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Dr. Teresa Villela To Be Inducted into UCSF Gold Headed Cane Society

Dr. Teresa Villela has been selected for membership in the prestigious UCSF Gold Headed Cane Society. This honor is reserved for two distinguished faculty members each year who embody the core values of the “true physician”—a tradition that has stood strong for 85 years. The recognition is a...

Margo Vener, Chair of the UC Merced Department of Medical Education

Margo Vener MD, MPH, Vice Chair of Education at the UCSF Department of Family & Community Medicine (FCM), has been appointed chair of the Department of Medical Education at UC Merced.

Dr. Rachel Logan - FCM's Newest Health Justice Scholar

Rachel Logan, PhD, MPH, CPH, has been announced as the UCSF Department of Family & Community Medicine (FCM)'s newest Health Justice Scholar.

To reduce clinician burnout, support clinician-caregivers

Clinicians with caregiving responsibilities, most commonly women, are at increased risk for emotional exhaustion

SIREN’s National Research Meeting Lifts Spirits

In the midst of the country’s political and climatic maelstrom, 350+ people driving to improve health equity in the US met in San Diego on February 2-4 for SIREN’s National Research Meeting.

Shine Awards 2025

Shine Awards acknowledges and celebrates our colleagues with exceptional dedication who have gone above and beyond in supporting our teams throughout the past year.

Staff Spotlight: Beckie Kriz

This month, we're spotlighting Beckie Kriz, MS, RN, program director for the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program (PCRHP). In this interview, Beckie tells us about her role at PCRHP, her learnings from the UCSF Leadership Academy, and what she enjoys most about working at FCM.

SIREN Receives NIH R01 Grant for RESOLVE Study

Caroline Fichtenberg, PhD, and Danielle Hessler Jones, PhD, Co-Directors of the Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN), have received an NIH R01 grant, scoring in the 1st percentile, for the RESOLVE study.

Dr. Cory Johnson Appointed New Residency Program Director

Dr. Cory Johnson has been appointed as our Residency Program's next Director, effective January 6, 2025.

Dr. Jennifer Karlin joins FCM

We are excited to announce that Dr. Jennifer Karlin has joined the Department of Family and Community Medicine as an Associate Professor.