UArizona Health Sciences post gains in Blue Ridge rankings

UArizona Health Sciences post gains in Blue Ridge rankings Increases in National Institutes of Health awards to several University of Arizona Health Sciences colleges led to a strong showing in the annual rankings. Tuesday University of Arizona Health Sciencesnih-infographic-022123_inline.jpgHealthCollege of Medicine - PhoenixCollege of Medicine - TucsonCollege of NursingCollege of PharmacyCollege of Public HealthDeterminationRankings Media contact(s)Stacy Pigott University of Arizona Health Sciencesspigott@arizona.edu520-539-4152TheUniversity of Arizona Health Sciences received nearly $137 million in National Institutes of Health funding in 2021-2022 and advanced in several categories in the recently released Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research national rankings.The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research is a nonprofit organization that ranks U.S. medical schools by NIH grant awards each year. The NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world.For the third consecutive year, theUArizona College of Nursing significantly improved its ranking, advancing from No. 27 last year to No. 23 this year. From Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2022, investigators in the College of Nursing garnered $3.7 million in NIH funding, an increase of more than $1.1 million." This ranking is a testament to our hard-working faculty, including Dr.Judith Gordon, associate dean for research, and the Office of Research and Scholarship. The College of Nursing ' s increase i...
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