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Third Endowed Chair at UCSF Fresno Honors Life Work Of Emergency Medicine Physician and Educator Gene W. Kallsen, MD

Greg Hendey, MD, named first chair holder

UCSF Fresno Showcases its Clinical Skills Lab

FRESNO – Over the past decade, medical simulation has become an integral component of medical education. Simulation equipment and simulated patient care scenarios allow medical professionals the opportunity to enhance their procedural and critical thinking skills in a realistic and safe environment...

UCSF Fresno Offers Mini-Medical School for the Public

FRESNO – The public is invited to hear and ask questions of leading experts in medicine and health sciences at the fourth annual “Mini-Med School 101,” a series of lectures for the community presented by the Academic Senate at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program.

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Students Work Alongside Physicians This Summer

FRESNO – Nearly 70  high school seniors  from the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (LaCMER)  Doctors Academy (DA) are participating in the 2015 Doctors Academy Senior Summer Clinical Internship and Research Program.

UCSF Fresno Selects Students to Research Valley Health Issues This Summer

FRESNO – Ten students from the Central San Joaquin Valley were recently selected to take part in the 28th UCSF Fresno Summer Biomedical Internship Program (SBI). SBI pairs selected students who are going into their senior year of high school with faculty members at UCSF Fresno to work on research...

New Physicians Start Training at UCSF Fresno

WHO: About 90 new physicians, who start medical residency training at UCSF Fresno Medical Education program this month, will begin with a clinical skills orientation. WHAT:

UCSF Fresno 2015 Graduation Marks 40 Years of Training Physicians for the San Joaquin Valley

WHO: Approximately 100 physicians, including medical residents and fellows in eight specialties and 11 sub-specialties and three oral and maxillofacial surgery dental residents will graduate on June 11 during a UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program ceremony. Nearly 30 percent of the graduating...

Congressman Jim Costa to recognize UCSF Fresno’s 40th anniversary with Congressional Resolution

WHO: Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA16), a lifelong resident of the San Joaquin Valley and advocate for the region and for UCSF Fresno will present a Congressional Resolution to UCSF Fresno Interim Associate Dean Michael Peterson, MD, in honor of the medical education program’s 40th anniversary....

Third Class of Medical Students with San Joaquin Valley focus to begin clinical training at UCSF Fresno

WHO: The medical students who represent the third cohort of the UC Davis - UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (SJV PRIME) will begin their clinical training next week in a program designed to bring more highly-trained physicians to serve diverse communities in the San...

UCSF Fresno Celebrates 40 Years of Training Physicians for the San Joaquin Valley with Fundraising Gala

FRESNO - UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will celebrate 40 years of training physicians for the San Joaquin Valley at its biennial fundraiser “Valley Visions.” The event will be held on Saturday, April 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Fresno Convention Center New Exhibit Hall, located at 848...

UCSF Fresno residency programs fill 100 percent of available positions for five years straight

100 new physicians will start training at UCSF Fresno this summer

UCSF Fresno Presents First Medical Update in the San Joaquin Valley

WHO: UCSF Fresno’s Department of Internal Medicine and Community Medical Centers WHAT: The first “Medical Update in the Valley,” a continuing education program for physicians, nurse practitioners and others who provide primary care. About 80 health care professionals are expected to attend....

UCSF Fresno Announces New Fellowship in Sleep Medicine

FRESNO – An estimated 50 to 70 million adults in the United States have a sleep or wakefulness disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program is pleased to announce a new fellowship in sleep medicine to train physicians in this important...

AMERICAN HONDA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS UCSF FRESNO JUNIOR DOCTORS ACADEMY

UCSF Fresno Associate Dean Joan L. Voris announces retirement

Chief of Medicine Michael Peterson appointed interim associate dean

The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s & Memory Center presents a special, free screening of “Alive Inside”

FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s & Memory Center will present a special, free screening of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winning documentary Alive Inside at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 in the auditorium at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research, located...

UCSF FRESNO FOCUSES ON WOMEN AT FREE HEALTH FAIR ON OCT. 14

FRESNO –According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one killer of women. The good news is that 80 percent of heart attacks and strokes can be prevented or treated if women know the risk factors, warning signs and what to do. Still, heart disease is just one of the...

Central Valley Higher Education Consortium, Fresno State and University of California Hold Pre- Medical Conference for Aspiring Doctors

WHO: The Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (CVHEC), California State University, Fresno, University of California, Merced, and UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program have teamed up to help aspiring doctors.

UCSF FRESNO LaCMER, JUNIOR DOCTORS ACADEMY AND DOCTORS ACADEMY PROGRAMS PRESENT A HEALTH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

UC PRESIDENT AND OTHER UC LEADERS MEET WITH UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS, MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS

Meetings highlight UC’s contributions to health and health care in the San Joaquin Valley

Fifteen Central San Joaquin Valley high school students land in the hospital this summer

Students selected for UCSF Fresno Summer Biomedical Internship Program

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Students Showcase Research Projects Tonight

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NEW MEDICAL RESIDENTS START TRAINING AT UCSF FRESNO

WHO: Nearly 100 new physicians, who start medical residency training at UCSF Fresno Medical Education program this month, will begin their studies with a clinical skills orientation.

UCSF Fresno graduates physicians for the San Joaquin Valley

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UCSF Fresno Alzheimer & Memory Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary with an Open House at New Location

WHO: Every 67 seconds someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer & Memory Center (AMC) was established in 1989 to diagnose, provide resources, treatment and education for patients with dementia and their families. WHAT: