UCSF Fresno Brings National Expert to Fresno to Promote Physician Wellness, Invites Local Health Care Providers to Participate
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on March 12, 2019
Media Note: Dike Drummond, MD, CEO of TheHappyMD.com, will be available for interviews from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on March 20 at UCSF Fresno to discuss the importance of physician wellness and preventing burnout both of which effect patient outcomes.
UCSF Fresno Brings National Expert to Fresno to Promote Physician Wellness, Invites Local Health Care Providers to Participate
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on March 12, 2019
More than three-quarters (78%) of physicians reported feeling burned out, according to The Physicians Foundation’s 2018 Survey of America’s Physicians. Physician burnout is defined as long-term job stress that doesn’t go away and results in feeling overwhelmed and worn out. The physician suicide... UCSF School of Medicine Ranks in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools’ Top Five for Ten Years Running
By Laura Kurtzman on March 11, 2019
For the 10th consecutive year, UC San Francisco’s School of Medicine placed in the top five nationally in the U.S. News & World Report survey of best graduate and professional schools. UP CLOSE: UCSF Fresno offers new testing and education for better diabetes management
By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on March 06, 2019
UCSF Fresno offers new testing and education for better diabetes management Experts Gather in Fresno to Share Latest Diagnosis and Treatment Info on Dementia, Parkinson’s, Cancer Immunotherapy and Many Other Conditions
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on March 04, 2019
MEDIA NOTE: Media are invited to interview experts on geriatrics on March 8 from 10:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and during lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. On March 9, internal medicine experts will be available from 10:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. or in advance by calling (559) 313-6539.
UCSF Fresno Receives $3.375 Million to Support Medical Resident Education
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on February 21, 2019
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno was one of several medical education programs in the San Joaquin Valley that recently received funding to support medical resident education in the region. Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) awarded more than $12 million to programs in the Valley, one of the areas in the... Focus on UCSF Fresno: February 2019
By Barbara Anderson & Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications on February 12, 2019
By Barbara Anderson UCSF Fresno Receives More Than $1 Million for Medical Education and Research
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on February 11, 2019
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno recently received contributions of more than $1 million from two development companies and families known for giving back to the local community. The donations will enable UCSF Fresno to further develop its physician training and research programs.
UCSF Fresno Educates Women on Heart Health with Free Event
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on February 04, 2019
Media Note: Faculty experts will be available for interviews during the event (March 2) from 12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. or in advance. For interviews, please call (559) 313-6539.
UCSF Fresno Shares Latest Diabetes and Endocrine Information
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on January 28, 2019
MEDIA NOTE: Registration has closed for this event. Media are invited to interview experts for diabetes and endocrinology stories in advance or from 9:50 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. the day of the symposium (Feb. 2). Please call (559) 313-6539.
UP CLOSE: UCSF Fresno’s Gene W. Kallsen, MD, an EM trailblazer says goodbye
By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on January 23, 2019
Gene W. Kallsen, MD, (left) and Jim Comes, MD, (right) at Dr. Kallsen’s retirement party.
UP CLOSE: Looking Back on 2018
November 28, 2018
As 2018 winds down, now is an ideal time to look back. UCSF Fresno achieved many milestones aimed at improving health in the San Joaquin Valley, including expanding medical education and access to health care.
Here are some of our shining moments. UP CLOSE: Faculty at UCSF Fresno Demonstrate Innovation and Excellence in Medical Education
September 13, 2018
L to R: Drs. Yang, Alving, Elhassan, Stender, Pugoy, and Peterson
UCSF Fresno Gives Students Hands-On Biomedical Research Experience
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on July 18, 2018
FRESNO – While most students prefer to spend the summer pursuing nonacademic interests, 12 high school students from Clovis, Fresno, Kingsburg and Merced are working with faculty physicians at UCSF Fresno to research health issues and examine data. UCSF Establishes UCSF Fresno as a ‘Branch Campus’ of the UCSF School of Medicine
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on July 09, 2018
Applications for UCSF San Joaquin Valley Medical Education Track to Be Accepted in October
UP CLOSE: Graduating Physicians Care for Patients, Teach Future Doctors
June 19, 2018
(from left to right: Andres Anaya, Jaimie Brandley and husband, and Karndeep Samran)
Graduating UCSF Fresno Physicians to Care for Patients and Teach Future Doctors
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 12, 2018
Graduates overcome obstacles, fall in love with a fighter pilot, and grow roots, literally
UCSF Fresno Names John T. Tran, MD, as Chief of Psychiatry
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on May 30, 2018
Dr. Tran also will serve as medical director for the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health
UCSF Fresno and Susan G. Komen® Northern and Central California to Offer No-Cost Breast Screenings and Mammograms on May 19
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on May 18, 2018
FRESNO –Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women in the U.S. About one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
UCSF Fresno and Susan G. Komen® Northern and Central California will hold a breast health education, screening and mammogram event on Saturday,... UCSF Fresno Shares Cardiovascular Care Expertise to Improve Health in the Valley
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on May 03, 2018
Broken-heart syndrome is one of the topics to be discussed at the May 5 event
UCSF Fresno To Address Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change at Third Annual Symposium
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on April 04, 2018
FRESNO – Air pollution and climate change present serious health implications, particularly in the San Joaquin Valley where air is some of the most polluted in the United States and significant health disparities exist.
The UCSF Fresno Department of Internal Medicine will present the Third Annual...