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Dr. Lynn Kosowicz, medical director of the Clinical Skills Assessment Program, oversees medical students as they work on a "SimMan" high-tech mannequin in the simulation center. (UConn Health Center Photo)

School of Medicine Students Exceptional in Clinical Skills

Results from the Clinical Skills board exams show 100 percent of UConn students passed the test with scores well above the average.

White Coats with UConn Health Center emblem

Health Center Expanding Clinical Faculty Roster

The promise of Bioscience Connecticut has helped attract more than 40 physicians, including two to key chairmanships.

Richard Skinner, D.M.D., Pediatric Dentistry, checks care provided to a patient by Carver Little, ‘06 SODM, at Burgdorf Community Health Clinic. (Al Ferreira/UConn Health Center Photo)

Hispanics Open Up About Oral Health Care

Dr. Sarita Arteaga with the School of Dental Medicine helped develop a national survey that revealed important insights into dental care for the Hispanic population.

UConn Health Center nurse Marlene Divinere administers a flu shot.

Still Time for Flu Shot

Dec. 4-10 is National Influenza Vaccination Week.

Dr. Bruce Gould Recognized for Serving Underserved

His commitment to enabling access to care has earned him the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative’s Howard I. Mark Advocate for Oral Health Award.

Dr. Steven Lepowsky of the UConn School of Dental Medicine. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Seeing the Big Picture While Keeping Track of the Details

Dr. Steven Lepowsky has been named senior associate dean for education and patient care.

Fourth-year medical student Cynthia Emilie Armand sees a patient at the the 10th District Senior Fair in New Haven on November 30, 2010. (Bruce Gould for UConn Health Center)

Community Outreach: Med Students at Senior Fair

Urban Service Track scholars helped provide health care screenings and nutrition information for senior citizens in New Haven.

World Aids Day/World Aids Campaign: Getting to Zero

AIDS in 2011: More Manageable, Still Significant

On a day intended to raise AIDS awareness, Dr. Lisa Chirch, infectious disease physician, explains advances in treatment and management and warns against complacency.

Dr. Jason Ryan and cardiology nurse practitioner Marybeth Barry talk with a patient in the Calhoun Cardiology Center.

Heart Failure Readmission Rates Lower Than State Average

Cardiologist Jason Ryan credits the Health Center’s success to a hospital-wide effort.

British caricaturist and printmaker James Gilray’s farcical portrayal of a physician using metallic tractors on a patient is featured as a comical piece in the Hartford Medical Society Historical Library’s newest exhibit at the UConn Health Center.

Doctors Depicted in Historic Paintings

From serious to satirical, the Hartford Medical Society Historical Library’s newest exhibit features artwork of varying perceptions of physicians.