School of Medicine
Match Day 2018: Future Doctors’ Destinies Revealed
The annual event of Match Day is a rite of passage for fourth-year UConn medical students, when they find out where they will spend the next three to six years in residency training programs.
Medical and Dental School Awards and Honors
Recently received awards and honors by faculty, staff, and students in the UConn medical and dental schools.
39-Year-Old Woman Beats Colon Cancer
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Read more about Cloe Rodriguez, a 39-year-old woman who beat advanced colon cancer thanks to the doctors and surgeons at UConn Health. Plus, learn the top 10 ways you can reduce your likelihood of developing the disease.
Light-Inspired Spring Art Exhibits at UConn Health
The light-inspired spring art exhibits of both Dr. Janice Oliveri and John Wheat will be shown at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health until June 14, 2018.
Mom Delivers Healthy Baby Despite Life-threatening Complications
Most pregnancies go according to plan, but when they don’t it’s imperative to have experienced clinicians who can deal with the unexpected. Such was the case with Stefanie Gaidos who suffers from a rare condition that put her and her baby’s life at risk. Watch the video to see how UConn Health’s specialized team of doctors and nurses helped Stefanie survive to deliver a healthy baby.
Parent Mentors Improve Latino Children’s Health Insurance Coverage Rates
Latino children have the highest uninsured rate in the United States. However, new study findings by UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's Medical Center in the journal Health Affairs show parent mentors are highly effective at helping parents with uninsured Latino children gain health insurance coverage.
Improving Pediatric Asthma Care is Possible
New study findings published by Pediatrician Dr. Alexander Hogan of UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's Medical Center shows improved personalized inpatient assessments can enhance the accuracy of the prescribed asthma therapy a child receives.
Doctors Catch Patient’s Tennis Ball Sized Heart Tumor
“I am exceedingly fortunate to be alive," says Marcia Cox whose rare tennis ball sized heart tumor was caught by UConn Health emergency department physicians and cardiologists and successfully removed by a UConn Health heart surgeon.
Eight UConn Researchers Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Eight researchers from UConn and UConn Health have been recognized by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) as some of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, engineering and technology.
CICATS Awards $130,000 to UConn Health and UConn Researchers
The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut has announced its awarding of $130,000 in research project funding to nine 2018 Core Interest Group (CIG) awardees from UConn Health.