific Knowledge

The highly successful Summer Research Program is powered by generous donations to the Dean’s Discovery Fellowship Fund