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Student receives match day envelope Thousands of fourth-year medical students nationwide awoke with excitement and anticipation last Friday, awaiting news of where they matched for residency training. When the School of Medicine's 2017...

Marilyn J. Dodd Marilyn J. Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN Marylin J. Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN, emeritus professor in the Department of Physiological Nursing, has been designated a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing—the Academy’s highest...

running-woman_inside.jpg In a previous article , I wrote about my experiences in reproductive health care and how they have shaped my views on approaching patients. To follow up, I asked UCSF experts in reproductive health care what their...

WhiteCoats_inside.jpg The new School of Medicine Bridges curriculum is considered the most innovative training currently offered at a medical school in the country. Immersed in clinical teams from the start, Bridges students will be...

For severely obese people, bariatric surgery may have a benefit besides dramatic weight loss: it can also substantially reduce urinary incontinence. A new investigation led by UC San Francisco is the first to examine the longer-term...

Dorothy Rice Dorothy Pechman Rice, professor emerita of health economics at the UC San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing, passed away on February 25, 2017. A pioneer in medical economics and health statistics and an inspiration to...

Legos.jpg We PRIME students gather regularly to discuss caring for the underserved. Recently, after a morning filled with renal physiology, the San Francisco Health Improvement Partnerships (SFHIP) let us play with LEGOs on the third floor...

Alarmed by the rapid spread of the Zika virus across the Americas, experts gathered at UC San Francisco to explore the many issues raised by the epidemic and to share information with other researchers and health care providers. With...

Covered-California1.jpg Nearly 1.3 million people have received access to vital treatment at top hospitals through the health insurance program known as Covered California since it launched in January 2014, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi...

GME_cover_inside.jpg Despite myriad challenges facing graduate medical education (GME), “change is already happening” through diverse innovations across the US, said Macy Foundation President George Thibault, MD, at the UCSF/Macy...