Dr. Schaeffer receives Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award

Dr. Sarah Scaheffer has received the 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. This award is presented to an individual who has effectively improved diversity within a medical school or community teaching hospital or who has worked to ensure patients of all races and ethnicities receive the...

Dr. Tomás Magaña receives HRSA grant to support youth-focused peer vaccine education for FACES

FACES for the Future Coalition at the Public Health Institute, was recently awarded a competitive Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to support youth-focused peer vaccine education.  Leveraging their existing Public Health Youth Corps program, they will be training youth (...

LCOE Faculty Spotlight: Marlene Martin, MD

The LCOE is growing to meet the research demands, community collaborations, and program expansions. We are excited to announce the addition of Marlene Martin, MD as our LCOE Director of Community Addiction Initiatives. 

LCOE Faculty Spotlight: Manuel Tapia, MD

The LCOE is growing to meet the research demands, community collaborations, and program expansions. We are excited to announce the addition of Manuel Tapia, MD as our LCOE Director of Workforce Initiatives. 

LCOE Faculty Spotlight: Raul Gutierrez, MD

The LCOE is growing to meet the research demands, community collaborations, and program expansions. We are excited to announce the addition of Raul Gutierrez, MD as our LCOE Director of Children and Family Initiatives. 

Dr. Michelle Guy induced into the Gold-Headed Cane Society

Dr. Michelle Guy was one of two honored faculty to the Gold-Headed Cane Society. Click here to learn more.

Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and the Experiences of Latino Immigrants in the Emergency Room

This publication focuses on safety concerns among undocumented Latino immigrants (UDLI) and their delay in acquiring  care due to increased anti-immigrant rhetoric and enforcement  of immigration laws. This study analyzed statements made by emergency department patients to better understand their...

Dr. Catherine Lucey awarded the John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize

In 2002, the ABIM Foundation, ACP Foundation and European Federation of Internal Medicine authored Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter. Since its publication, the volume of literature on professionalism has grown substantially to nearly 300 new articles published...

Dr. Alicia Fernandez named Associate Dean for Population Health and Health Equity

Dear Colleagues,

Appointment of Dr. Denise Connor as Director of the Anti-Oppressive Curriculum (AOC)

The Anti-Oppressive Curriculum Leadership (AOC) Team will work with curricular leaders to enhance content, pedagogy and delivery strategies, to ensure that all elements of the Bridges Curriculum are anti-racist and anti-oppressive.