School of Medicine

UConn Health Clinical Faculty Continues to Expand

Meet six more clinical providers who joined UConn Health in the last several months.

Consumer Reports has given UConn John Dempsey Hospital one of the highest patient safety scores in Connecticut (UConn Health Photo/Janine Gelineau).

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.

Men’s Health: What the Clinicians Are Saying

Following are some tips from the experts in various fields of men’s health, just in time for Father’s Day: Prostate cancer: management vs. treatment “About half of all men over 70 have microscopic evidence of prostate cancer, but this never becomes clinically significant,” says Dr. Peter Albertsen, chief of UConn Health’s Division of Urology. “Most […]

Nurse Courtney Hurlbert cares for a patient at the new hospital tower of UConn John Dempsey Hospital at UConn Health (Photo: UConn Health/Janine Gelineau).

Magnifying Nursing Excellence

UConn Health and its UConn John Dempsey Hospital have launched their journey to Magnet nursing excellence recognition.

3-D Ultrasound Proficiency Revolutionizing GYN Care

Dr. Danielle Luciano at UConn Health explains the benefits of 3-D ultrasound and how it is revolutionizing gynecological patient care.

Health Disparities Institute Now Open in Hartford

UConn Health has opened its new Health Disparities Institute, relocated to Main Street in Hartford and positioned in the heart of the communities it serves.

Medical students at UConn School of Medicine have access to advanced medical skills training in the new SIM Center at UConn Health.

Simulation Center Offers Safe Learning for Students and Clinicians

The new Clinical Simulation Center at UConn Health provides students and healthcare providers a hands-on learning experience in a safe environment.

Attending cardiologist, Dr. Kai Chen, visits with his heart attack survivor patient at UConn John Dempsey Hospital (UConn Health/Lauren Woods).

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.

MD/PhD Students Attend Premiere Meeting for Physician Scientists

Four UConn MD/PhD students attended the nation's premiere meeting for physician-scientists in Chicago last month. The Joint Meeting brings together the two major honorific societies for mid-career and senior physician-scientists leaders plus in-training early career members of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA).

ELSI Congress

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.