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UCSF Fresno To Address Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change at Third Annual Symposium

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...

UCSF Fresno and Community Medical Centers Team Up to Teach Life-Saving Skills on National Stop the Bleed Day

FRESNO – Trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans under age 46, according to a National Academies of Science study. Many lives, however, can be saved by stopping blood loss.

UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day, Announces New Residents

UCSF Fresno recently celebrated another successful recruitment period. Two events were held. On Match Day, March 16, five students in the UC San Joaquin Valley PRIME opened their Match Day envelopes during a special breakfast at UCSF Fresno.  Congressman Jim Costa and Assembly member Joaquin...

UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day for Medical Students and Residents

All UCSF Fresno residency programs that participated in the Match filled available positions – representing a 100 percent match rate for the eighth year straight.

Experts in Diabetes and Internal Medicine Gather in Fresno to Share Newest Info and Best Practices for Testing, Treatment and Prevention of Many Health Conditions

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UCSF Fresno Programs Receive $2.15 Million to Expand and Train the Physician Workforce in Underserved Areas

Fresno – Four UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program residency programs received a combined $2.15 million over three years from the Office of Statewide Health and Planning to expand and train the physician workforce in underserved areas. The granting program is part of the Song-Brown Health Care...

UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno Chief Lends Expertise to Statewide Commission

UCSF Fresno’s Ivan Gomez, MD, is lending his expertise to a statewide commission charged with developing a plan to recruit and educate a diverse health care workforce to meet California’s future needs. As a member of the California Future Health Workforce Commission’s Technical Advisory Committee...

Free Women’s Heart Fair Provides Heart Healthy Info, Tips and Health Screenings

Fresno – Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. About one in three women will die from heart disease.  During American Heart Month in February, to increase awareness of heart health, the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will hold a free Women’s Heart Fair from 10 a.m...

Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund Donates $100,000 to UCSF Fresno

Former UCSF Fresno emergency medicine resident and SF natives support resident wellness in Fresno

UP CLOSE | 2017: The Year in Review at UCSF Fresno

"The end of the year is an ideal time to reflect on milestones.  In 2017, UCSF Fresno accomplished many achievements and received gifts and honors – all aimed at improving health in the San Joaquin Valley. Here’s a look at some of our shining moments.

2018 Multidisciplinary Updates in Internal Medicine Conference March 9 and 10, 2018 at UCSF Fresno

Leading experts in diabetes and internal medicine from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic, UCSF, UCSF Fresno, UC Davis, UCLA, UCSD, USC, National Jewish Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Scripps Clinic and Stanford will present at the 2018...

UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno Fills All Spots in Fellowship Match Day

UCSF Fresno recently filled all available fellowship spots in the Match Day for the Medical Specialties Matching Program (MSMP). We are especially pleased that three of our current medical residents will continue their training at UCSF Fresno as fellows.

CVCF awards over $500,000 to Valley nonprofits for youth development initiatives and UCSF Fresno

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                                          Ashley Swearengin President & CEO                               November 7, 2017                                                                                           Media...

UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno Receives Funds for Scholarships and Mobile Clinic

The Central Valley Community Foundation and Anthem Blue Cross recently awarded UCSF Fresno over $80,000. The funding provides scholarships for medical students at UCSF Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education. SJV PRIME trains future physicians specifically to work with...

CVCF awards over $500,000 to Valley nonprofits for youth development initiatives and UCSF Fresno

CVCF awards over $500,000 to Valley nonprofits for youth development initiatives FRESNO, CA – The Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF), in partnership with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Anthem, awarded seven community organizations over half a million dollars to continue their...

Faculty at UCSF Fresno Selected for UCSF Teaching Scholars Program

Congratulations to faculty members at UCSF Fresno who were selected for the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators’ Teaching Scholars Program (TSP). Participation is by competitive application.

UCSF Fresno Encourages First-Generation Students

Many faculty at UCSF Fresno are the first in their families to earn four-year degrees. They know that encouragement and support are vital to the success of first-generation students.

UCSF Fresno’s Seventh Annual Mini Medical School Shares Latest Health Information with the Public

WHO:  The Academic Senate at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will present a series of health-related lectures for the community. WHAT: The public is invited to hear and ask questions of leading experts in medicine and health sciences at the seventh annual “Mini-Medical School” lecture series...

UCSF Fresno’s Mini-Med School Shares the Latest Trends in Health and Medicine with the Public

Topics include pediatric intensive care, poison prevention and treatment, snakebites, new cancer treatments, women’s heart health, valuable health apps and much more

Fresno Offers Mini Medical School for the Public

WHO: The Academic Senate at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will present a series of health-related lectures for the community. WHAT: The public is invited to hear and ask questions of leading experts in medicine and health sciences at our sixth annual “Mini-Med School” series of six...

Peters Foundation Supports Physician Wellness and Training at UCSF Fresno

The Leon S. Peters Foundation recently gifted $50,000 to the UCSF Fresno Resident Council to support physician wellness, training and community service.

Peters Foundation Gifts $50,000 to UCSF Fresno to Support Physician Wellness and Training

FRESNO – The Leon S. Peters Foundation recently gifted $50,000 to the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program to support the UCSF Fresno Resident Council, the new resident clinical skills boot camp and physician wellness. The Resident Council is a committee comprised of medical residents and fellows...

UCSF Fresno Gives Students Hands-On Biomedical Research Experience

FRESNO – While most students prefer to spend the summer pursuing nonacademic interests, nine high school students are working with faculty physicians at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program to research health issues and examine data.

UCSF Fresno Graduates Physicians: Many Stay in the Central Valley

UCSF Fresno Graduates Physicians: Many Stay in the Central Valley UCSF Fresno recently graduated nearly 100 physicians to care for patients in the Central Valley and beyond, to teach the next generation of outstanding clinicians, physician leaders and patient advocates. Meet some of the...

UP CLOSE | Faculty Make a Difference: UCSF Fresno’s Kent T. Yamaguchi, MD, Honored

As another class graduates from UCSF Fresno  and we welcome new physicians for the start of training, now is an ideal time to credit the faculty who shape these outstanding physicians. Our faculty leave a lasting, positive mark on their trainees, field and community.  Kent T. Yamaguchi, MD, FACS,...