Senior Vice President, University of Arizona Health Sciences
To improve health and human potential by educating the next generation of health care professionals, investigating and solving critical health care problems, providing compassionate and culturally sensitive care, and building healthier communities for all.
The University of Arizona Health Sciences is one of the top-ranked academic medical centers in the southwestern United States, garnering more than $248 million in research grants, contracts and awards annually. The U of A Health Sciences comprises the College of Health Sciences, College of Medicine – Phoenix, College of Medicine – Tucson, College of Nursing, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Additionally, 12 centers are dedicated to excellence in cancer; neurodegenerative and respiratory diseases; precision health care; pain and addiction; biomedical informatics, health technology innovation and simulation training; and pandemic preparedness. The U of A Health Sciences employs approximately 3,000 people and has approximately 7,700 students on campuses in Tucson, Phoenix and Gilbert, Arizona.
Increases in National Institutes of Health awards to several University of Arizona Health Sciences colleges led to a strong showing in the annual Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research national rankings. The U of A Health Sciences received nearly $198 million in NIH funding from Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023, and advanced in several categories.
R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
College of Nursing
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
College of Medicine – Tucson
College of Medicine – Phoenix
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