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UCSF Fresno-Managed California Area Health Education Center Awarded $1.98M to Develop Health Professions Pathway Programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539  brandy.nikaido@ucsf.edu   UCSF Fresno-Managed California Area Health Education Center Awarded $1.98M to Develop Health Professions Pathway Programs   FRESNO – The California Statewide Area Health Education Center (AHEC), established in 1972 to recruit, train and retain a health professions workforce dedicated to underserved communities, was awarded $1.98 million by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to […]

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UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Accepting Applications for 2022-2023 School Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2022 Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539  brandy.nikaido@ucsf.edu   UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Accepting Applications for 2022-2023 School Year FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (LaCMER) is accepting applications for its Doctors Academy programs at Caruthers and Sunnyside high schools. Applications will be available online beginning Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. The deadline to apply is Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Interested students may […]

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San Joaquin Valley California Medicine Scholars Program Accepting Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2022 Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539  brandy.nikaido@ucsf.edu   San Joaquin Valley California Medicine Scholars Program Accepting Applications FRESNO – Community college students from the San Joaquin Valley who are interested in becoming doctors are invited to apply for the San Joaquin Valley California Medicine Scholars Program (SJV-CMSP). SJV-CMSP is a pre-medical diversity pathway from community college to medical school with the goal of increasing […]

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UCSF Fresno Named One of Four Regional Hubs in California to Build Pathway for Community College Students to the Medical Field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2022 Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539  brandy.nikaido@ucsf.edu   UCSF Fresno Named One of Four Regional Hubs in California to Build Pathway for Community College Students to the Medical Field UCSF Fresno Creates Office to Enhance Coordination and Success of Regional Campus’ Pathway Programs Fresno – Today (June 28) marked the launch of the California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP) as part of a statewide strategy […]

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UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day, Fills All Available Residency Positions for 16th Year in a Row

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2022 Media Contact: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Cell (559) 313-6539  brandy.nikaido@ucsf.edu   UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day, Fills All Available Residency Positions for 16th Year in a Row FRESNO – Today on Match Day (March 18), UCSF Fresno learned the identities of the 73 physician residents and four oral and maxillofacial surgery residents who will start training at UCSF Fresno later this summer. The San Joaquin Valley has […]

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UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy will hold virtual and in-person application information meetings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2021 Source: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs, UCSF Fresno Cell: (559) 313-6539 Email: bnikaido@fresno.ucsf.edu UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy will hold virtual and in-person application information meetings  FRESNO – The UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (UCSF Fresno Latino Center) is accepting applications for its Doctors Academy programs now through Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Virtual and in-person info meetings […]

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UCSF Fresno Graduates to Care for Patients and Teach Future Physicians

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2021 Source: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs, UCSF Fresno Cell: (559) 313-6539 Email: bnikaido@fresno.ucsf.edu UCSF Fresno Graduates to Care for Patients and Teach Future Physicians Second class to graduate during COVID-19 pandemic   FRESNO – One hundred medical residents and fellows along with four oral and maxillofacial surgery dental residents and five physician assistants will complete training at UCSF Fresno this […]

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UCSF Fresno Fills All Available Residency Positions for the 15th Year in a Row During Match Day 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 Source: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs, UCSF Fresno Cell: (559) 313-6539 Email: bnikaido@fresno.ucsf.edu UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program 115 N. Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93701 (559) 499-6400 UCSF Fresno Fills All Available Residency Positions for the 15th Year in a Row During Match Day 2021 FRESNO – UCSF Fresno filled all available residency training positions for the 15th year […]

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Students from the San Joaquin Valley Start Training at UCSF to Become Physicians for the Region

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2020 UC San Francisco Jennifer O’Brien, Asst. Vice Chancellor/Public Affairs Source: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs, UCSF Fresno Cell: (559) 313-6539 Email: bnikaido@fresno.ucsf.edu UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program 115 N. Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93701 (559) 499-6400 Students from the San Joaquin Valley Start Training at UCSF to Become Physicians for the Region FRESNO – Increasing the number of physicians […]

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City of Fresno and UCSF Fresno Partner to Expand COVID-19 Testing and Improve Health in Underserved Communities

City of Fresno and UCSF Fresno Partner to Expand COVID-19 Testing and Improve Health in Underserved Communities