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Mobile HeaL Recognized in Partnership with the Fresno County Department of Public Health for Providing Rural Care

In two years, over 200 mobile health events have been held in rural areas and agricultural workplaces in Fresno County and almost eight thousand patients have received essential health care services at the rural sites.

Kudos: UCSF Fresno Recognition (Winter 2025)

Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD

From SJV PRIME medical student to practicing physician, Valley Native Fulfills Childhood Goal to Care for Underserved Communities

Enid Picart, MD  Enid Picart, MD, grew up interpreting for her parents during their emergency room visits. With no medical insurance and no access to primary care, the Emergency Department was their only opportunity for medical care.

UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Fresno and Upstream USA Collaborate to Expand Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care for Fresno County

UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Fresno, and Upstream USA Collaborate to Expand Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care for Fresno County Collaboration is Upstream’s first in California 

UCSF Fresno Recognition

L to R: Aalam Sohal, MD, and Marin Roytman, MD  L: Hunza Chaudhry, MD              

UCSF Fresno Recognition

Kudos to UCSF Fresno Interim Chief of Emergency Medicine Danielle Campagne, MD, for being named among Fresno State Alumni Association 2023 Top Dog honorees, specifically the Distinguished Alumna, College of Science a

UCSF Fresno Partners to Provide Mobile Rural Health Care

Fresno County, UCSF Fresno Partner to Provide Mobile Rural Health Care Agricultural workers lined up inside the equipment barn at Terranova Ranch in southwest Fresno County on a cold February morning for staff of UCSF Fresno Mobile Health and Learning (Mobile HeaL) to take blood pressures, screen...

Up Close | 2022: The Year in Review

UCSF Fresno achieved new milestones and our faculty, trainees, learners, staff and partners, as always, demonstrated ongoing commitment to the communities we serve. Here is a look back at some of our shining moments in 2022 despite challenging times during the third year of the pandemic.     ...

UCSF Fresno Mobile HeaL COVID-19 Equity Project Springboards Students Applying to Health Professional Schools

UCSF Fresno’s mission to improve health in the San Joaquin Valley and its charge to train the next generation of physicians to provide the highest-quality of care have been guiding principles of the UCSF Fresno Mobile HeaL COVID-19 Equity Project (CEP).

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 | 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...

See need, address need: How UCSF Fresno’s COVID Equity Project is trying to spread the health

Kenny Banh, MD, medical director of UCSF Fresno's COVID-19 Equity Project

UP CLOSE: Looking Back on 2018

                    As 2018 winds down, now is an ideal time to look back. UCSF Fresno achieved many milestones aimed at improving health in the San Joaquin Valley, including expanding medical education and access to health care. Here are some of our shining moments.