For advanced cancer surgeon Laura Lambert, hope is the best medicine.

For a minute, the crackling sounded like the Zoom call was crashing. Turns out, it was just a University of Utah physical therapy graduate student’s potato chip bag rustling in a classroom on Utah Tech University’s campus in Southern Utah. The fiber optics for the virtual lectures are that good.

“For 75 years, the College of Nursing has been dedicated to shaping the future of health care through the education and empowerment of our nurses,” said Marla J. De Jong, Ph.D., RN, CCNS, FAAN, dean of the college.

The expertise of my entire team, combined with the University of Utah hospital’s state-of-the-art resources is the reason I was able to make a full recovery.

The College of Nursing is eager to announce its Caregiver Scholarship— designed for students like me, Julie Bauserman. A scholarship for nursing students caught between tending to a loved one’s medical needs while trying to complete a degree program. When my husband and I got word that I was one of the six recipients, we felt immediate relief and gratitude. The scholarship money has allowed me to keep my work hours to a minimum. I’m more present in my schoolwork while spending time with my daughter, Sophia, who was born with Trisomy 18 and whose birthdays are never guaranteed. I…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah celebrated the opening of its hospital expansion, the Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women’s Cancers, in a dedication ceremony on Monday. Located on the north end of Huntsman Cancer Institute, the 220,000-square-foot building increases the cancer hospital’s inpatient capacity by nearly 50% and adds exam rooms, surgical suites, screening facilities and other services, allowing more patients in the Mountain West to receive world-class cancer care. “Today, as we open this wonderful expansion, we recommit to providing the world’s best in compassionate, science-based care for our patients,” said Mary Beckerle,…

As a college athlete at Brigham Young University, Alan Day excelled as a pole-vaulter—clearing an impressive height of 16 feet, 1 inch as his personal best. After college, Alan continued to enjoy his favorite sports. Then, during an afternoon of wakeboarding, Alan tore his Achilles tendon. He had surgery to repair the injury and fully recovered. Several years later, he met the activity that would radically alter his life for the next two years. While celebrating his daughter’s birthday at a trampoline park, Alan landed awkwardly on a 45-degree trampoline and felt something tear. When the pain didn’t go away,…

One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease—and adults living in rural areas have a 19 percent higher risk of developing heart failure. Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the US since 1950 but thinking about two people dying nearly every minute because of it makes a statistic most Americans have heard at some point in their life feel quite startling. While these CDC statistics don’t appear to be going away any time soon, there is hope in science—particularly in the lab of Dr. Sarah Franklin. Dr. Franklin runs one of…

Being accepted into medical school can be such a thrill. However, that thrill can easily be overshadowed by pending debt. Raquel Maynez, a scholarship recipient, and second-year medical student decided to attend University of Utah’s School of Medicine because of supporters like you. “Medical school is expensive, so having scholarships that help me avoid and minimize debt is incredible in terms of my mental health and then also my future career prospects.” Thanks to supporters like you, the majority of our students get awarded for their exceptional grades and community service with scholarships that help reduce tuition and other costs…

From Good Notes — The blog for University of Utah Health CEO Michael L. Good, MD Thanks to an historic $110 million gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation, today we broke ground on the new Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah. The building will open in 2025. The promise of a new home is driving innovation in our MD program. Design with a Purpose We are creating a new culture of learning at our medical school. This culture emphasizes group and individual learning, relationships, and…