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Doctoral student Jennifer Baird’s research seeks ways to deliver more effective palliative care to families with children who suffer from life-limiting or life-threatening illness.

Can training nurse practitioner students and medical residents together as part of a patient-aligned care team improve primary care? The San Francisco VA aims to find out.

UCSF and UCLA schools of nursing partner with community clinics to give newly minted NPs an extra year of training.

Hoarding is a public health problem that disproportionately affects older adults. UCSF’s Monika Eckfield is helping to increase awareness, understanding and treatment.

Nurse practitioner student Helen Smith wants service members and veterans who have been victims of sexual assault to receive sensitive treatment from caregivers and suggests ways to prevent future assaults.

It’s taken nearly half a century, but palliative and end-of-life care are finally beginning to establish a significant foothold in the US healthcare system. In an era of “death panel” fears, what’s next for palliative care clinicians, researchers and educators?

Director Patricia Grady of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) discusses the future of palliative and end-of-life care, as well as the role that nurses and the NINR play in shaping that future.

Their unique skills and perspectives can transform nursing, but men are still reluctant to join the profession. Dean David Vlahov and UCSF students join national efforts to boost men’s numbers.

Understanding how and where people age can help clinicians and policymakers improve the health of their populations. Zachary Zimmer’s work opens a window on aging around the globe.

Gail Perin appreciates having had the opportunity to forge a new role for clinical nurse specialists in the forefront of pediatric cancer care.

Mercy Egbujor’s commitment to improving the health of the homeless gives students insight into the special challenges of working with the region’s most vulnerable patients.

UCSF nurse scientists OiSaeng Hong and Heather Leutwyler use interactive screens and software to reach different patient populations.