Starting July 2026, the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine (FCM) will welcome the first class of residents to its new Lakeshore & San Francisco VA Family Medicine Residency Track - a six-resident-per-year track designed around a clinic-first model and deep commitment to…
Reproductive Health Hotline (ReproHH) is a new, free, confidential hotline to support clinicians nationwide to provide reproductive and sexual healthcare. ReproHH connects frontline providers with experts from the UCSF Department of Family & Community Medicine for real-time, confidential…
UCSF Family & Community Medicine’s (FCM)’s 21st Rodnick Colloquium opened with a bold and timely conversation: What role should artificial intelligence play in shaping the future of family medicine?
This special issue, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is jam packed with work exploring how health care systems, CBOs, and social service agencies are aiming to improve health by assessing patient- and population-level social risks and attending to identified needs.
Prolific San Francisco-based composer Kirke Mechem, whose opera Tartuffe is among the most performed American operas worldwide, celebrates his 100th birthday this summer. But age hasn’t slowed him down. Mechem still swims laps at his local fitness center three times a week. He’s also mentally sharp…
A team of UCSF Family and Community Medicine residents and faculty is reshaping medical education to better prepare physicians to care for transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse (TGD) patients.
Each year, the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine recognizes faculty who have made an outstanding impact on medical student education with the Excellence in Student Teaching Award. Selected based on heartfelt nominations from UCSF medical students, these honorees embody the department…
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the 2025 Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards, honoring exceptional contributions by staff across our community.
