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February 2020
Team sets a path to getting more patients into cardiac rehabilitation
February 21, 2020
A team from the UC Davis Division of Cardiovascular Medicine hoping to increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation has won a poster competition at a regional American College of Physicians scientific meeting. The team will next present their work at the upcoming national ACP meeting.
UC Davis Eye Center physician leader awarded for history of innovative research
February 7, 2020
Finding the genetic causes of eye diseases and developing fundamental approaches to repairing injured cells and tissues is a focus of research nationally and at UC Davis Health.
January 2020
Levenson named fellow of international society for optics and photonics
January 15, 2020
December 2019
New awards program recognizes achievements in patient experience, innovation
December 16, 2019
At the Clinician Health and Wellbeing Summit last month, a recognition program was inaugurated, with four physicians winning Excellence Awards and eight emerging leaders garnering Innovation Awards.
School of Medicine lab recognized for safety
December 3, 2019
Burns-Pugh lab at School of Medicine wins safety award
More than 200 UC Davis Health physicians named 'Top Docs'
December 2, 2019
UC Davis Health physicians named among Sacramento Magazine's Top Docs practice in more than 60 specialty areas, including 16 pediatric subspecialties.
November 2019
Diana Farmer recognized for global leadership
November 21, 2019
UC Davis Health's leading pediatric and fetal surgeon has won a 2020 U21 Award.
Christopher Evans: First international recipient of rare honor from Turkish Association of Urooncology
November 15, 2019
For his contributions to urooncology internationally, Professor and Chair of the Department of Urologic Surgery Christopher Evans was awarded an honorary membership in Antalya, Turkey.
UCPath outages scheduled for November and December due to cutover activity at other UCs
November 15, 2019
With UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz primed for UCPath go-live, the UCPath Center must prepare by converting employee information. As a result, UCPath will be unavailable at UC Davis on select dates in late November and December.
October 2019
Eye Center resident honored for research on telemedicine and diabetic eye disease
October 31, 2019
Early diagnosis and care can decrease the risk of severe vision loss from diabetes. But less than half of the 29.1 million Americans with diabetes receive yearly eye screenings. Telemedicine can improve access to care.
UC Davis Health receives 2019 Excellence in Healthcare award
October 31, 2019
Of the 200 physician organizations in California that participated in the program, only 30 met the performance standards to receive an award for excellence.
UC Davis violence prevention researcher awarded for What You Can Do initiative
October 25, 2019
Rocco Pallin, who directs an educational program for providers, is recognized for efforts to educate providers in how they can reduce firearm injury and death in their high-risk patients.
UC Davis nursing professor named fellow in American Academy of Nursing
October 25, 2019
Piri Ackerman-Barger, associate clinical professor Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, is named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the academy's highest honor.
UC Davis Health students receive national scholarships for primary care commitment
October 23, 2019
Two students from the UC Davis School of Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis receive prestigious national scholarships.
UC Davis psychiatrist awarded for advocacy, education on gun violence restraining orders
October 17, 2019
Efforts to develop and educate health care providers and the general public about gun violence restraining orders for individuals who have access to guns and are in crisis lands Amy Barnmorst, psychiatry associate professor, national recognition.
In rare honor, UC Davis Health physician named as Academy Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences
October 15, 2019
On Oct. 15, UC Davis Health dermatologist and autoimmune disease specialist Emanual Maverakis will be inducted as an Academy Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a rare distinction for a physician.
UC Davis Health nurse named ANCC Magnet Nurse of the Year
October 11, 2019
UC Davis Health NICU nurse Christa Bedford-Mu was named National Magnet Nurse of the Year for New Knowledge, Innovation and Improvement at the American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference in Orlando, Fla.
UC Davis Children's Hospital re-verified as Level I Children's Surgery Center by American College of Surgeons
October 3, 2019
UC Davis Children’s Hospital has been re-verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The designation from the ACS Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program focuses on the nation’s first and only multi-specialty standards of surgical care for pediatric patients. UC Davis Children's Hospital was the first hospital on the West Coast to earn this distinction.
September 2019
UC Davis Health honored by Vizient as one of the nation's Top 10 for quality outpatient care
September 20, 2019
UC Davis Health placed ninth in ambulatory care, representing a significant rise of 14 slots over last year’s ranking by Vizient.
Two UC Davis Health pathologists named among the nation's top 100 industry trailblazers
September 10, 2019
Breakthroughs at the bench, in the clinic and in every facet of the laboratory have helped diagnostic medicine grow from strength to strength. Two UC Davis pathologists have been recognized for their contributions.
