School of Medicine

Portrait Dr. Richard Simon and Peter Canning by a stroke poster in the UConn John Dempsey Hospital emergency department

Peter Canning Recognized for EMS Role in Stroke Care

UConn Health’s 6th annual Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award

Health Equity Scholars Program of UConn Health Disparities Institute for Rising Ninth Graders

Waterbury Teens Research Ways to Improve Public Health in their Hometown

Successful Health Equity Scholars Program of UConn Health Disparities Institute for Rising Ninth Graders Hopes to Expand Statewide to Tackle Public Health Issues

UConn’s Visiting Externships for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM) and its Students are Thriving

Meet UConn School of Medicine Surgical Resident Dr. Edison Martinez Monegro

Dr. Travis Hinson at the Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. He is a cardiovascular physician-scientist at UConn Health/JAX who serves as the Pat and Jim Calhoun Endowed Professor (Photo by JAX/ Cloe Poisson).

Getting to the ‘heart’ of precision medicine

Physician-scientist Travis Hinson, M.D., balances his time between the lab and the clinic in pursuit of personalized treatments for heart failure.

Dr. Se-Jin Lee and Dr. Emily Germain-Lee in the lab at UConn School of Medicine.

Next Generation of Weight Loss Drugs Being Researched at UConn

Nearly 30 years later Dr. Se-Jin Lee’s discovery of myostatin is not only leading to treatment for spinal muscular atrophy but also fueling the global obesity drug research race

A medical illustration of bacterial pneumonia in the human lung

What to Know About Pneumonia as Pope Francis Is Hospitalized

UConn Health experts say vaccinations – not just pneumococcal – are key to avoiding serious illness

UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin (center) with attendees at the welcoming reception for experts participating in The World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities that convened for the first time ever in St. Lucia.

The Inaugural World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

UConn School of Medicine Experts Participate in Inaugural Congress in St. Lucia

Students learning how to create a splint on each other

Undergraduate Students Get Medical Experience Through Unique Classes

Students learn to approach and engage with patients and their families in the hospital for current research projects and often shadow physicians, residents, and medical students

CT High School Students Publish Their Artificial Intelligence Research Performed at UConn School of Medicine

Two high school seniors are first authors of a new AI study published in one of the top journals for systems biology.

Cato T. Laurencin

Professor Cato Laurencin Recipient of 2025 Terasaki Innovation Award

The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of biomedical innovation through research, education, industry, translation, or clinical practice