UCSF FRESNO RECEIVES GRANT TO CONTINUE PREPARING LOCAL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on August 09, 2005
The UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research recently received a $225,000 grant from The California Wellness Foundation to support the Doctors Academy at Sunnyside High School in Fresno and the Junior Doctors Academy, located at Terronez, Kings Canyon and Sequoia middle schools... UCSF FRESNO GRADUATES CLASS OF 2005 THIS THURSDAY
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on June 07, 2005
FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will graduate more than 60 resident physicians in a ceremony to be held Thursday, June 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Copper River County Club ( 11500 North Friant Road ) in Fresno.
Several of the doctors in the class of 2005 will remain in the... UCSF FRESNO ALZHEIMER’S & MEMORY CENTER PRESENTS CONFERENCE FOR CAREGIVERS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 27, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s & Memory Center, along with Valley Caregiver Resource Center, will present a conference “Caring for the Caregiver,” Saturday, June 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Four Points Hotel by Sheraton ( 3737 N. Blackstone Ave.) in Fresno.
The event is aimed at... DOCTORS ACADEMY SENDS GRADUATES TO COLLEGE
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 16, 2005
FRESNO – All 28 of the graduating seniors in the UCSF Fresno Sunnyside High School Doctors Academy Program will continue their education at a college or university this fall. Many of the students are the first in their families to attend college. UCSF FRESNO PRESENTS FORUM ON CANCER RATES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 10, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will sponsor a forum titled “Cancer: Incidence and Mortality in the San Joaquin Valley” on Friday, May 13 from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research, located at 155 N. Fresno Street at the corner of Divisadero... NATION’S CHIEF HEALTH EDUCATOR JOINS UCSF FRESNO FOR GRAND OPENING OF NEW MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BUILDING
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 21, 2005
FRESNO – Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, Surgeon General of the United States, will join leaders from UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program and the UCSF School of Medicine on Friday, April 22 for the grand opening of the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research.
Special guests also... UCSF FRESNO CELEBRATES 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH GRAND OPENING OF NEW MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BUILDING
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 15, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, which commemorates its 30th anniversary this year, will celebrate the grand opening of its new Center for Medical Education and Research with a series of activities. Recognizing the critical role UCSF Fresno plays in providing health care to San... UCSF MEDICAL STUDENTS TEACH LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SUN DAMAGE
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 14, 2005
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Source: Brandy Nikaido, Regional Director of Communications, UC Office of the President
Phone: 559.241.7512, Cell: 559.313.6539
E-mail: [email protected] DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS HEADED FOR UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 07, 2005
FRESNO – Nearly 30 high school seniors in the Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School in Fresno are headed to medical school. The students will participate in a day of seminars and recognition for their completion of the rigorous four-year academic preparation program with a visit to the... UCSF FRESNO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PAID HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 28, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno is accepting applications for its 18th Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program, which provides Central San Joaquin Valley high school students an opportunity to gain first-hand experience with careers in medicine and valuable research skills that will give them a... UCSF AND NATIONAL GROUNDHOG JOB SHADOW DAY ENCOURAGE FUTURE VALLEY PHARMACISTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 26, 2005
FRESNO – According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil, the famous weather forecasting groundhog, sees his shadow in early February, six more weeks of winter weather will follow. When local pharmacists see their shadows next month, a new generation of Valley pharmacists could follow. UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY RECEIVES GIFT FROM SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on December 17, 2004
FRESNO – The Fresno Sunrise Rotary Club recently recognized the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research with a $2,000 contribution for its Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School. John Marinovich, principal of Sunnyside High School, and Bertha Dominguez with the Latino... UCSF FRESNO RESIDENT RECEIVES AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AWARD
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 30, 2004
UCSF Fresno third-year-resident Shamsuddin Alamgir, MD, has received second place in the California Chapter of the American College of Physicians annual research competition.
Alamgir’s project is titled “The Prognostic Role of Hypoglycemia in E. coli Sepsis.” He will now compete with other first-... FUNDRAISER BENEFITS UCSF FRESNO ALZHEIMER’S & MEMORY CENTER
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 12, 2004
FRESNO – The seventh annual Senior Living Network’s fashion show and luncheon, “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casablanca Banquet & Social Hall (2317 Tuolumne Street) in Fresno.
Tickets are $25 per person or $250 for a table of 10. All... UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY HOLDS INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 12, 2004
FRESNO – Eighth-grade students from Fresno County who are interested in enrolling as freshmen in the Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School are encouraged to attend an information night with their parents on Monday, Nov. 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the performing arts theater at... UCSF FRESNO FACULTY RANK AMONG BEST DOCTORS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on October 27, 2004
Fifteen faculty members from UCSF Fresno are among local physicians named in an article on “Fresno’s Best Doctors” in the October issue of Fresno Magazine. UCSF FRESNO PRESENTS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on September 22, 2004
FRESNO – Top experts in the field of neuroscience will present the latest information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of dementias at a conference sponsored by the UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s & Memory Center.
The conference titled “New Developments in Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias” will be... SIGN GOING UP FOR NEW UCSF FRESNO MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on August 30, 2004
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno will move one step closer to opening its new Medical Education and Research Center (MERC) with the installation of the building signage on Tuesday, August 31.
Installation will take place between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM at 155 N. Fresno Street at Divisadero, adjacent to Community... VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPLORE MEDICAL RESEARCH WITH UCSF FRESNO FACULTY
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on July 16, 2004
FRESNO – Some Valley students will spend the next few weeks in the hospital although they aren’t sick. For the 17th year, UCSF Fresno is offering Central San Joaquin Valley high school students the chance to experience hands-on medical research through its Summer Biomedical Research Internship... UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS PRESENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on July 14, 2004
FRESNO – Are infants whose mothers have gestational diabetes at an increased risk for birth defects? How does the utilization of traditional versus Western medicine differ among first-generation Hmong? What is the optimum age for a patient with osteoarthritis of the knee to have a total knee... UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on June 18, 2004
FRESNO – The Doctors Academy at Sunnyside High School in Fresno, which is sponsored by the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, recently received a grant for more than $198,000 from The California Endowment. UCSF FRESNO TO GRADUATE CLASS OF 2004 THIS THURSDAY
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on June 08, 2004
FRESNO - The University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno MEP) will graduate more than 60 physicians in a ceremony to be held Thursday, June 10, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Copper River County Club (11500 North Friant Road) in Fresno.
According to the... UCSF FRESNO AND KAISER JOIN FORCES THIS SUMMER TO TRAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BECOME CULTURALLY SENSITIVE DOCTORS
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on May 17, 2004
UCSF Fresno’s Latino Center’s Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School encourages students to pursue careers in health care while becoming aware of the cultural climate involved with carrying out a successful career as a future health care professional. This summer, Kaiser Permanente Fresno... UCSF FRESNO SENDS DOCTORS’ ACADEMY GRADUATES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, STANFORD, AND COLUMBIA
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on May 14, 2004
UCSF Fresno’s Sunnyside High School Doctors’ Academy Program will graduate its second ever class of students on Monday, May 17, 2004. All of the graduates will attend college. Several of the graduates will attend California State University, Fresno and the University of California. Others will... MEDICAL MANIA CONFERENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS ON APRIL 24
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on April 06, 2004
The fourth annual Medical Mania conference for Doctor’s Academy high school students is set for Saturday, April 24. 
