Updates on Reunions

The UVA Medical Alumni Association has announced the following events for September 2021. These events are subject to change; however, we hope alumni in these classes save the date and make hotel reservations now. Registration will open this summer. More information can be found at the links below.

• September 10-12: Classes of 1975, 1985, 1991, and 1995
• September 17-19: Classes of 1956, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1970 and 1971
• September 24-26:  Classes of 2005 – 2020

Please visit our Events Calendar for information and updates on these and other events

Vote for UVA Health

If you’re a member of Doximity, be on the lookout for an invitation to participate in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report physician survey. These rankings recognize the high-quality, compassionate care that hospitals like UVA deliver every day. If you receive an invitation, please consider voting for UVA Health. MORE

Thank You, Class of 1965

Many events like the White Coat Ceremony are currently on hold due to COVID-19. Special thanks to the Class of 1965, which generously endows this annual ceremony, for their recent gift of plain white coats to SMD24 students until they receive their personally embroidered coats when the ceremony is rescheduled. MORE

Class Notes

Diem Nguyen, PhD ’00, has been named chief executive officer of Xalud Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that has developed a non-viral gene therapy platform to treat pathologic inflammation through immune modulation. Learn more and share your personal and professional news in Class Notes. MORE

Attention, Gmail Users

We are aware that emails sent to some of our alumni who use Gmail are being tagged as “Promotions” or “Spam,” making it easy to miss them. We’ve put together some tips to help make sure that you don’t miss an update from your class or other pertinent news for alumni. MORE

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