LCOE Faculty and Advisory Council Members in the News
Addiction Care Team featured in Telemundo
By Marlene Martin, MD on
The Addiction Care Team, directed by Dr. Marlene Martin, was featured on Telemundo. The video clip highlights the work the Addiction Care Team is doing to provide services for the Latinx community in San Francisco affected by drug use. It explains the dangers of fentanyl and resources…
Dr. Leticia Rolon receives the Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine
By Leticia Rolon, MD on
Dr. Marlene Martin's Addiction Care Team featured in the SF Chronicle
By Marlene Martin, MD on
Fentanyl is a public health crisis. Trisha Thadani dives into this issue in their article 'A disaster in plain sight.' Dr. Marlene Martin's critical work as part of the Addiction Care Team at ZSFG is highlighted in this article.
Dr. Denise Connor publishes A clinical reasoning curriculum for medical students: an interim analysis
By Denise Connor, MD on
Diagnostic error is a critical patient safety issue that can be addressed in part through teaching clinical reasoning. Medical schools with clinical reasoning curricula tend to emphasize general reasoning concepts (e.g., differential diagnosis generation).
Dr. Robert Rodriguez named Co-Chair National Hispanic Medical Association, Council of Emergency Medicine
By Robert Rodriguez, MD on
Dr. Robert Rodriguez receives the American College of Emergency Physicians Humanitarian of the Year for California
By Robert Rodriguez, MD on
This recognition reflects Dr. Rodriguez's work locally in the Emergency Department and nationally with the Biden Administration to mitigate the disproportionate effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on LatinX communities
Dr. Schaeffer receives Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
By Sarah Schaeffer, MD on
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
By Dr. Tomás Magaña on
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…