UCSF FRESNO NATIONWIDE SEARCH RESULTS IN 58 NEW VALLEY PHYSICIANS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on March 16, 2006
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno announced today the results of its nationwide search for medical school graduates who will conduct their residency training at the Fresno-based UC medical education program. For the first time in many years, UCSF Fresno’s search resulted in a 100 percent physician-match rate... Assemblymember Juan Arambula SHARES STRATEGIES FOR HELPING CHILDREN REACH THEIR FULL ACADEMIC POTENTIAL
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on February 24, 2006
FRESNO – Assemblymember Juan Arambula will share strategies for helping children reach their full academic potential with parents of students in the UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy and Junior Doctors Academy as part of a seminar this Saturday, Feb. 25 at the UC Center ( 550 E. Shaw Ave., across from... UCSF FRESNO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PAID HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 23, 2006
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno is accepting applications for its 19th Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program, which provides Central San Joaquin Valley high school students an opportunity to gain first-hand experience with careers in medicine and valuable research skills that will give them a... UCSF FRESNO PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on December 02, 2005
FRESNO , CA – UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program has teamed up with Hablamos Juntos, a project supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to improve communication between health care providers and patients who speak little or no English. CALLING ALL FUTURE DOCTORS: UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY HOLDS INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on October 27, 2005
FRESNO – Eighth-grade students from Fresno County who are interested in enrolling as freshmen in the Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School are encouraged to attend an information night with their parents on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the performing arts theater at... UCSF FRESNO ADDS NEW FACULTY MEMBERS INCLUDING TWO DEPARTMENT CHIEFS AND A HMONG PHYSICIAN
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on September 22, 2005
The addition of new faculty members, including two department chiefs and a Hmong physician, will help expand the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program and enhance health care services to the community. UCSF FRESNO FOSTERS FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AT FIFTH ANNUAL MEDICAL MANIA CONFERENCE
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on August 17, 2005
The UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, in partnership with California State University, Fresno and Fresno Kaiser Permanente will present the fifth annual “Medical Mania Conference” on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 7:30 am to noon at the Satellite Student Union (5280 N. Jackson... DONATION TO UCSF FRESNO ALZHEIMER’S & MEMORY CENTER BENEFITS VALLEY RESIDENTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on August 11, 2005
The UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s & Memory Center has received a $159,000 donation from the estate of Muriel Hagerty, a long-time resident of the San Joaquin Valley. Mrs. Hagerty, who lived in Hanford, became an advocate for people with Alzheimer’s when a close friend was diagnosed with the disease. UCSF FRESNO RECEIVES GRANT TO CONTINUE PREPARING LOCAL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on August 09, 2005
The UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research recently received a $225,000 grant from The California Wellness Foundation to support the Doctors Academy at Sunnyside High School in Fresno and the Junior Doctors Academy, located at Terronez, Kings Canyon and Sequoia middle schools... UCSF FRESNO GRADUATES CLASS OF 2005 THIS THURSDAY
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on June 07, 2005
FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will graduate more than 60 resident physicians in a ceremony to be held Thursday, June 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Copper River County Club ( 11500 North Friant Road ) in Fresno.
Several of the doctors in the class of 2005 will remain in the... UCSF FRESNO ALZHEIMER’S & MEMORY CENTER PRESENTS CONFERENCE FOR CAREGIVERS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 27, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Alzheimer’s & Memory Center, along with Valley Caregiver Resource Center, will present a conference “Caring for the Caregiver,” Saturday, June 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Four Points Hotel by Sheraton ( 3737 N. Blackstone Ave.) in Fresno.
The event is aimed at... DOCTORS ACADEMY SENDS GRADUATES TO COLLEGE
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 16, 2005
FRESNO – All 28 of the graduating seniors in the UCSF Fresno Sunnyside High School Doctors Academy Program will continue their education at a college or university this fall. Many of the students are the first in their families to attend college. UCSF FRESNO PRESENTS FORUM ON CANCER RATES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on May 10, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will sponsor a forum titled “Cancer: Incidence and Mortality in the San Joaquin Valley” on Friday, May 13 from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research, located at 155 N. Fresno Street at the corner of Divisadero... NATION’S CHIEF HEALTH EDUCATOR JOINS UCSF FRESNO FOR GRAND OPENING OF NEW MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BUILDING
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 21, 2005
FRESNO – Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, Surgeon General of the United States, will join leaders from UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program and the UCSF School of Medicine on Friday, April 22 for the grand opening of the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research.
Special guests also... UCSF FRESNO CELEBRATES 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH GRAND OPENING OF NEW MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BUILDING
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 15, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, which commemorates its 30th anniversary this year, will celebrate the grand opening of its new Center for Medical Education and Research with a series of activities. Recognizing the critical role UCSF Fresno plays in providing health care to San... UCSF MEDICAL STUDENTS TEACH LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SUN DAMAGE
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 14, 2005
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Phone: 559.241.7512, Cell: 559.313.6539
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By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on April 07, 2005
FRESNO – Nearly 30 high school seniors in the Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School in Fresno are headed to medical school. The students will participate in a day of seminars and recognition for their completion of the rigorous four-year academic preparation program with a visit to the... UCSF FRESNO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PAID HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 28, 2005
FRESNO – UCSF Fresno is accepting applications for its 18th Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program, which provides Central San Joaquin Valley high school students an opportunity to gain first-hand experience with careers in medicine and valuable research skills that will give them a... UCSF AND NATIONAL GROUNDHOG JOB SHADOW DAY ENCOURAGE FUTURE VALLEY PHARMACISTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on January 26, 2005
FRESNO – According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil, the famous weather forecasting groundhog, sees his shadow in early February, six more weeks of winter weather will follow. When local pharmacists see their shadows next month, a new generation of Valley pharmacists could follow. UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY RECEIVES GIFT FROM SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on December 17, 2004
FRESNO – The Fresno Sunrise Rotary Club recently recognized the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research with a $2,000 contribution for its Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School. John Marinovich, principal of Sunnyside High School, and Bertha Dominguez with the Latino... UCSF FRESNO RESIDENT RECEIVES AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AWARD
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 30, 2004
UCSF Fresno third-year-resident Shamsuddin Alamgir, MD, has received second place in the California Chapter of the American College of Physicians annual research competition.
Alamgir’s project is titled “The Prognostic Role of Hypoglycemia in E. coli Sepsis.” He will now compete with other first-... FUNDRAISER BENEFITS UCSF FRESNO ALZHEIMER’S & MEMORY CENTER
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 12, 2004
FRESNO – The seventh annual Senior Living Network’s fashion show and luncheon, “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casablanca Banquet & Social Hall (2317 Tuolumne Street) in Fresno.
Tickets are $25 per person or $250 for a table of 10. All... UCSF FRESNO DOCTORS ACADEMY HOLDS INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on November 12, 2004
FRESNO – Eighth-grade students from Fresno County who are interested in enrolling as freshmen in the Doctors Academy Program at Sunnyside High School are encouraged to attend an information night with their parents on Monday, Nov. 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the performing arts theater at... UCSF FRESNO FACULTY RANK AMONG BEST DOCTORS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on October 27, 2004
Fifteen faculty members from UCSF Fresno are among local physicians named in an article on “Fresno’s Best Doctors” in the October issue of Fresno Magazine. UCSF FRESNO PRESENTS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS
By Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539 [email protected] on September 22, 2004
FRESNO – 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 & Memory Center.
The conference titled “New Developments in Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias” will be...