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Medical School Awards & Honors
UConn School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students have recently received several prestigious awards and honors.
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.
‘Jumping Genes’ and Human Development Expert Joins UConn Health/JAX
UConn Health and Jackson Laboratory have announced their fifth joint-appointed faculty member Dr. Christine Beck. She is a genomics expert in 'jumping genes' known as transposable elements and their impact on human disease.
Magnifying Nursing Excellence
UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital have launched their journey to Magnet nursing excellence recognition.
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.
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.
UConn Health Builds Careers for Project SEARCH Interns
UConn Health once again teamed up with Favarh to help supply internship opportunities for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for Project SEARCH. The second class of interns graduated on June 2.
Genomics: At the Heart of ‘All of Us’
The 2017 ELSI Congress begins June 5 at UConn Health and the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine. Read the new Q & A with keynote speaker Stephanie Devaney, Ph.D., deputy director of the NIH 'All of Us' Research Program discussing how the new frontier of precision medicine, fueled by genomics, is at the heart of all our future health and healthcare.
Destination Plastic Surgery: Why Staying Domestic is Safer
Dr. Andrew Chen, UConn Health's chief of plastic surgery, shares the latest trends in plastic surgery, how to choose a qualified surgeon and why it's so important to avoid the potential dangers of overseas destination plastic surgery.
Medical Exhibit Showcases UConn Dental’s High-Tech Imaging Capabilities
UConn School of Dental Medicine’s advanced imaging capabilities are now being showcased at Yale University’s medical library exhibit in New Haven until Nov. 5.