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September 15, 2023Prep Médico inspires Latino students to pursue health careers
An innovative pathway program led by the UC Davis School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente to boost the number of Latino health professionals has helped hundreds of undergraduate students pursue careers in medicine.
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September 14, 2023Julie Dang named to Cancer Health’s 25: Champions of Health Equity
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Julie Dang is honored by Cancer Health magazine for her efforts to address cancer health disparities.
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September 11, 2023
‘Mammovan’ rolls into Oak Park to bring breast cancer screening to women in community
Instead of coming to a clinic, a clinic came to the community. Free mobile mammograms were provided to low-income women in Oak Park.
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August 21, 2023
UC Davis program inspires area students for future in nursing
Students at the Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success program learned about the nursing profession and how to prepare for a successful future.
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August 16, 2023JAMA article recounts School of Medicine’s holistic admissions practices
Three deans with the UC Davis School of Medicine explain in a JAMA commentary how representation of historically excluded learners tripled in the past 15 years.
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August 10, 2023
Mock drill prepares UC Davis nursing students for public health emergencies
Second-year nursing students at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing gain exposure to what it's like to be nurses at an evacuation shelter.
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August 08, 2023Urology resident honored for devotion to diversity, equity and inclusion
Urology resident Gabriela Gonzalez has been honored with the 2023 Ifeanyi Onyeji, M.D. UCDH Trainee Award in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
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July 14, 2023UC Davis Health is advancing tobacco treatment for Medi-Cal members
UC Davis Health received a CA Quits grant and a TRDRP research award that would help support initiatives and resources for people to stop smoking.
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July 03, 2023
UC Davis nursing school models how to increase diversity without affirmative action
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action, the UC Davis School of Nursing shows how to increase diversity through a holistic admissions process.
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June 30, 2023
High school students enjoy a preview of health careers
Some 60 teenagers from throughout the Greater Sacramento region converged at UC Davis Health over the past week to learn about careers as part of the Health Equity Academy.
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June 29, 2023UC Davis Health celebrates community health center opening
The Sacramento Native American Health Center, where some physicians and residents from UC Davis Health care for young patients, expands to South Sacramento.
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June 28, 2023Landmark NCI grant bolsters UC Davis cancer health equity research
UC Davis researchers join colleagues at Stanford and UCSF to study how helping people rise above persistent poverty may help prevent cancer.
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June 23, 2023
School of Medicine prepares students to advocate for patients
The School of Medicine has launched a new program to teach health care advocacy and policy to students passionate about being a voice for underserved patients.
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June 06, 2023Rep. Doris Matsui praises UC Davis Health for digital access to care
UC Davis Health is hosting COVID-19 community testing sites where uninsured patients who test positive can get immediate access to a medical provider via telehealth.
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June 01, 2023$6 million U.S. Department of Labor grant awarded to UC Davis nursing school
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis has received a $6 million grant to support efforts to expand and diversify nursing faculty and instructors.
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June 01, 2023
Trio of medical students create community health conference
Three UC Davis medical students created and hosted a community health conference that drew about 150 fellow students from throughout California.
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May 23, 2023School of Nursing researcher receives National Cancer Institute grant
Alex Fauer determines if a hybrid care model can benefit outcomes for older cancer survivors and their caregivers.
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May 17, 2023California surgeon general urges future doctors to screen patients for childhood trauma
California Surgeon General Diana Ramos visited with UC Davis medical students and urged them to advance health equity in their future careers.
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April 14, 2023UC Davis to host colorectal cancer health fair on Saturday
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is collaborating with community partners to educate the public on colorectal cancer prevention and general health information.
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April 11, 2023Farmworker health, safety and rights are focus of conference
UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, a center in the Department of Public Health Sciences, co-sponsored a first-of-its-kind conference aimed at improving farmworker health.
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April 10, 2023
Nursing pathway program readies for new students this summer
Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success earns more than $10,000 and readies for a new summer class of high school students.
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April 06, 2023High school students shadow medical center physicians
A mentoring program by Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society brings high school students to UC Davis Health to shadow physicians in an effort to diversify the future workforce.
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March 28, 2023Cancer center and partners hold free mobile mammography event for uninsured women
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center rolled into North Highlands on Saturday, March 25, to host free screenings from inside a mobile mammovan.
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March 16, 2023Mentoring the future of nursing science
A new $100,000 grant lays the groundwork for the Black Nurse Scientists Mentoring Program.
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March 10, 2023Mental health education program transitions to UC Davis Health
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing assumes administrative oversight for a UC partnership to prepare psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners statewide.
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March 07, 2023Adult day care centers partner for better dementia care
A new grant funds a partnership between the California Department of Aging, adult day health care centers and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing to modernize community dementia care.
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March 06, 2023COVID-19 vaccines in the Emergency Department for unhoused patients
Emergency Medicine evaluated the feasibility of implementing an ED-based COVID-19 vaccination protocol for unhoused patients. The program marked the first-ever ED-based COVID-19 vaccination program.
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January 26, 2023Gastroenterology team members care for patients in Rwanda
Gastroenterology team members recently took part in the fifth annual Rwandan Endoscopy Week — helping deliver specialist consultations, endoscopic procedures and training in Rwanda.
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January 23, 2023Medical student to study mental health needs of Mexican-American parents
Medical student Jacqueline León, a Fresno native, has received a scholarship to study the mental health needs of immigrant families in the Central Valley.
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January 20, 2023UC Davis Health boosts specialty care access for Medi-Cal patients
Medi-Cal beneficiaries in the Sacramento region now have greater access to specialty care under a new partnership between UC Davis Health and WellSpace Health.
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