At UC Davis Health, not only do we provide some of the nation’s leading and most expert health care, but we also have a strong commitment to helping the people who need us most and who can afford it least. A core part of our everyday mission is to increase the health of the community overall, and we have many programs which work to increase the safety net of health care services available for all patients – whether they are uninsured, have Medi-Cal or need the highest levels of expert care available.
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A group of UC Davis Health providers from different specialties traveled to Kenya to help train providers and improve disease management for local Kenyans.
Read MoreA new training program sends UC Davis medical students to Klamath Falls, OR, in an effort to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas.
Read MoreLung cancer patient who was told seven years ago nothing more could be done, celebrates his 100th dose on clinical trial.
Read MoreUC Davis thoracic surgeon Luis Armando Godoy awarded The Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his leadership in fighting inequities in medical practice and education.
Read MoreAndrés Maldonado is the latest UC Davis medical student to win the prestigious Nickens Scholarship from the Association of American Medical Colleges for his leadership in diversity initiatives.
Read MoreThe cancer center will pre-screen people for lung cancer at a Love Your Lungs event Monday to mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Read MoreA recent report illuminates disparities between cancer patients in persistent poverty and non-persistent poverty areas of California.
Read MoreVolunteers from the UC Davis veterinary and nursing schools partner to care for pets and residents of the Knights Landing community.
Read MoreA poster by UC Davis medical students highlighting care for immigrants at the Knights Landing student-run clinic won top honors at the national Latino Student Medical Association’s national conference.
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreUC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Julie Dang is honored by Cancer Health magazine for her efforts to address cancer health disparities.
Read MoreInstead of coming to a clinic, a clinic came to the community. Free mobile mammograms were provided to low-income women in Oak Park.
Read MoreStudents at the Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success program learned about the nursing profession and how to prepare for a successful future.
Read MoreThree 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.
Read MoreSecond-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.
Read MoreUrology resident Gabriela Gonzalez has been honored with the 2023 Ifeanyi Onyeji, M.D. UCDH Trainee Award in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Read MoreUC Davis Health received a CA Quits grant and a TRDRP research award that would help support initiatives and resources for people to stop smoking.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreSome 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.
Read MoreThe 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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