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UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno offers new testing and education for better diabetes management
03/06/2019Annette Simmons of Clovis had diabetes fatigue. She had pricked her fingers so many times to check her blood glucose that calluses had formed on her fingertips.
“You’re just tired,” Simmons said. “You’re tired of checking your blood and you need to because if you plan on living a long life you need to keep your blood sugar within certain ranges.”
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UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno’s Gene W. Kallsen, MD, an EM trailblazer says goodbye
01/23/2019Three trauma teams had been activated at Community Regional Medical Center as UCSF Fresno’s Gene W. Kallsen, MD, completed his final shift of a 50-year medical career that paralleled the development of emergency medicine as a specialty.
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UP CLOSE | Looking Back on 2018
11/28/2018As 2018 winds down, now is an ideal time to look back. UCSF Fresno achieved many milestones aimed at improving health in the San Joaquin Valley, including expanding medical education and access to health care.
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2018: The Year in Pictures
UP CLOSE | Faculty at UCSF Fresno Demonstrate Innovation and Excellence in Medical Education
09/13/2018Congratulations to faculty at UCSF Fresno who were selected for and recently graduated from the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators’ Teaching Scholars Program (TSP). Participation is by competitive application.
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UP CLOSE | Lung Nodule Program Offers Faster Diagnosis, Emphasizes Care
07/30/2018When Kristina Alvarez started coughing up blood in April, she knew something was wrong. It wasn’t until she was seen at the UCSF Fresno and Community Regional Medical Center Lung Nodule Program that Kristina and her husband Randy had answers. She was referred to the program by her primary care physician.
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UP CLOSE | Graduating Physicians Care for Patients, Teach Future Doctors
06/19/2018More than 100 physicians graduated recently from UCSF Fresno. About half are staying in the Valley. Some of the graduates overcame obstacles, found love and planted roots, literally.
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UP CLOSE | UCSF and CRMC Partnership Offers Specialty Care for Kids
05/09/2018UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and Community Regional Medical Center have partnered to open the Community Pediatric Specialty Center in downtown Fresno. For years, UCSF and CRMC have collaborated to train pediatricians. The new partnership makes dozens of experts in more than 20 pediatric specialties available locally.
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UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day, Announces New Residents
03/20/2018UCSF Fresno recently celebrated another successful recruitment period. Two events were held. On Match Day, March 16, five students in the UC San Joaquin Valley PRIME opened their Match Day envelopes during a special breakfast at UCSF Fresno.
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UP CLOSE | UCSF Fresno Chief Lends Expertise to Statewide Commission
02/06/2018UCSF Fresno’s Ivan Gomez, MD, is lending his expertise to a statewide commission charged with developing a plan to recruit and educate a diverse health care workforce to meet California’s future needs.
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UP CLOSE | 2017: The Year in Review at UCSF Fresno
12/22/2017The end of the year is an ideal time to reflect on milestones. In 2017, UCSF Fresno accomplished many achievements and received gifts and honors – all aimed at improving health in the San Joaquin Valley. Here’s a look at some of our shining moments.