School of Medicine

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Receives Society for Biomaterials’ Highest Honor

Dr. Cato T Laurencin of UConn and UConn Health will receive the highest honor of The Society for Biomaterials.

Cardiology Physician-Scientist Joins UConn Health/JAX Genomic Medicine

Dr. Travis Hinson, cardiologist and researcher of heart muscle diseases, has been recruited to UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) for Genomic Medicine.

UConn Health/JAX Scientist Named AAAS Fellow

Dr. Reinhard Laubenbacher of UConn Health/JAX has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Winter Art Exhibits at UConn Health

December brings three new art exhibits to UConn Health. Power Boothe, a professor of painting at the University of Hartford’s Hartford Art School, will have his “New Work” exhibition on display in the Celeste LeWitt Gallery in the Food Court Dec. 7 through March 3. It is shown courtesy of the Fred Giampietro Gallery in […]

UConn School of Medicine Reshaping the Future of Medical Education

UConn School of Medicine was selected by the American Medical Association (AMA) to join its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium to reshape the medical education of the future.

Wednesday Walkers

Wednesday Walkers get their exercise and learn something, too.

An elderly woman is evaluated for memory loss. (iStock Photo)

When Memory Loss Should Concern You

UConn Health's Dr. Patrick Coll recommends early screening for those with memory loss, to try to slow dementia's progression.

UConn Health's Outpatient Pavilion, which opened in 2015. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Reshaping the Future of Medical Education

UConn will pursue a new project to enhance medical education through the teaching of electronic medical records.

Detail of the Outpatient Pavilion at UConn Health in Farmington, showing 'UConn.' (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

School of Medicine to Launch New Curriculum in 2016

The new curriculum is designed to take into account developments in healthcare, information technology, and adult learning theory.

Medicine in the Himalayas Before – and After – the Quake

A UConn medical student who spent last summer providing health care in Nepal discusses how the challenges have been magnified since the disaster.