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IS PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL TAKING HIS MEDICINE? GROUNDHOG JOB SHADOW DAY ATTRACTS FUTURE PHARMACISTS

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on January 29, 2004
On February 6, the UCSF Fresno Pharmacy Education Program and students from the Doctor’s Academy at Sunnyside High School will team together for the seventh annual National Groundhog Job Shadow Day. The event focuses on attracting area students to the pharmacy profession.

UCSF Fresno Offers 17th Summer Biomedical Research Internships for High School

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on January 14, 2004
Applications are now available online at http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/sbi/ for Valley high school juniors to apply to the 17th Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program of the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program.

UCSF FRESNO’S MEDICAL LECTURE SERIES AT BORDERS IN OCTOBER FEATURES BREAST HEALTH, ADHD, VASCULAR DISEASE AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on October 01, 2003
UCSF Fresno will present its medical lecture series “Family Health Today” at the Fresno Borders in River Park, on Tuesdays during October, from 7pm to 8pm. The October 2003 series will feature four health issues. UCSF Fresno faculty members are presenting the lectures as part of the University’s...

FIRST UCSF FRESNO FACULTY INDUCTED INTO ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on September 25, 2003
Michael W. Peterson, MD, CCVMC Endowed Chair in Medicine of UCSF Fresno, is the first faculty member from Fresno to be honored with induction into the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators of the UCSF School of Medicine.

Assemblymember Sarah Reyes Honors UCSF Fresno Physician With Outstanding Leadership Award

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on September 23, 2003
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Assemblymember Sarah Reyes (D-Fresno) honored Katherine A. Flores, MD, director of the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, with an award for outstanding leadership in the area of medicine.

UCSF FRESNO PRESENTS MEDIA PANEL SEMINAR ON CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on September 15, 2003
The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, is hosting a panel discussion featuring some of the Valley's most familiar Latino voices titled Cross-Cultural Health Issues in the San Joaquin Valley.

UCSF Fresno Receives $511,000 Grant to Institute Diabetes Management Program

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on June 30, 2003
The University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno) has received a three-year, $511,000 residency training grant to institute a comprehensive diabetes management program in California’s Central Valley. The Health Resources Services...

UCSF Fresno Faculty Member to Receive Prestigious Kaiser Teaching Award

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on June 05, 2003
Bjorn Nilson, MD, director of pediatrics for the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, has been named a 2003 recipient of the prestigious Kaiser Teaching Award from the UCSF School of Medicine.

UCSF FRESNO ANNOUNCES FIRST CLASS OF GRADUATES FROM SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL DOCTOR’S ACADEMY PROGRAM

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on May 02, 2003
“We are extremely proud of our first class of graduates,” said Katherine Flores, MD, director of the UCSF Fresno Latino Center. “These students serve as our measure of how successful the Doctor’s Academy Program has been for helping disadvantaged youth in our community to gain support and direction...

UCSF Fresno Center for Consciousness Presents Renowned Author James Waller, PhD

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on April 09, 2003
Renowned author James Waller, PhD, Whitworth College Edward B. Lindaman Chair and Professor of Psychology, will present a lecture titled "Human Nature and Inhuman Evil: The Psychology of Genocide and Mass Killing" on Thursday, April 10 in Fresno. The lecture will be held at 4 pm in...

NATIONWIDE SEARCH RESULTS IN 57 NEW VALLEY DOCTORS AT UCSF FRESNO

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on March 18, 2003
From as far away as New York City, to our own backyard, UCSF Fresno’s nationwide search for the Valley’s future doctors-in-training will be officially announced on Match Day, March 20. Over the past six months, UCSF Fresno has interviewed more than 600 medical students to fill 57 positions. The new...

UCSF FRESNO’S MEDICAL LECTURE SERIES AT BORDERS IN MARCH LOOKS AT BACK PAIN, SLEEP DISORDERS, HRT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on February 25, 2003
UCSF Fresno will present its second medical lecture series titled “Family Health Today” at Borders in River Park, on Tuesdays during March, from 7pm to 8pm. The series will feature four health issues. UCSF Fresno faculty members are presenting the lectures as part of the University public service...

UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FORMALLY WELCOMES TWO DEANS TO FRESNO PROGRAM

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on February 06, 2003
The University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine is formally welcoming Susan Wall, MD and Joan Voris, MD to their new roles as senior associate dean and associate dean, respectively, of the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program at the Fresno Art Museum on Friday, February 7, from 4pm...

UCSF Fresno Names New Program Manager for Alzheimer’s Research Center

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on February 04, 2003
The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer's Research Center (ARC) has appointed Joy A. Grado as program manager. Prior to joining ARC, Grado worked for the Marjaree Mason Center as the director of program development, quality assurance and grants.

NATIONAL GROUNDHOG JOB SHADOW DAY ENCOURAGES FUTURE VALLEY PHARMACISTS

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on January 30, 2003
National Groundhog Job Shadow Day is tomorrow, January 31, and UCSF Fresno and Sunnyside High School Doctor’s Academy are partnering to interest area high school students in becoming a pharmacist. The UCSF Fresno Pharmacy Education Program and the UCSF Fresno Latino Center are participating in the...

HARVARD PROFESSOR ENCOURAGES STUDENTS AT SUNNYSIDE HIGH DOCTOR’S ACADEMY TO PURSUE HEALTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONS

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on January 28, 2003
Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, and program director for Multicultural Education and Affairs at Harvard University, will address Sunnyside High School Doctor’s Academy Students in Fresno on Wednesday, January 29, at 10am as a part of the visiting professorship series provided by the University of...

UCSF Fresno Offers 16th Summer Biomedical Research Internships for High School

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on January 22, 2003
Applications are now available for Valley high school students to apply to the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program’s (UCSF Fresno) 16th Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program (SBI).  High School students in their junior year may apply to work with...

NEW DEANS NAMED FOR UCSF FRESNO

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on December 18, 2002
The University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) School of Medicine recently announced that Joan Voris, MD, has accepted the position of associate dean for UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program effective December 1, 2002. Voris succeeds Deborah Stewart, MD.

Latino Health Paradox in California—Challenges and Opportunities

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on December 10, 2002
On December 11, 2002, the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno (UCSF Fresno) Latino Center for Medical Education and Research will host a lecture titled Latino Health in California—Challenges and Opportunities by David Hayes-Bautista, PhD, founder and director of the Center for the Study...

Calling All Future Doctors—Mark Your Calendar for the Doctor’s Academy Informational Meeting

December 04, 2002
On January 8, 2003, Sunnyside High School will make applications available for the highly competitive Doctor’s Academy Program. The Doctor’s Academy Program is a four-year high school preparatory program geared for students interested in a career in the health services professions.

UCSF Fresno Presents Air Pollution Data Contributing to Valley Citizens’ Morbidity Rates

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on November 15, 2002
The University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program’s (UCSF Fresno) Department of Internal Medicine, will present a panel discussion titled, Air Pollution: Is it Killing You? The discussion will take place on Monday, November 18, at 5 p.m. in the UCSF Fresno Rowell...

Try Breathing Through a Straw—Experience How Kids with Asthma Cope

October 11, 2002
On Tuesday, October 15 from 7pm to 8pm, the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno) continues its Family Health Today medical lecture series at the Fresno Borders in River Park. The third part of the four part series is titled Take a Deep Breath—...

LIVE BOTOX® DEMONSTRATION AT BORDERS BY UCSF FRESNO

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on September 24, 2002
The month of October is National Family Health Month. During the first four Tuesdays in October, from 7pm to 8pm, the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno) will present Family Health Today, a medical lecture series open to the public.

Mayor Welcomes UCSF Fresno’s First Endowed Chair to the City of Fresno

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on September 09, 2002
The University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno) along with Mayor Alan Autry will welcome its first Endowed Chair, Michael W. Peterson, MD, to the City of Fresno tonight, September 9, 2002, at City Hall from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Michael W. Peterson, MD, joins...

UCSF FRESNO GRADUATES CLASS OF 2002 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS THIS THURSDAY

By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on June 05, 2002
The University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno MEP) will graduate more than 60 physicians in a ceremony to be held Thursday, June 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Copper River County Club (11500 North Friant Road) in Fresno. About 30 of the doctors will...

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