How MIPS Will Affect Physician Reimbursement in 2017 & Beyond
With the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) about to take effect next January, only half of US physicians report being…
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Intelligent Scalpel and Brain Surgery
Most people have heard the saying, “It’s not brain surgery.” Well, in this case, it is. David Oliva, president of the Mexican Talent Network Abroad…
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Writing Workshop II: How Resilience Found Beauty
As one of the students on the Global Health Certificate of Distinction track, I had the opportunity to go to the Dominican Republic for…
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Endurance
It’s 0300 and your AC/DC ‘Thunderstruck’ alarm sounds. Wide-eyed, you feel a shudder of panic as your adrenals dump everything they’ve got into your…
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Writing Workshop I: Scorched
This summer, four MS1s attended a two-day writing workshop with the esteemed author Mary Sojourner. In a refreshing change from the routine of medical…
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One Student’s Reflections on the Great Texas Migration of 2016
In the midst of the dramatic changes occurring on our campus, and the eventual hiring and installation of a new UA COM-Phoenix leadership team,…
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What’s My Age Again?
Age is often only a number, right? In traveling to the Dominican Republic this summer, the idea of age as a number versus a…
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“Improving Health Outcomes Together”:
UA COM-PHOENIX AMA TEAMS UP WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR OUTREACH As part of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) 2014-2016 National Service Project “Improving…
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A Complicated Clinical Course
I remember the three months between finishing college and starting medical school, feeling the combination of nervousness and excitement as I tried to imagine…
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Dear Class of 2020
Dear class of 2020, We are all so excited to see you on campus, proudly donning your freshly minted white coats with radiating smiles….
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