Tuesday, 13 January 2009

UCSF Pharmacy Student Promotes Diversity, Community Outreach on National Scale

Fourth-year student Ashish Patel has worked tirelessly at both the local and national level to inspire youth from all backgrounds to consider careers in medicine or science.

Many Patients at Risk of Harmful Drug Interactions

Patients often fail to seek out information about their medications and supplements, increasing the possibility of an adverse drug interaction, research shows.

2008 Year in Review

The past year at UCSF has seen a steady stream of research breakthroughs, exciting innovations and inspiring accomplishments that have helped further the University's mission of advancing health worldwide™ as a global leader in patient care and scientific discovery.

UCSF Offers Faculty Mentoring Workshops

UCSF is recognizing National Mentoring Month with a number of activities for faculty, beginning today.

New State Medical Privacy Laws Incurring Personal Liability Now Effective

Two new state laws place fines and penalties of up to $250,000 per violation for individuals and institutions that are responsible for the unauthorized access, use, disclosure and viewing of private medical information.

UC Regents to Consider Plans to Trim Enrollment, Freeze Senior Management Pay

In the midst of continuing budget woes, UC Regents will consider on January 14 a proposal by UC President Mark Yudof to implement a pay freeze for senior management.

Nominations Sought for Awards for Exceptional Management, Service

Nominations are due January 30 for the 2009 chancellor’s awards for exceptional University management and for exceptional University service.

Medical Center Revamps Practices to Keep Heart Patients Out of Hospital

Using new grant funding, a multidisciplinary team is working to slow the revolving door that brings 44 percent of UCSF’s elderly heart failure patients back to the hospital within three months.

Nominations Due Jan. 16 for Chancellor’s Public Service Award

The campus community is encouraged to nominate colleagues for the Chancellor’s Award for Public Service.

UCSF to Celebrate Staff Appreciation at Various Campus Locations

UCSF is hosting staff appreciation events throughout the year, beginning this Friday at Mission Bay.

UC President Mark Yudof Issues the Following Statement on 2009-10 State Budget Proposal of Gov. Schwarzenegger:

At both the state and federal levels, investment in human capital is the best investment our elected leaders can make to stimulate economic recovery.

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