Pedro Escobar MD, former Medical Director of the St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Center and member of the PCMS Board of Directors, passed away on January 29, 2018. He was 79. Born August 15, 1938 in Cali Valle, Columbia, Escobar attended medical…
Thomas Boyer MD, Director of the Liver Research Institute at the University of Arizona and PCMS member, succumbed to cancer on January 11, 2018. He was 74. Boyer was born October 10, 1943. He graduated from medical school at the…
Some research indicates that women physicians are more likely to suffer from burnout than their male colleagues. One oft-cited study found women’s risk of burnout was a whopping sixty percent greater. Other studies clearly show that female physicians are at…
The American Medical Association (AMA) has release a report focusing on the impact physicians have on state and local economies. The in-depth, state-by-state data on how physicians do their part to power the economy are far more than just an…
A major role of county and state physician organizations is to represent the interests of their physician members. Each year, the Pima and Maricopa County Medical Societies and the Arizona Medical Association hold an annual legislative reception to facilitate positive…
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will be holding recruitment information sessions on February 13, 2018 in Flagstaff, AZ and February 15, 2018 in Tucson, AZ. This is your last chance to register to meet our recruitment team and learn about how you can join our pool of…
The complete 2015 Pima County Community Health Needs Assessment is available. Please click the link below for the entire pdf document. Pima County Community Health Needs Assessment 2015
Marion Henry, MD, MPH, joined the faculty as an associate professor in the UA Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics in November. She came to Tucson from Naval Medical Center San Diego, where she was a commander in the Medical Corps. Dr…
Banner Health is hosting a health care hiring event from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 at Banner – University Medical Center South, 2800 N. Ajo Way, to learn about health-related job openings at Banner Health’s two hospitals and dozens of clinics in Tucson…
The Pima County Health Department has released its January Surveillance Report which covers the influenza season, rubella, parotitis and reporting procedures for carabapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae. Always remember providers are our eyes and ears in the community. Please report immediately unusual…