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Up Close | 2021: The Year in Review

Amid a challenging second year of a pandemic, UCSF Fresno achieved new milestones and our commitment to the communities we serve is unwavering thanks to the talents, skills, dedication and energy of our faculty, learners, staff and partners. Here is a look back at the year and some of our shining...

Up Close | UCSF Fresno COVID-19 Equity Project Is First in Area to Provide Free, Accessible and Early Treatment for Mild to Moderate COVID-19

UCSF Fresno’s Mobile HeaL COVID-19 Equity Project (CEP) now offers an early treatment for COVID-19. Monoclonal antibody therapy or mAb reduces the need for hospitalization in higher- risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 and reduces progression to severe illness by as much as 70%, according...

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy will hold virtual and in-person application information meetings

FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (UCSF Fresno Latino Center) is accepting applications for its Doctors Academy programs now through Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Virtual and in-person info meetings will be held for programs at Caruthers and Sunnyside high schools...

Up Close | UCSF Fresno Increases Access to Care and Improved Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

The migraine headaches began during an abusive marriage 16 years ago. The pain kept Christine bedridden for a week at a time and a doctor prescribed Vicodin – three pills a day. The headaches subsided, the stressful marriage ended, and she no longer needed the opioid pills for pain relief. But...

Up Close | It Saves Patients Time and Money: UCSF Orthopaedic Surgeon Does Surgery for Trigger Finger In The Office

Cathy Holen woke up on a recent morning and her right thumb clicked and popped every time she tried to bend it. Holen types every day at her job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in helping farmers apply for federal crop insurance, and suddenly she had limited use of her thumb.

Up Close | UCSF Fresno Graduates to Care for Patients and Teach Future Physicians

One hundred medical residents and fellows along with four oral and maxillofacial surgery dental residents and five physician assistants completed training at UCSF Fresno this year for a total of 109 graduates. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UCSF Fresno celebrated the occasion for the second year in...

UCSF Fresno Graduates to Care for Patients and Teach Future Physicians

One hundred medical residents and fellows along with four oral and maxillofacial surgery dental residents and five physician assistants will complete training at UCSF Fresno this year for a total of 109 graduates.

Up Close | UCSF Fresno Psychiatry Residency Program Pivots Outpatient Care and Training to Telemedicine During COVID-19 Pandemic

A couple of years ago, the UCSF Fresno Department of Psychiatry began using webcams for outpatient care and training purposes. The early implementation of such equipment has been a godsend in the pandemic, allowing outpatient training to continue with residents seeing patients in video sessions...

See need, address need: How UCSF Fresno’s COVID Equity Project is trying to spread the health

Kenny Banh, MD, medical director of UCSF Fresno's COVID-19 Equity Project

Up Close | UCSF Fresno Pediatricians Collaborating With Community Partners To Provide Trauma-Informed Awareness And Care

The UCSF Fresno Department of Pediatrics is collaborating with community partners and leveraging grant funding to increase awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), pilot ACEs screening protocols, provide training in trauma-informed care (TIC) and develop a strong network of support for...

UCSF Fresno Fills All Available Residency Positions for the 15th Year in a Row During Match Day 2021

FRESNO – UCSF Fresno filled all available residency training positions for the 15th year in a row during Match Day, today (March 19).

Up Close | UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery establishes an Intentional Recruitment Coalition to Increase Diversity

Providing state-of-the art surgical care to the diverse population of the San Joaquin Valley has been a long-held mission of the UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery. This fall, it strengthened its purpose by forming an Intentional Recruitment Coalition (IRC) with a mission to increase diversity in...

UCSF Fresno Oncologist Successfully Treats Rare Blood Cancer in Young, Pregnant Patient

Jiovana Rodriguez-Perez and her husband had been trying to have a baby for 12 years, but last October they had given up hope of becoming parents and decided to buy a French bulldog puppy “because we wanted to raise something,” Jiovana said. However, to the couple’s surprise and joy, just three...

UCSF Fresno Health Equity Action Lab Addresses Health Disparities and Inequities

A unique effort is underway at UCSF Fresno as a newly created Health Equity Action Lab has been launched to address health disparities and inequities experienced by the diverse patient population served in the San Joaquin Valley.

Students from the San Joaquin Valley Start Training at UCSF to Become Physicians for the Region

FRESNO – Increasing the number of physicians practicing in the San Joaquin Valley and diversifying the physician workforce are goals of the UCSF San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (SJV PRIME). Today, UCSF and UCSF Fresno announced the second cohort of students in the UCSF SJV PRIME....

UCSF Fresno Brings Advanced Care to Cancer Patients in the San Joaquin Valley

In September 2017, UCSF Fresno took over the Community Medical Centers Cancer Services Clinical Research Program through a collaboration agreement. In August 2018, cancer research was consolidated under one roof at the Community Cancer Institute (CCI) in Clovis, allowing for more coordination of...

UCSF Fresno to Open Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Care Clinic for Adults

One in 365 people of African ancestry in California will carry a gene trait for sickle cell disease, a group of disorders that affect red blood cells that deliver oxygen throughout the body. About one in 13 African Americans in California have sickle cell disease, which among other conditions...

UCSF Fresno Physicians Graduating During COVID-19 Pandemic

Many staying in the region to provide primary care

Chancellor’s Message on George Floyd

May 31, 2020 Dear UCSF Community,

UCSF Fresno Neurologist Points to Connection Between COVID-19, Stroke and Younger People

May is upon us, and it is not an exaggeration to say that nearly all of us have spent much of this spring transfixed by the escalating number of COVID-19 cases, as well as keeping a vigilant watch for any possible sign of infection: a new cough, a sore throat, an unexpected fever, or new shortness...

UCSF Fresno 2020 Virtual Resident and Fellow Commencement now online!

View the UCSF Fresno 2020 Resident and Fellow Commencement video, along with a list of award winners and graduate stories. Click here to view. 

COVID-19 Trials of New Drugs and Treatments Led by UCSF Faculty at UCSF Fresno

UCSF faculty at UCSF Fresno are investigating potential therapies for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

UCSF Fresno Announces Match Day Results, Fills All Available Residency Positions at a Time When Health Care Providers Are Needed Most

FRESNO – Today (March 20) medical school graduates in Fresno and across the nation received emails simultaneously that 

COVID-19 Resources

Learn more about the novel coronavirus respiratory illness (COVID-19). And read about how UCSF is responding to the outbreak of COVID-19, including perspectives from infectious disease experts, psychologists, and UCSF Health providers.

UCSF Fresno Educates Women on Heart Health for Six Years in a Row with Free Event

FRESNO – Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To help increase awareness and improve heart health among women, UCSF Fresno will hold the Sixth Annual Women’s Heart Fair, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday,...