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CULTIVATING A NEW CROP OF DOCTORS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL VALLEY COMMUNITIES

Doctors Academy launches for high school students in Selma and Caruthers

UCSF FRESNO GRADUATES CLASS OF 2007 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS

Nearly half are expected to stay in the Central Valley to care for area residents

DOCTORS ACADEMY GRADUATES TO BE HONORED

FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Sunnyside High School Doctors Academy will honor its fifth graduating class on Tuesday, May 22 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Theater on the Sunnyside High School campus, located at 1019 S. Peach Avenue, at the corner of Peach and Kings Canyon, in Fresno....

DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS HEADED FOR UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

FRESNO – More than 30 graduating 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 four-year academic preparation program on Wednesday,...

DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS REACH OUT TO HELP CHILDREN READ

WHO: UCSF Fresno Sunnyside High School Doctors Academy students have teamed up with the Reach Out and Read Program to promote early literacy as a standard part of pediatric care. WHAT: Doctors Academy students recently held a book drive on campus and collected over 700 children’s books, which they...

SENATOR DAVE COGDILL TO VISIT UCSF FRESNO

FRESNO – As part of efforts to better understand issues of importance to Fresno, Senator Dave Cogdill (RModesto) will tour the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m. The UCSF Fresno Center is located at 155 N. Fresno Street on the Community...

UCSF FRESNO ANNOUNCES TWO NEW FELLOWSHIPS; INTERNAL MEDICINE RECEIVES HIGHEST ACCREDITATION LEVEL

FRESNO – UCSF Fresno recently received approval to begin two new internal medicine fellowship training programs in cardiology and pulmonary medicine. The fellowships, which begin in July, will expand the local medical education program’s ability to address the shortage of physicians, particularly...

UCSF FRESNO OFFERS STUDENTS HANDS-ON MEDICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

FRESNO – UCSF Fresno is accepting applications for its 20th Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program, which provides Central San Joaquin Valley high school students with the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in careers in medicine and valuable research skills that will give them a...

Downtown prescription Growing medical program aims to draw patients to Fresno's core.

Doctors affiliated with the University of California at San Francisco's medical education program in Fresno have opened a new office they hope will draw more patients — especially those with insurance — downtown.

The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program Announces The University Central Medical Specialty Center

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA…November 16, 2006…The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno) is pleased to announce the opening of the new medical specialty practice, University Central Medical Specialty Center, located at 2828 Fresno Street, Suite 203, just west of Community Regional Medical...

UC Merced takes next step toward establishing a Valley Medical Education Program

Campus hires medical consultant to develop required business plan for program

STUDENTS INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE SHOULD ATTEND UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE

FRESNO – Eighth-grade students from Fresno County who are interested in careers in health and medicine should attend the UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy information night on Monday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in the performing arts theater at Sunnyside High School ( 1019 S. Peach Ave.) in Fresno. Students and...

UC MERCED SUBMITS PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

Merced – The University of California, Merced submitted a proposal earlier this month to the UC Office of the President to establish a medical education program leading to a School of Medicine in the San Joaquin Valley. If approved, UC Merced will enter its first class of medical students within...

UCSF FRESNO GRADUATES CLASS OF 2006

Two Valley natives among those staying to treat patients and teach

DOCTORS ACADEMY HONORS GRADUATING CLASS AT AWARDS RECEPTION

UCSF School of Medicine selects five students for early admission

DOCTORS ACADEMY STUDENTS HEADED FOR UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

FRESNO – Approximately 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 one-day special event at the UCSF School of Medicine on Wednesday, April 19 inrecognition of their completion of a...

UCSF FRESNO NATIONWIDE SEARCH RESULTS IN 58 NEW VALLEY PHYSICIANS

FRESNO – UCSF Fresno announced today the results of its nationwide search for medical school graduates who will conduct their residency training at the Fresno-based UC medical education program. For the first time in many years, UCSF Fresno’s search resulted in a 100 percent physician-match rate...

Assemblymember Juan Arambula SHARES STRATEGIES FOR HELPING CHILDREN REACH THEIR FULL ACADEMIC POTENTIAL

FRESNO – Assemblymember Juan Arambula will share strategies for helping children reach their full academic potential with parents of students in the UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy and Junior Doctors Academy as part of a seminar this Saturday, Feb. 25 at the UC Center ( 550 E. Shaw Ave., across from...

UCSF FRESNO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PAID HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

FRESNO – UCSF Fresno is accepting applications for its 19th 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 FRESNO PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS

FRESNO , CA – UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program has teamed up with Hablamos Juntos, a project supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to improve communication between health care providers and patients who speak little or no English.

CALLING ALL FUTURE DOCTORS: UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY HOLDS INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

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 Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the performing arts theater at...

UCSF FRESNO ADDS NEW FACULTY MEMBERS INCLUDING TWO DEPARTMENT CHIEFS AND A HMONG PHYSICIAN

The addition of new faculty members, including two department chiefs and a Hmong physician, will help expand the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program and enhance health care services to the community.

UCSF FRESNO FOSTERS FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AT FIFTH ANNUAL MEDICAL MANIA CONFERENCE

The UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, in partnership with California State University, Fresno and Fresno Kaiser Permanente will present the fifth annual “Medical Mania Conference” on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 7:30 am to noon at the Satellite Student Union (5280 N. Jackson...

DONATION TO UCSF FRESNO ALZHEIMER’S & MEMORY CENTER BENEFITS VALLEY RESIDENTS

The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s & Memory Center has received a $159,000 donation from the estate of Muriel Hagerty, a long-time resident of the San Joaquin Valley. Mrs. Hagerty, who lived in Hanford, became an advocate for people with Alzheimer’s when a close friend was diagnosed with the disease.

UCSF FRESNO RECEIVES GRANT TO CONTINUE PREPARING LOCAL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS

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...