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Refugee Receives Soros Fellowship to Pursue Doctorate in Sociology
<p>When Boroka Bo enters UCSF in September to pursue a doctorate in medical sociology, she will arrive with a highly prestigious fellowship and a resume that is unconventional by any measure.</p>
UCSF Researcher Challenges Myth of Elderly Independence
<p>Elena Portacalone, a UCSF PhD candidate in Medical Sociology, has dedicated hours to interviewing elderly residents as part of her ethnographic fieldwork to learn more about the living conditions and quality of life this often neglected – but growing – segment of society.</p>
Study Shows Digital Divide Among Patients with Diabetes
People with limited education and in certain racial/ ethnic minority groups are less likely to use an internet- based patient portal to interact with their health care system, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA.
Peralta Receives Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Carmen Peralta, assistant professor of medicine, was recognized recently for her outstanding work in the field of racial and ethnic differences in kidney disease detection, progression and complications.
Studies Find Inequalities in Trauma Care Are Widespread
African Americans, the foreign-born, and the near-poor are more likely to encounter barriers to being treated at a trauma center, according to new research reports by UCSF emergency medicine physician and researcher Renee Hsia, and her colleagues.
Peralta is Awarded Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Carmen A. Peralta, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the UCSF School of Medicine, was recognized recently with a 2010 Nickens Faculty Fellowship.
Boyd Named Associate Vice Chancellor for Ethics and Compliance
Elizabeth Boyd, a preeminent bioethicist and medical sociologist, has been appointed to direct campus oversight for the UCSF Ethics and Compliance Program.
Expert Calls for Improving Outreach to Address Health Disparities
William Vega, provost professor at the University of Southern California, recently called on researchers to improve outreach programs to address health disparities.
Having Oral Sex Increases Likelihood of Intercourse Among Teens
Half of teens who have oral sex during the ninth grade will have intercourse by the end of the 11th grade, and most sexually active teenagers will begin engaging in oral sex and sexual intercourse within the same six-month period, according to findings from a new survey conducted by researchers at UCSF and UC Merced.