UCSF FRESNO CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on May 15, 2002
Top experts in the field of neuroscience will present the latest information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of dementias at a conference sponsored by the UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s Research Center (ARC). The conference titled “Dementia: Translating Research into Practice” will be held Saturday... UCSF FRESNO CONFERENCE ENCOURAGES LOCAL STUDENTS TO BECOME THE VALLEY’S FUTURE DOCTORS
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on April 01, 2002
Of the roughly 1,500 physicians in Fresno County, only about 120 are Latino.
As part of larger efforts to help address the persistent shortage of Latino physicians in the Valley, UCSF Fresno’s Latino Center for Medical Education and Research will present a conference aimed at motivating local high... UCSF FRESNO ANNOUNCES ARRIVAL OF 56 NEW DOCTORS TO THE VALLEY
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on March 26, 2002
The University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno) will introduce 56 new Valley doctors at the historic Match Day Celebration on March 28, at 4pm. The event marks the largest number of first-year residents entering UCSF Fresno’s seven residency programs to... Medical School Magnet Created in Fresno Unified—UCSF Fresno Docs Host Summer Med Camp
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on March 26, 2002
Just as Roosevelt High School is the official School of the Arts, McLane High School will be the official magnet school for medical education and research in Fresno Unified School District. Thanks to an approximate $9 million Federal grant, over 400 students from Fresno Unified School District can... UCSF Fresno Only California Program Named in Nationwide Model AAMC Study
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on February 25, 2002
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) will be sending a team to Fresno on March 6, 2002 to study the success of the University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Programs’ regional medical school campus. The purpose of the study is to understand the structure,... UCSF Fresno accepting applications for paid high school summer internships
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on January 09, 2002
Do you know a high school junior interested in researching a diseased brain, learning about the human genome study, studying genetics through zebra fish, or mapping genes in plants? If so, be sure that he/she applies for the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Summer Biomedical Research... UC REGENTS APPROVE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR UCSF FRESNO
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on November 16, 2001
The University of California Board of Regents handed down a unanimous decision late yesterday afternoon approving the building of the $26 million state-of-the-art medical education and research center for the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno). UCSF STUDY FINDS UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY PHYSICIANS MORE LIKELY TO PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA FOLLOWING SCHOOL AND RESIDENCY HERE
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on November 08, 2001
A UCSF study of the migration patterns of underrepresented minority Californians in medicine found that those who attend medical schools in the state are more likely to enter residency programs in California and remain in the state to practice. However, a decreasing number of California minorities... 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 October 03, 2001
In a recent ceremony for the third annual Outstanding Leadership Awards in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Assemblymember Sarah Reyes honored Adriana Padilla, MD, director of undergraduate medical education for the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF... UCSF Fresno welcomes School of Pharmacy to the valley
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on October 03, 2001
Responding to the severe shortage of pharmacists in the Central Valley, the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF Fresno) welcomes UCSF’s School of Pharmacy program to Fresno. Plans are presently underway to help deliver a pipeline of pharmacists to the... Local Fowler High Student Completes UCSF-Fresno Summer Biomedical Program
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on August 17, 2001
Local Fowler High School student, Raman Muhar will start her senior year ready to pursue her dream of becoming a physician after spending the summer at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno as a research intern in the prestigious Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program. The... Local Hanford High Student Completes UCSF-Fresno Summer Biomedical Program
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on August 17, 2001
Local Hanford High School student, Kiran Reddy will start his senior year ready to pursue his dream of becoming a physician after spending the summer at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno as a research intern in the prestigious Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program. The... Local Kerman High Student Completes UCSF-Fresno Summer Biomedical Program
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on August 17, 2001
Local Kerman High School student, Paul Toste will start his senior year ready to pursue his dream of becoming a physician after spending the summer at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno as a research intern in the prestigious Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program. The Summer... Local Clovis High Students Complete UCSF-Fresno Summer Biomedical Program
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on August 17, 2001
Local Clovis high school students, Scott Lichtenstein of Clovis West, Bryan Shieh of Clovis High, and Gary S. Wong of Clovis West will be starting their senior year ready to pursue their dreams of becoming a physician after spending the summer at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno... Local Reedley High Student Completes UCSF-Fresno Summer Biomedical Program
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on August 17, 2001
Local Reedley High School student, Michael Jiang will start his senior year ready to pursue his dream of becoming a physician after spending the summer at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno as a research intern in the prestigious Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program. The... Local Visalia High School Student Completes UCSF-Fresno Summer Biomedical Program
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on August 17, 2001
Local Redwood High School student, Kara Kuhn will start her senior year ready to pursue her dream of becoming a physician after spending the summer at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno (UCSF-Fresno) in the prestigious Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program. The Summer... Local Fresno High Students Completes UCSF-Fresno Summer Biomedical Program
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on August 17, 2001
Local Fresno high school students, Elizabeth Harris of San Joaquin Memorial, Katherine and Phillip Harrison of Bullard, and Ben Porter of Central High-East will be starting their senior year ready to pursue their dreams of becoming a physician after spending the summer at the University of... Governor approves UCSF-Fresno’s Medical Education and Research Center
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on July 27, 2001
After signing the much-anticipated State of California budget, Governor Gray Davis approved $26 million dollars for University of California San Francisco, Fresno (UCSF-Fresno) to build a state-of-the-art medical education and research center. “We are thrilled that Governor Davis approved the new... First Hmong doctor to graduate from UCSF-Fresno at historic graduation ceremony
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on June 11, 2001
The University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF-Fresno MEP) will graduate over 60 doctors on June 14—many of whom will stay in Fresno to serve the Valley community. Some 400 people are expected to attend the event at Copper River Country Club, including Peter Yang... Over the counter herbal supplements can have toxic effects
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on May 03, 2001
The University of California San Francisco, Fresno (UCSF-Fresno) Continuing Medical Education program will host the sixth annual primary care symposium focusing on alternative medicine on Saturday, May 5. The program is designed to provide clinicians with the latest scientific evidence relating to... UCSF-Fresno encourages high school students to become valley’s future doctors at Medical Mania conference
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on April 30, 2001
FRESNO, Calif.—Medical Mania comes to Fresno from 8am to 12pm on Saturday, April 28, in the student union at California State University, Fresno. Approximately 150 to 200 people are expected to attend this daylong conference focusing on encouraging high school students to study medicine. 
UCSF-Fresno Medical Education Program celebrates the perfect match
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on March 29, 2001
Fresno, Calif.—For the first time in the 25-year history of the University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program (UCSF-Fresno MEP) matched 93 percent of its new resident positions available. The 50 new residents come from as far away as the Ukraine and as nearby as Fresno’s... UCSF-FRESNO ANNOUNCES BEST RECRUITMENT MATCH TO DATE—50 NEW MEDICAL RESIDENTS UNVEILED AT FIRST EVER PROGRAM CELEBRATION
By Cara Peracchi Douglas, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, UCSF Fresno Phone: 559.243.3606 E-mail: [email protected], on March 27, 2001
The UCSF-Fresno Medical Education Program will formally announce one of its most successful recruitment seasons to date on Thursday, March 29 at 4pm at University Medical Center. For the first time, UCSF-Fresno’s Associate Dean, Deborah Stewart, MD, along with eight medical education program... 
