Quick Snips

It?s not every day you witness the opening of a brand-new hospital tower. It?s especially not every day you witness the opening of the largest hospital tower a medical group has built to date. Yet that?s what the personnel of the University of Arizona Department of Surgery had the good fortune of experiencing this past month. Get some of the highlights from our celebrations and the building itself!

How do physicians, residents, and academic institutions alike promote wellness and avoid burnout? That's the question Dr. Taylor Riall, chief of General Surgery and certified life-coach, has sought to answer throughout her surgical career. We sat down with Dr. Riall to learn more about her work in physician and resident wellness and the programs she's developing to formally build wellness into medical education curriculum.

How much do you know about skin cancer? With one in five Americans expected to develop skin cancer in their lifetimes, it's important to know what to watch out for as well as your treatment options if you do develop the disease. General surgeon Dr. James Warneke sat down with us and answered some of the most commonly asked questions about skin cancer.