Jan. 9 — Professor named to statewide advisory board Leigh Ann Simmons, a professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, has been appointed to the advisory board for the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine. Launched in 2015, the initiative drives the development of innovative technologies and personalized strategies to coordinate cross-sector partnerships for prevention, diagnosis and treatment to improve the health and well-being of all Californians. The purpose of the council is to advise and make recommendations to the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) on matters related to the initiative. Leigh Ann’s experience leading the ReACH Equity T32 predoctoral training program could help support in designing professional development activities for a new doctoral student cohort of grantees.