Education Articles

Second-year PhD student Victoria Flores speaks about navigating the challenge of defining her research topic.

Two graduates of the UCSF School of Nursing Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program found that serving as geriatric surgical health coaches during their master’s degree program was an outstanding learning experience.

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.

Overcoming a learning disability has given doctoral student Victoria Flores confidence and an understanding of how to seek help when she needs it.

As hospitals scramble to fully integrate palliative care into how they operate, an interprofessional program equips working professionals with the core skills of the field.

With suicide, depression and anxiety on the rise among teens, the pressure is on primary clinics to help address these mental health challenges. That’s why faculty from UC San Francisco School of Nursing are supporting integrated behavioral health in Bay Area school-based health centers through an innovative training grant.

The UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s Diversity in Action (DIVA) Committee sponsored numerous activities during September’s new-student orientation.

A series of symposia given by UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program aims to help future clinicians provide more understanding, compassionate care to people with severe mental illness.

In an effort to better meet the mental health needs of Bay Area veterans, a new psychiatric/mental health NP residency creates opportunities for building important alliances between the San Francisco VA Health Care System and UC San Francisco School of Nursing.

By creating the Sally Bates Endowed Chair in Health Disparities, pioneering neurosurgeon Ernest Bates honors the memory of his mother and the value of nurses and nurse scientists in the essential effort to erase health inequities.

Nurse practitioner Ann Reppun inspires advanced practice nursing and medical students to bring their passion and knowledge to caring for the underserved.

The push to make health care education more interprofessional has taken on a new urgency with the increased focus on high-value care. Despite a host of challenges, UCSF and other institutions are looking at innovative ways to make this happen.