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

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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.

LCOE Mission and Goals - Spanish Version

Explain the LCOE Mission and Goals; Dr. Manuel Tápia talks about CMB; Dr. Leticia Rolón talks about SOM; Andres Calvillo talks about LMSA

Dr. Sarah Schaeffer publishes a new study on Avoiding the Virtual Pitfall

Public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic are leading many residency and fellowship programs to transition from in-person to videoconference interviews (VCIs). The magnitude and speed of the shift to VCIs, the lack of existing research around bias and VCIs, and the underlying stress...

UCSF LCOE Street Team

Early in March 2020, UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE) set up a volunteer program names LCOE Street Team to provide trustworthy COVID-19 information to people waiting in food lines. LCOE Street Team volunteers are made up of physicians and health professional students such as UCSF medical and...

Appointment of Dr. Meshell Johnson as Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep for the San Francisco VA

Dear Colleagues: We are thrilled to announce that Meshell Johnson, MD has accepted the position of Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep for the San Francisco VA Health Care System. Dr. Johnson is Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCSF and a member of the SFVAHCS Pulmonary/Critical...

Dr. Alejandra Rincón publishes chapter in Springer's Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education.

We are excited to share Dr. Alejandra Rincón's new publication entitled “Immigrants’ Efforts to Access Public Schools and Higher Education in the United States”. The chapter is part of Springer’s Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education.