University of Arizona Health Sciences

What University of Arizona Health Sciences does

University of Arizona Health Sciences is the health sciences division of the University of Arizona, a public state university operating as a comprehensive academic health center. The unit comprises five colleges — College of Medicine – Phoenix, College of Medicine – Tucson, College of Nursing, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy — plus a Clinical & Translational Sciences graduate program, plus affiliated research centers (Aegis Consortium, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine, Health Sciences SensorLab, Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center, and others). The institution trains physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and public health professionals; conducts biomedical, translational, and population health research; and delivers clinical care and community outreach through partnerships with Banner Health, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Onvida Health, the VA Health Care System, and tribal nations including the Navajo Nation and Tohono O'odham Nation.

The underlying technology base includes proprietary AI/ML assets (a deep neural network predicting labor onset with 79% accuracy from smart-ring temperature data; wearable-sensor cortisol stress analytics), a vertical flow immunoassay platform for multi-biomarker point-of-care diagnostics, the SC3 Lab sweat biomarker platform for non-invasive health monitoring, and the MindCrowd online research platform with 140,000+ enrolled participants and 50,000+ cognitive assessments. Distribution spans two main campuses (Tucson and the Phoenix Biomedical Campus), a newly launched rural regional medical school branch with Onvida Health, mobile health units serving homeless and disadvantaged populations in Phoenix, and clinical training sites at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Phoenix Children's.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across federal and state research grants (NIH, NIEHS, NIDA, Maricopa County), tuition and fees set by the Arizona Board of Regents, clinical service delivery through hospital partners, and private philanthropy (e.g., Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation). The unit operates within the Arizona public university system rather than as a standalone investable entity, and is governed by The Arizona Board of Regents. Note: although the source firmographic data labels the entity "for_profit," the legal record and operational structure clearly describe a public state university component funded through state appropriations, federal grants, and donations.

Name

University of Arizona Health Sciences

Legal name

The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona

Website

https://healthsciences.arizona.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

University of Arizona Health Sciences is a public academic health center operating five colleges (medicine in Tucson and Phoenix, nursing, public health, pharmacy) plus research institutes, delivering health professions education, biomedical research, clinical care partnerships, and community health programs across Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Health Sciences Center

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA), Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Health sciences research
• Clinical care services
• Pharmacy education
• Public health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Federal and State Research Grants: Major revenue stream from competitive federal grants including NIH, NIEHS, NIDA and state funding for research programs in health sciences, biomedical innovation, and public health initiatives.
2. Graduate Medical Education: Medical education programs producing physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and public health professionals through five colleges, generating tuition revenue and addressing Arizona's physician shortage.
3. Clinical Care Services: Patient care services delivered through partnerships with Banner Health, Phoenix Children's Hospital, and other healthcare systems across Arizona.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

University of Arizona Health Sciences operates as an academic health sciences center delivering healthcare professional education across five colleges (Medicine–Phoenix, Medicine–Tucson, Nursing, Public Health, and Pharmacy), clinical care services through partnerships with major Arizona health systems, biomedical and translational research, and community health outreach programs. It trains physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and public health professionals while developing diagnostic technologies, wearable sensors, and AI-driven health tools.

Product overview

University of Arizona Health Sciences is a comprehensive academic health center consisting of five colleges (College of Medicine – Phoenix, College of Medicine – Tucson, College of Nursing, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy) plus a Clinical Translational Sciences program. The organization operates numerous research centers and programs including the Aegis Consortium, All of Us Research Program, Arizona Area Health Education Centers, Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center, Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation, Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, Clinical & Translational Sciences Research Center, and Health Sciences SensorLab. Educational offerings range from undergraduate to doctoral programs across health disciplines, with research focused on areas such as wearable sensors, molecular therapies, and public health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• College of Medicine – Phoenix: Medical education college located in Phoenix, Arizona
• College of Medicine – Tucson
• College of Nursing
• Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
• R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
• PharmCAST
• Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center

Products and services

• College of Medicine – Phoenix Medical degree (MD) education program training physicians, located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, including research centers such as Center for Innovation in Brain Science and Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, innovation, minor and important.

• Onvida HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2025Groundbreaking rural health partnership launching Arizona's first rural regional medical school branch, expanding healthcare education access in rural communities.
• Banner HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare system partnership for graduate medical education, residency positions, and clinical training. Banner – University Medical Center Tucson serves as training site for pharmacy and medical students. Partnership aims to address Arizona's nearly 2,000 physician shortage by 2030.
• Space TangoinnovationStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to test and develop diagnostic technology in space, specifically extending vertical flow immunoassay technology for astronaut health monitoring and radiation exposure diagnostics.
• VA Health Care SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative to improve treatment options for veterans through research collaboration and healthcare professional training focused on veteran-specific health needs.
• Korean Ministry of Patriots and Veterans AffairsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational partnership donating over 10,000 N95 masks and nearly 4 tons of supplies to support Navajo veterans and tribal communities during COVID-19 pandemic response.
• Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)coreTechnology or IntegrationResearch collaboration with TGen's pathogen and microbiome division for COVID-19 antibody testing and brain impact research using MindCrowd platform data.
• Navajo NationimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple partnerships including food/supply drives, COVID-19 support, health disparities research, and pipeline programs training Native American students for neuroscience research careers. Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention also active.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Others

• Banner Health: Primary clinical partner for UArizona Health Sciences, operating Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. Listed as an adjacent operational/clinical dependency rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• Mayo Clinic: Major Arizona-based clinical and research institution with significant federal research funding. Competes with UArizona for faculty, clinical talent, and research grants in the same geography.
• Arizona State University (ASU) Health: Arizona-based public university with rapidly expanding health sciences programs including nursing, public health, and biomedical initiatives. Closest geographic competitor for students, faculty, and Arizona-based funding.

Direct peers

• Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU): Public academic health center combining medical, nursing, pharmacy, and public health schools with research and clinical care. Directly comparable to UArizona Health Sciences as a state-affiliated health sciences university with similar college structure and federal grant funding model.
• University of Minnesota Medical School: Public university medical school within a larger health sciences structure with significant NIH funding and clinical partnerships. Directly comparable as a state-affiliated medical school with research and residency training programs.
• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: Public academic health sciences campus combining medical, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and dental programs with major federal research funding. Closely comparable multi-college structure and grant-driven model.
• Indiana University School of Medicine: Largest public medical school in the US with extensive federal research funding and statewide campus model across multiple cities. Comparable structure to UArizona's two-campus (Tucson/Phoenix) medical education footprint.

Broad incumbents

• University of Michigan Medical School / Michigan Medicine: Major public academic medical center with extensive research expenditures and multi-college health sciences structure. Comparable as a top-tier public research health sciences institution with medical, nursing, pharmacy, and public health programs.
• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health: Public academic health sciences university with medical, nursing, pharmacy, and graduate programs and major federal research funding. Comparable college architecture and federal grant-driven model.
• University of Washington Medicine: Large public academic health system with medical, nursing, pharmacy, and public health programs. Comparable in structure and federal research orientation, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UAZHealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UAZHealthSciences
• Facebookfacebook.com/UAZHealthSciences
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uazhealthsciences
• Instagraminstagram.com/uazhealthsciences

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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