By Katherine Tam
Despite spending seven hours in the training lab, student Vanessa Simmons wasn’t ready to go home yet. Her head brimming with new skills acquired that day, she changed into…
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Van Ta Park, PhD, MPH, associate professor in the School's Community Health Systems department, has received a $3.3 million three-year grant from the NIH National Institute on Aging.
Park’s goal is…
September 13, 2019
Science of Caring
Wendy Max, professor of health economics and director of the School's Institute for Health & Aging, examines the human health costs of climate change.
September 12, 2019
Science of Caring
UCSF’s thoughtful attention to attracting and meeting the needs of first-generation students who advance to graduate education in the health sciences has garnered national recognition.
By Milenko Martinovich
Many health care professionals might envy Adrian Núñez’s career. He has held director-level positions at multiple organizations, gained valuable experience in public policy, and…
August 19, 2019
Science of Caring
The e-cigarette epidemic among U.S. youth has the potential to be damaging to the environment.
August 16, 2019
Science of Caring
One of the first studies in the United States on NPs’ opioid prescribing habits points to gaps in the research and in NP education.
Professor Jyu-Lin Chen, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Family Health Care Nursing, beginning Dec. 1, 2019.
Chen, who received her UCSF doctoral degree in nursing, with a…
The UCSF School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice Program is scheduled to have an on-site evaluation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation team on September 11-13, 2019. As part…
By Katherine Tam
Jennifer Morris, an administrative officer in Community Health Systems, wasn’t looking for a therapy cat when she brought her daughter to San Francisco Animal Care and Control eight…
July 16, 2019
Science of Caring
Lorinda Coombs’ research found that NPs and PAs are already delivering a significant amount of cancer care, especially in rural settings. How can we leverage that previously hidden resource?
July 16, 2019
Science of Caring
The data says nursing and other health care professions are among the most physically dangerous occupations. Soo-Jeong Lee wants to know whether legislation aimed at keeping health workers safer has had its intended effect.