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DOCTORS ACADEMY AT CARUTHERS HIGH SCHOOL TO HOLD AWARDS NIGHT

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 30, 2012
FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Caruthers High School Doctors Academy will celebrate its third graduating class Tuesday, May 1, from 5:30 pm to 7 pm in the gymnasium at Caruthers High School (2580 W. Tahoe Street) in Caruthers. The 2012 graduating class consists of 18 students. Thirteen will attend four-...

UCSF FRESNO BRINGS 79 NEW DOCTORS TO THE VALLEY

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 04, 2012
UCSF Fresno fills all medical resident positions for 2012

UCSF FRESNO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL MEDICAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 17, 2012
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno is accepting applications for its 25th Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program (SBI), which provides Central San Joaquin Valley high school students an opportunity to gain first-hand experience with careers in medicine and valuable research skills. Students in their...

UCSF FRESNO LATINO CENTER AND FRESNO STATE HOLD CONFERENCE FOR VALLEY’S FUTURE HEALTH LEADERS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 18, 2011
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (LaCMER) and the California State University, Fresno College of Science and Mathematics will host its third bi-annual “Aspiring Health Leaders Conference” tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 19, at the...

UCSF FRESNO AND SELMA HIGH SCHOOL DOCTORS ACADEMY TO HOLD INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 09, 2011
The University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research and Selma High School will host an information meeting regarding the Doctors Academy on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Abraham Lincoln Middle School library (1239 Nelson Blvd.) in...

UCSF FRESNO RECEIVES FUNDS TO TRAIN PHYSICIANS TO PRACTICE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on September 01, 2011
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Family Medicine Residency Program recently received nearly $155,000 from the Office of Statewide Health and Planning to train physicians to practice in underserved areas. The granting program is part of the Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act (SongBrown Program).

UCSF FRESNO GRADUATES CLASS OF 2011 MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on June 08, 2011
FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will graduate 85 medical residents and fellows in a ceremony to be held Thursday, June 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the William Saroyan Theatre (700 M Street) in Fresno. A social hour for the graduating fellows and resident physicians, their...

Fresno, California Children’s Health Center Welcomes Volunteer Reader

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 18, 2011
Community Medical Centers - Children’s Health Center is pleased to introduce Kristene Scholefield, volunteer reader with the Reach Out and Read Program. On a weekly basis, Kristene can be found reading books with children as they wait for appointments at the Children’s Health Center. Scholefield,...

VALLEY VISIONS EVENT RAISES FUNDS FOR AND AWARENESS OF UCSF FRESNO

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 11, 2011
FRESNO – Approximately one-third of physicians practicing in the greater Fresno area were trained at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program. Yet many people are unfamiliar with the program and the contributions it makes to health care in the San Joaquin Valley - from training physicians who stay...

CONTRIBUTIONS BRING UCSF FRESNO CENTER FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH CLOSER TO ACTUALITY

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 10, 2011
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Medical Education and Research Program recently received three gifts totaling $625,000. The contributions bring the planned UCSF Fresno Center for Clinical Research closer to fruition. Central California Faculty Medical Group (CCFMG) and University Centers of Excellence (UCOE...

DOCTORS ACADEMY AT SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL TO CELEBRATE ITS NINTH GRADUATING CLASS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 05, 2011
The UCSF Fresno Sunnyside High School Doctors Academy (DA) will celebrate its ninth graduating class on Tuesday, May 9 from 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm in the Performing Arts Theater at Sunnyside High School (1019 S. Peach Ave.) in Fresno. More than 400 people are expected to attend.

DOCTORS ACADEMY AT CARUTHERS HIGH SCHOOL TO HOLD AWARDS NIGHT

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 03, 2011
The UCSF Fresno Caruthers High School Doctors Academy will celebrate its second graduating class on Wednesday, May 4, from 5:30 pm to 7 pm in the gymnasium at Caruthers High School (2580 West Tahoe Avenue) in Caruthers. All eight graduating seniors in the program will attend a college or...

DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON TRAINING AT UCSF FRESNO CENTER

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 26, 2011
FRESNO – Eleventh-grade students in the Doctors Academy programs at Caruthers and Selma high schools will get hands-on training in clinical skills on Wednesday, April 27 at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research (155 N. Fresno St.) in Fresno.

DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS HOLD HEALTH FAIR AT SELMA HIGH SCHOOL

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on March 07, 2011
FRESNO - The University of California, San Francisco Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research Selma High School Doctors Academy students will host a Health Fair at Selma High School on Thursday, March 10, 2011.

DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS FROM CARUTHERS, SELMA AND SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLS SHADOW LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 25, 2011
FRESNO – Tenth-grade students in the Doctors Academy programs at Caruthers, Selma and Sunnyside high schools will participate in the annual National Groundhog Job Shadow Day. During the month of February, students will follow health professionals for half a day at various healthcare facilities in...

UCSF FRESNO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 05, 2011
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno is accepting applications for its 24th Summer Biomedical Research Internship (SBI) Program, which provides Central San Joaquin Valley high school students an opportunity to gain experience with careers in medicine and valuable research skills. Students in their junior year of...

EHS MEDICAL GROUP PROVIDES GRANTS TO FUND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN CENTRAL VALLEY

By Lissa Burt Phone: 310.740.5819 Email: [email protected] on November 06, 2010
FRESNO, CALIF. -- NOV. 16, 2010 – Continuing its commitment to support the needs of physicians and patients in the Central Valley, EHS Medical Group, the largest Medicaid Accountable Care Organization in California, today announced two grant awards to local organizations through its Partners in...

UCSF FRESNO AND SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL DOCTORS ACADEMY TO HOLD INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 04, 2010
The University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research and Sunnyside High School will host an information meeting regarding the Doctors Academy on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Sunnyside High School (1019 S. Peach Avenue) in...

UCSF FRESNO RECEIVES GRANT TO EXPAND PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on October 27, 2010
The University of California, San Francisco Fresno Medical Education Program recently received a substantial grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of the federal agency’s Primary Care Residency Expansion (PCRE). The $1.92 million award will expand UCSF Fresno’s...

UCSF FRESNO AND FRESNO STATE HOST CONFERENCE FOR ASPIRING HEALTH LEADERS ON SATURDAY

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on October 15, 2010
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (LaCMER) and the California State University, Fresno College of Science and Mathematics will host the first “Aspiring Health Leaders Conference,” which will be held on Saturday, Oct.16, 2010,...

UCSF Fresno graduates class of 2010 resident physicians and fellows

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on September 02, 2010
FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will graduate 79 medical residents and fellows in a ceremony to be held Thursday, June 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the William Saroyan Theatre (700 M Street) in Fresno. A social hour for the graduating fellows and resident physicians, their...

STATEMENT ON PASSING OF DR. STEVEN N. PARKS, MD BY JOAN L. VORIS, ASSOCIATE DEAN, UCSF FRESNO

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on August 23, 2010
“We, at UCSF Fresno, are deeply saddened by the passing of dear friend and colleague, Steven N. Parks, MD. Dr. Parks was the longtime chief of surgery and program director of the surgery residency at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program. He was a driving force in establishing a standardized system...

UCSF FRESNO PILOTS INNOVATIVE TRAINING FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on July 22, 2010
Doctors Academy graduate comes home to continue pathway to becoming a physician

UC Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion named

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on June 16, 2010
University of California President Mark G. Yudof today (June 16) named 17 members of his Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion, which will work closely with a UC Board of Regents committee to address challenges in enhancing and sustaining a tolerant, inclusive environment on...

UCSF Fresno Sunnyside High School Doctors Academy (DA) will celebrate its eighth graduating class on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.

By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 18, 2010
“The Doctor Academy class of 2010 is comprised of many amazing individuals who have much to be proud of, including completing multiple Honors and Advanced Placement courses, participation in three DA summer programs and involvement in a variety of extra‐curricular and leadership activities.” said...

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