I just got back to downtown Phoenix after spending time out at Ft. Defiance in the Navajo Nation for part of my Internal Medicine rotation. Rural medicine was an incredibly informative and unique experience, and there was a...
SA: In my last piece, the main topic was the role of PAs (physician assistants) in addressing the physician shortage. You contacted me with some points regarding the scope of a PA’s work and how PAs could tie...
The University of Arizona’s Center for Rural Health collects data frequently to explore public health issues faced by the state, and a number of its recent reports and statistics point to a concerning future for the Arizona medical...
One of the very first things medical students at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are taught is that patients want their doctors to be approachable. The need to focus on patient rapport is emphasized...
Vaccines are among the most important inventions in medical history, having effectively eliminated conditions that caused innumerable deaths. In fact, vaccines are so important that all 50 U.S. states require that children be vaccinated in order to attend...
