Virginia Medicine March 2023
Reunions in 2023
MD Alumni from classes ending in 3 and 8: It’s your reunion year!
- April 28-30: Classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 (registration is now open)
- Sept. 22-24: Classes of 2008, 2013, 2018 (registration opens this summer)
In addition to these class events, many UVA departments are hosting receptions at national conferences or celebrating anniversaries at UVA this year. Don’t miss out on your special event! You can find details online. MORE
LegacyConnect
Is your child thinking about applying to the UVA School of Medicine? Our LegacyConnect program can help your family decide if a UVA white coat could be a good fit. The best time to take advantage of LegacyConnect is the summer after the first year of undergraduate education. MORE
Student-Alumni Networking
The UVA Medical Alumni Association recently hosted a student-alumni networking event at the UVA Medicine Inova Campus, bringing together Pinn College students (SMD’25, SMD’24 and SMD’23) and local alumni in Northern Virginia. Nearly 50 students and alumni attended, including Vivian Pinn, MD ’67. MORE
Class Notes
Savitri Fedson, MD ’96, MA, is a professor of medicine and clinical ethics at the Michael E. DeBakey Houston VA Medical Center and the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. In 2022, she co-authored new recommendations for the prevention, diagnoses, and management of patients with heart failure. Learn more and share your news in Class Notes. MORE
Discovery
- Common Antibiotic Can Reduce Risk of Death During Childbirth
- UVA Discovers Potential New Way to Prevent Vision Loss
- Multiple Sclerosis Discovery Could End Disease’s Chronic Inflammation
Keep up to date with other happenings at the School of Medicine by subscribing to Medicine in Motion, an online publication from the Office of Dean Melina Kibbe, MD.