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Knock, Knock: UConn Students Making Hartford House Calls with COVID Vaccines
The community initiative is a partnership of CT AHEC, based at UConn Health, with the City of Hartford Department of Health and Human Services, Harriott Home Health Services, and the Hispanic Health Council
Back to School for UConn Medical School with a 110 New White Coats
UConn School of Medicine Welcomes Future Doctors in the Class of 2026
CT AHEC at UConn Health Awarded $2 Million Grant for Primary Care Workforce Development
Entering its 26th year of operation, CT AHEC is one of 46 AHEC programs funded nationally. “CT AHEC is an invaluable resource to UConn Health. With renewed HRSA funding, the CT AHEC Program will continue to meet its mission of improving the health status of CT residents and communities,” says Dr. Bruce Liang, Interim CEO of UConn Health.
Community Care Award Recognizes UConn Health Lactation Consultant Marisa Merlo
August is National Breastfeeding Month. UConn Health’s lactation consultant Marisa Merlo has received a Community Care Award for going above and beyond to help a patient.
UConn Health/JAX Study Gives Better Understanding of Endometriosis and How it Grows
The study builds a robust foundation for a better understanding of endometriosis and how it grows
UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Honored at NAACP Spingarn Awards Dinner
Professor Cato T. Laurencin of the University of Connecticut was further recognized as the 106th Spingarn Medalist, the highest honor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
UConn Center on Aging Researcher Named to Board of Directors of The Gerontological Society of America
Laura Haynes, Ph.D. of UConn School of Medicine has been elected a Board Member of The Gerontological Society of America.
UConn Medical School Selected for First ‘Creative Community’ of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
UConn is one of 10 medical schools nationwide selected to participate in the NBME's first Creative Community to innovate medical education. "The Clinical Skills Assessment Program at UConn has had a long history of success in teaching our students the skills they need to be excellent clinicians. This grant is both a recognition of that success and provides an opportunity for our school to contribute to the forefront of innovation in medical education,” says Dr. Laurie Caines.
After Breaking a Hip Psychological Resilience Benefits Your Walking, Study Shows
New UConn study findings published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows hip fracture surgery patients with higher levels of psychological resilience were later able to walk faster and longer than those feeling less resilient.
Meet UConn Health’s Chief Diversity Officer Jeffrey F. Hines, MD
Our first ever CDO Dr. Jeffrey Hines is on the ground at UConn Health doing walking rounds to meet as many members of the UConn Health Community as possible to build upon the institution's strong diversity commitment and efforts. Learn more from Hines in this Q & A article including how: "The biggest aspect of our success is when DEI is ubiquitous."