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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:

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Programs Celebrate Graduating Students

All graduates will attend colleges or universities in the fall

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

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

Central Valley Higher Education Consortium, Fresno State and University of California Reach Out to Aspiring Doctors

FRESNO – The Central Valley Higher Education Consortium (CVHEC), California State University, Fresno, University of California, Merced, and UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program are teaming up to help future doctors achieve their educational goals.

UCSF Fresno Will Welcome 100 New Physicians This Summer

One medical school graduate from Fresno overcomes odds to become a physician

Doctors Academy Students to Get First-Hand Look at the Real World of Health and Medicine

WHAT: Doctors Academy students at Caruthers and Selma high schools will tour the University of California, Merced, meet with medical residents and medical students at UCSF Fresno and tour Community Regional Medical Center during a daylong look at professional careers in health and medicine and the...

Valley Fever Lecture Series to Bring Attention to ‘Silent Epidemic’

Discussions include the impact of the illness on farmworkers, children and the economy, its biological basis and misconceptions, and challenges detecting and treating valley fever

UCSF Fresno to host the California ALS Research Summit

WHAT: Leading scientists and clinicians from nearly all of the major medical centers in California will meet at UCSF Fresno for the fourth annual California ALS Research Summit to discuss advances in research aimed at treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease....

UCSF Fresno’s Selma High School Doctors Academy receives support from Selma Healthcare District

FRESNO - The Doctors Academy at Selma High School, which was founded by the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, received a $50,000 grant from the Selma Healthcare District to support tutoring services for subjects such as math, science, and English. This is the second...

UC Merced, UCSF Fresno and Fresno State Join Forces to Address Valley Fever

An upcoming forum will generate more discussion about the disease and aid in developing a plan to improve healthcare, research and community interventions

UCSF FRESNO AND FRESNO STATE HOLD CONFERENCE FOR ASPIRING HEALTH LEADERS

FRESNO - The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (LaCMER) and the California State University, Fresno College of Science and Mathematics will hold the fall 2013 “Aspiring Health Leaders Conference” on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, from 8...

UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY TO HOLD INFORMATION NIGHTS

FRESNO - The University of California, San Francisco Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (UCSF Fresno Latino Center) will hold informational meetings about the Caruthers and Selma Doctors Academy programs:

UCSF FRESNO OFFERS MINI-MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR THE PUBLIC

FRESNO – The public is invited to join leading experts in medicine and health sciences at the second annual Mini-Med School 101, presented by the Academic Senate at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program. Faculty physicians at UCSF Fresno will provide lectures on issues and advances in medicine and...

UCSF Fresno Clinical Research Center offers new treatments and improved patient care

For nearly 40 years, faculty at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program have conducted research aimed at better understanding and enhancing treatments for a wide variety of health conditions, particularly those that impact San Joaquin Valley residents.

UC Merced San Joaquin Valley PRIME Announces Third Class of Students

Six students with close ties to the San Joaquin Valley are on track to becoming physicians as part of the UC Merced San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (PRIME). The group, which began their medical studies recently in Sacramento and represents the third cohort in the program, includes: