Diversity and Inclusion News

Success Story: Edward Grijalva
Tue Mar 18, 2014

Why did you choose your specific health professional career? Based on personal experiences and struggles of our people, this became a calling for me to give back to my community and to use the skills and talents that I was given to assist others in achieving success.


Success Story: Dwayne Gorman
Mon Mar 10, 2014

Why did you choose your specific health professional career? Growing up, I had always known that I wanted to do something in the healthcare field. My mother worked in the laboratory for Indian Health Service (IHS) at a clinic in Kayenta, AZ, which was the half-way point between school and home.


U of A Global, Border, & Rural Health Conference
Mon Mar 10, 2014

Cultural Competency in Global, Border, and Rural Health. "Cultural Competency: Considerations for sustainable health, technology, and education program development in global, border, and rural health". March 28-29, 2014


Study: Diabetes, Obesity Still Common Among Latinos in US
Wed Mar 5, 2014

AZ Public Media Interview with Francisco Moreno, MD. Diabetes, pre-diabetes and obesity continue to be common in Latinos in the United States, according to a study of more than 16,000 adults.


Success Story: Diana De La Torre
Wed Mar 5, 2014

Why did you choose your specific health professional career? I knew when I was in the seventh grade what I wanted to do. I just happened to see a TV show about X-Rays and it caught my interest, so I asked my mother about the field of radiology since she worked in the medical field as a nurse.


Commitment to Equity Earns Dr. Anne L. Wright 2013 Vision Award
Mon Mar 3, 2014

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has selected Anne L. Wright, PhD, senior associate dean of faculty affairs at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, for its 2013 Vision Award.


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