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​​Congratulations, UCSF FCM Graduates of 2024!

We are delighted to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the graduating residents and fellows of 2024 from the Department of Family & Community Medicine at UCSF. These esteemed graduates are having a significant milestone in their careers, embodying our collective commitment to advancing...

Wolf Mehling Retires, More Awards and Milestones of Note

Wolf Mehling (pictured) is retiring after 22 years of service as a faculty member at FCM. Clarissa Kripke has been appointed to the Academic Advisory Board of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. Adrian Tomes was recognized with the 2023-2024 GME Equity Excellence and...

Excellence in Student Teaching Awards 2024

Congratulations to UCSF FCM's 2024 Excellence in Student Teaching Award Winners. This award recognizes their unwavering passion for teaching, outstanding commitment to student education, and their strong positive impact as a role model. The UCSF FCM 2024 Excellence in Student Teaching Awards

STAR Awards 2024

The Staff Appreciation and Recognition Program (“STAR Program”) is a cash recognition program to recognize and reward excellence in university service, significant achievements and contributions, and/or outstanding individual and team performance. The following are the 2024 STAR Award recipients...

Abby Cabrera and Manuel Tapia Recognized by UCSF for Exemplary Public Service

Two members of the UCSF Department of Family & Community Medicine (FCM), Abby Cabrera, MPH, and Manuel Tapia, MD, have been named recipients of the UCSF 2024 Founders Day Awards in recognition of their exemplary public service.

ZSFGH Awards & Recognitions

Indigo Gill (L) received the 2024 Krevans Awards and Teresa Villela (R) received a Years of Service Recognition for her 30 years with ZSFGH.

The 20th Jack Rodnick Colloquium

The 20th Jack Rodnick Colloquium drew a record crowd on May 16, 2024. More than 500 faculty, researchers, clinicians, and staff affiliated with the UCSF Family Medicine Educational Alliance attended (in person and virtually) the day-long event at UCSF Mission Bay.

Strengthening Family Medicine Amidst Challenges 

Greeted by a cheer of rousing enthusiasm, Dr. Megan Mahoney, Chair of the UCSF Department of Family & Community Medicine (FCM) opened the 20th Jack Rodnick Colloquium on May 16, 2024, at UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. She began with a shout-out to Dr. Dahlia Rahmi, the then second-year...

Trailblazing: The Family Medicine Inpatient Service at SFGH

Born in the tumult of nineteen sixties movements and the San Francisco counterculture flux of hippies in search of a better society, the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine harkened the times “they were a-changing”.

California Community Midwives Face Significant Challenges to Becoming Medi-Cal Providers, Study Finds

While low-income communities in California continue to be hardest hit by the recent wave of hospital maternity ward closures, community midwives say they face overwhelming barriers to becoming Medi-Cal providers, according to a study by researchers at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health.