Five Years Later, White Coats for Black Lives Die-In Continues to Create Change
Dec. 10 marks the fifth anniversary of the die-in, which sparked a movement of medical students across the country.
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2019 Diversity Awards Honor Outstanding Efforts to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The faculty, staff and students were honored by Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, and Vice Chancellor Renee Chapman Navarro, MD, PharmD, during a luncheon on Oct. 24.
UCSF Increases Scholarships, Loans for Its Undocumented Students
With the newly increased scholarships and loans, students, depending on their program of study, can be eligible for approximately $60,000 of financial support per year.
ER Focus on Immediate Medical Issues Can Miss the Bigger Picture
In what is believed to be one of the first analyses of frequent emergency department users to include integrated medical, behavioral and social service data, a new UCSF study comprehensively examined these patients’ use of both medical and nonmedical services.
Rare Mutations Drive Cystic Fibrosis in Caribbean
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is dominated by unusual gene mutations not often observed in previously studied CF populations. Majority of Dominican patients had no detectable mutations at all in the gene that is thought to drive 95 percent of CF cases.
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Puts Latino Patients’ Health at Risk
Anti-immigrant remarks from the White House are taking a substantial toll on Latino patients’ perceptions of their personal safety and are affecting their access to emergency health care.
UCSF Undertakes Comprehensive Review to Raise Bar for LGBTQ Healthcare Nationwide
The work is an important part of the continual process of improvement across the UCSF Health system.
UCSF Receives 10 NIH Grants to Study Pain and Opioid Addiction
UCSF researchers have received 10 grants from the NIH’s HEAL Initiative, which aims to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis.
New Mural Celebrates Diverse Heroes in Nursing
The UCSF School of Nursing has unveiled a new mural that commemorates a diverse set of nurse heroes whose work and advocacy revolutionized health care and paved the way for diversity and inclusion in nursing.
UCSF Health Again Named ‘Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality’
UCSF Health has been named a 2019 “Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality.”
