Concerned about how the pandemic will impact the homeless population, University of Arizona Health Sciences students are screening Tucson?s homeless for symptoms of COVID-19.

With the uncertainty COVID-19 brings, you may be wondering how you can give back and help prevent the pandemic from continuing to spread. Have you thought about helping a healthcare worker? Here's how.

More than 70 University of Arizona medical students are helping health care professionals during the COVID-19 crisis by volunteering to provide child care, pet care, grocery shopping and more.

In coordination with the University of Arizona and College of Medicine ? Phoenix, the College of Medicine ? Tucson is offering early graduation to the Class of 2020. This option is for qualified students who wish to serve as new physicians to meet the unprecedented health needs that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.

One-third of the UA College of Medicine ? Tucson Class of 2020 will remain in Arizona to practice medicine and pursue their residency training. Nearly 50 percent of the class will pursue primary care ? a physician specialty that is critically low in Arizona and the nation.

A female military surgeon who studied religion as an undergraduate and trained outside of the military system, pediatric surgeon Dr. Marion Henry has always done things a little differently. While some might raise their eyebrows, her unique background is exactly what has lead to her success and made her realize the importance of diversity in medicine. Read about Dr. Henry's journey in this Diversity & Inclusion Spotlight.

The Match Day Ceremony hosted by the University of Arizona College of Medicine ? Tucson has been canceled out of caution for student and employee welfare due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, graduating medical students will celebrate in small groups and pick up envelopes that detail where they will begin their careers as physicians.

Out of an abundance of caution regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sarver Heart Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine ? Tucson has canceled its Green Valley Lecture scheduled 10 a.m., Thursday, March 19.

Dr. Hani Babiker, assistant director of early-phase therapeutics and director of phase I clinical trials, is overseeing the University of Arizona Cancer Center?s early-phase clinical trials, seeking to identify novel drugs and treatments for better cancer care.

The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center continues its 2020 Green Valley Lecture Series with a focus on heart rhythm disorders. Dr. Peter Ott will speak on the most common arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.