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Faculty Member at UCSF Fresno Gets Special Mother’s Day Gift

Medical school graduates learned where they would be spending the next three to seven years in hands-on clinical training, an early Mother’s Day gift awaited Loren Alving, MD.

Up Close | Faculty Member at UCSF Fresno Gets Special Mother’s Day Gift

On Match Day this March, when medical school graduates learned where they would be spending the next three to seven years in hands-on clinical training, an early Mother’s Day gift awaited Loren Alving, MD, director of the UCSF Fresno Alzheimer & Memory Center and director of the UCSF San...

Up Close | UCSF Fresno Welcomes Interim Chief of UCSF Fresno Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

UCSF Fresno welcomes Meg Autry, MD, a UCSF professor of obstetrics and gynecology, as the interim Chief of the UCSF Fresno Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology beginning April 1.

UCSF Fresno Fills All Residency Positions During Match Day

UCSF Fresno Fills All Available Residency Positions During Match Day, Looks Forward to Welcoming Interns Including Many Valley Natives

UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day, Fills All Available Residency Positions for 16th Year in a Row

FRESNO – Today on Match Day (March 18), UCSF Fresno learned the identities of the 73 physician residents and four oral and maxillofacial surgery residents who will start training at UCSF Fresno later this summer. The San Joaquin Valley has one of the lowest physician-to-patient ratios in the state...

UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day, Fills All Available Residency Positions for 16th Year in a Row

FRESNO – Today on Match Day (March 18), UCSF Fresno learned the identities of the 73 physician residents and four oral and maxillofacial surgery residents who will start training at UCSF Fresno later this summer. The San Joaquin Valley has one of the lowest physician-to-patient ratios in the state...

Up Close | UCSF Fresno Provides Therapy to Prevent Infection in Adolescents and Adults Whose Bodies are Unable to Fight COVID-19

Soon after Evusheld, an antibody therapy was approved in December 2021 for the prevention of COVID-19 infection in people with weakened immune systems, Phyllis Farrow called the UCSF Fresno Mobile HeaL COVID-19 Equity Project (CEP) for an appointment. “I think I was your second patient,” she said.

Up Close | UCSF Fresno and American Ambulance Partner for Award-Winning Educational Emergency Medical Services Podcast

A unique podcast for paramedics and EMTS (emergency medical technicians) produced by American Ambulance and hosted by UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine physicians has won statewide acclaim and drawn listeners from as far away as Alaska and Australia. The American Ambulance EMS podcast received the...

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...

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