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Barbara Koenig (photos by Elisabeth Fall)
Sept. 4, 2017
Making Sense of California’s End of Life Option Act
By Andrew Schwartz
Science of Caring
Passage and implementation of California’s End of Life Option Act has raised difficult questions for patients, families, clinicians, health systems and others. UCSF’s Barbara Koenig heads a project aiming to define the most critical challenges and describe how people and systems are best addressing them.
UCSF School of Nursing master’s degree student Jenny Mendez Butler volunteered this summer at the Adolescent Wellness Camp in Mancos, Colorado.
Sept. 4, 2017
Navajo Area IHS Camp Delivers Powerful Learning
By Jenny Mendez Butler
Science of Caring
A master’s degree student from the UCSF School of Nursing Diabetes Minor has a transformative experience as a counselor at a Navajo Area Indian Health Service camp for kids.
Catherine Waters, PdD
Two new interim academic leadership appointments announced
Catherine Waters, PdD, will serve as our Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (ADAA) during the coming year. Waters is a Professor in the Department of Community Health Systems as well as the Sally Bates Endowed Chair in Community Nursing and Health Disparities
Yoga for Symptom Relief in Homebound Population

Doranne Donesky was lead author on an article published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (Donesky, DorAnne; Selman, Lucy; McDermott, Kelly; Citron, Tracie; and Howie…

Dawson-Rose and Park Appointed to SFBayCRN

UC San Francisco (UCSF)’s primary care practice-based research network—the San Francisco Bay Area Collaborative Research Network (SFBayCRN) welcomed two, new faculty from the School of Nursing to their Steering…

Hong received award
Hong Receives Global Leader Award

The International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN)’s Global Leader in Doctoral Education Award recognizes an individual for their outstanding leadership, mentorship, and excellence in doctoral…

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Faculty Participate in RISE Program

UCSF School of Nursing Faculty, Drs. Ifeyinwa Asiodu and Melinda Bender were recently selected to take part in the UCSF Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) Program, one of the National Heart,…

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In Memoriam: Grace Obata Amemiya

We are sorry to report that Grace Obata Amemiya passed away on July 23, 2017, after a brief illness. This article, written at the time of her 2009 honorary degree, reminds us of her exceptional character, and the…