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The Family Heath Care Nursing Department is pleased to announce the award of a major HRSA Advanced Nursing Education 3-year grant for Interprofessional Care of Childbearing Families. Led by Jenna Shaw-Battista, RN,…

Nurse scientists collaborate to address factors that affect individual and population health in Africa, Asia, Europe and Central America.

Deborah Royal has forged a career delivering comprehensive primary care to underserved patients with HIV/AIDS. Both her patients and her students reap the benefits.

The UCSF Academic Senate approves conversion of the Doctor of Nursing Science degree to a PhD in Nursing.

A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPOTLIGHT REPORT ON HEALTH

Practitioner makes perfect.

The University of California has ramped up its efforts to help address a nursing…

UCSF's Dracup to Serve on Independent Committee to
Address Doctor Shortage, Health Needs of Baby Boomer Generation

By Louise Chu on August 22, 2012

Worsening physician shortages, an aging…

The UCSF schools of nursing and dentistry join the national Elev8 effort to improve health care for underserved Oakland middle school students.

UCSF nurse scientists test whether bringing patients into the virtual world of electronic games can lead to better outcomes and quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease and lung cancer.

Patricia Dennehy and OiSaeng Hong are among national nurse leaders in a discussion with the White House on health care reform.

Zena Harvill’s work as a pediatric nurse practitioner at Oakland’s Native American Health Center brings together the diverse threads of a richly lived life.

With her advanced practice nursing students, Laura Kee shares insights gathered from a long, rich career in cardiovascular nursing.

To address one of the major contributing factors leading to medical errors, an interprofessional UCSF team develops a web-based curriculum to improve communication among clinicians.