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The Science of Reliability

One of John Dempsey Hospital’s new quality improvement tools borrows lessons learned from other high risk industries.

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UConn Trustees Approve FY ’14 Budget

The Board has approved a $1.1 billion budget that continues UConn’s faculty hiring plan, increases financial aid, and sets the groundwork for Next Generation Connecticut.

Doctors from the Hospital Luis Vernaza in Guayaquil, Ecuador a Sarah Fuller

UConn Student Raises Money to Buy Books for Hospital Library in Ecuador

Sarah Fuller’s donation makes it possible for doctors to reference medical books at all hours of the day or night.

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Health Center Accolades – June 2013

Communications team wins award; Animal Care earns accreditation; dental school recognizes Dr. Gworek; and Health Center hosts a successful amateur radio field day.

Graduate Student Research Day

Graduate Student Research Day Founder Speaks at 30th Event

Pamela Marino with the National Institutes of Health says the training she received at UConn laid the groundwork for her success.

Rashmi Bansal

Neuroscience Professor Wins Prestigious National Research Award

Rashmi Bansal received the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, a seven-year grant for research on a protein involved in multiple sclerosis and related diseases.

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UConn Medical Students Lead Anti-Bullying Class

They find the teens perceive them as more accessible and approachable than teachers or clinicians.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – June 2013

Health Center experts are interviewed about electronic cigarettes, Yankees and Red Sox injuries, teenage pot use, staying healthy in the heat, and more.

UConn Health Center’s Wendy Martinson Is a CHA Healthcare Hero

Nurse, quality assurance specialist, “has improved the lives of hundreds of heart failure patients.”

Dr. Runjhun Misra is a second-year resident at UConn Health Center. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

How Medical Residency Is Like ‘Lord of the Rings’

Dr. Runjhun Misra explains in her graduation address to her residency class.