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Congratulations to the 115 new doctors who we celebrated as the
@UCSDMedSchool
52nd graduating class. You are resilient. You are empathetic. You are compassionate. You are ready to change the world. And we are so proud of each of you!
#UCSD2023
POV: Mondays are better with a visit from the "internet's funniest doctor," Dr. Glaucomflecken. Thank you to the
@UCSDHealth
@CALonghurst
for an afternoon of fun, networking, and laughter!
#UCSDDoctorG
“The diversity of the scientific workforce is crucial for innovation in science.”
- JoAnn Trejo, PhD, MBA; UC San Diego School of Medicine professor of Pharmacology and keynote speaker at
@SACNAS
🧬
At
@UCSDMedSchool
, we are proud to celebrate and recognize our faculty for their commitment to teaching excellence. Congratulations to
@SimerjotJ
, recipient of the 2023 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by
@GoldFdtn
Please join us in congratulating Interim Dean of the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Steven R. Garfin, MD, as Interim Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences (VCHS).
Dr.Katharina Brandl is the recipient of the 2022 SOM Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes faculty/staff members excelling in med ed, including excellence in teaching or mentorship, educational innovation or scholarship & sustained excellence in education.
“Diversity, equity and inclusion cannot and should not be a fad. It directly affects the health of our patients. Having a doctor that looks like you and sounds like you can dramatically improve health outcomes, so we need to pay attention.” -
@haley_e_moss
“As a woman of color with a chronic disability, I hope to use my multiple marginalized identities to advocate for greater inclusion and disability accessibility in science and medicine,” says
#UCSDSOM
MS1 Shivani Lakkaraju. Read more about Shivani ➡️
Please join us in congratulating
@ajcalac
, MD-PhD Candidate at
#UCSDSOM
and the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, as one of the "40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health"🔱
The Kaiser Excellence in Teaching Awards are given to SOM faculty who excel in their work as pre-clinical or clinical instructors. Congratulations to our 2022 Faculty Awardees - Drs. Noel, Park, Cormano, Schwartz, Pedowitz, and Steel!🏆
At
@UCSDMedSchool
, we are proud to celebrate and recognize our faculty for their commitment to teaching excellence. Congratulations to
@Darcy_ID_doc
selected for the 2023 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
@DGlaucomflecken
Thank you SO much for visiting the School of Medicine! Don’t let the ER docs rub off on you too much and forget about us after today 👀
#UCSDDoctorG
We 💙 our residents! Happy
#ThankAResidentDay
to our over 1,100 residents and fellows across 150 programs with
@UCSDHealth
! 👏
🎥 Video contributions by Residency Programs of Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology (Shirley Eye Institute), Orthopaedic Surgery, General Surgery.
@GoldFdtn
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) hosted their annual Last Lecture on Tuesday 3/29, which is traditionally given by a faculty member nominated and selected by the graduating class. This year, students had the honor and pleasure of hearing from Dr. Charles Goldberg!
Heads up
#MedTritons
! 🧜 You may have noticed that Osler Lane and Parking Structure have been renamed. Click the link to learn more about the change and advocacy by MD-PhD student
@ajcalac
➡️
A recent collaborative research study with
@scripps_ocean
determines that water pollution does transfer to the atmosphere in sea spray aerosol formed by breaking waves and bursting bubbles.
Join us on Sunday, June 5th at 10AM to celebrate the 51st graduating class during our Commencement Ceremony! Make sure to tag us using
#UCSDSOMGrad
and watch the live stream! 🎓
RT:
#MedicalStudents
&
#FutureRadRes
interested in Radiology! We are thrilled to announce our new
#EDI
scholarship the ACP to assist underrepresented and disadvantaged medical students defray the cost of rotating at
@UCSDMedSchool
Radiology!
🗓️Deadline: 8/30
We are so proud of our Senior Award recipients. What a wonderful afternoon celebrating all of your accomplishments! “Now go out there and give back to the world!” ~
@Emergdoc1975
Amazing representation over the weekend from 3 student leaders (Paul Michael, Yaz and Alec) at the 50th AAIP Annual Meeting & National Health Conference - Optimizing AI/AN Health: The Critical Role of Tribal Sovereignty for Improving Health Outcomes in Washington, DC!
Fade Hypertension is a student interest group that coordinates free blood pressure screenings at Black-owned barbershops. The SIG has even led the way to the creation of an elective course, "Fade Hypertension: Interventions in the Community." 💈
🗞️ Read:
Congratulations to our accomplished faculty inducted into the prestigious College of Fellows of the
@aimbe
, comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the United States.
A new School of Medicine study found that by utilizing a unique AI algorithm in emergency departments at
@UCSDHealth
, they were able to quickly predict sepsis infection in high-risk patients and reduce mortality by 17%.
🗞️
The countdown is on! ⏱️
Join us online in celebrating the Class of 2024 on their Match Day on Friday, March 15 at 8:30 a.m. 🩺
📺 Set a reminder notification for the live stream:
This September, we’re recognizing all the women physicians, residents, and med students working to make health care more equitable. 💙
Meet two School of Medicine and
@UCSDHealth
@UCSD_ObGyn
physicians as they share their journeys in medicine and advice to the next generation.
UC San Diego School of Medicine has been ranked
#5
for
@NIH
funding among public medical schools!
Reported by the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings,
@UCSanDiego
has also secured several top spots in NIH funding.
Read ➡️
Medical student summer research was on full display at the annual Summer Research Symposium! 🔬🥼
More than 100 students presented their research via posters and presentations to an eager audience of fellow students, community members, and PIs.
🗞️ Read:
The lab of professor of pediatrics and chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases George Liu, M.D., Ph.D., zeroed in on the role of one species of bacteria that may hold the key to developing a vaccine to prevent acne.
Watch
@UofCalifornia
➡️
Last week 1st year Native American medical students received blankets of knowledge at the 2nd annual Indigenous Medicine Ceremony. The presentation of the blanket acknowledges relationships, honor, respect and recognition of an individual’s achievements.
UC San Diego researchers have developed a noninvasive approach for predicting the quality of lab-fertilized embryos using leftover culture medium. 🔬
Co-senior author and professor H. Irene Su, MD, spoke on the
@NIH
-funded study.
Read:
In the News: Professor of medicine and cardiologist Pam Taub, MD speaks with
@NPR
on intermittent fasting's potential for helping those with high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, and other problems affecting cardiovascular and metabolic health.
Read:
Take a behind-the-scenes look as Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs, Dr. Kama Guluma, makes some acceptance calls to admitted students for the 2024-2025 academic year! 📞
It was a monumental
#MatchDay2023
as our students learned where they will be going for residency. We are so proud of you and look forward to seeing how you impact the field of medicine.
#Match2023
#UCSDMatch2023
We recently welcomed our new Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, Dr. John M. Carethers. Learn about his accomplishments and his vision for health sciences education, research and clinical care at UC San Diego in the latest issue of Discoveries Magazine.
Alex is the recipient of the
@GoldFdtn
Honor for leadership in compassionate care of patients & has founded/cofounded several orgs dedicated to increasing inclusivity & mentorship for URM students including the Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS) & Med Mindset👏
Happy
#FirstGenDay
! Today we celebrate the success of first-generation students
@UCSanDiego
and across the country. Hear from MS1 Julian Cortes about the importance of
#CelebrateFirstGen
by clicking the link➡️
An affinity group run by and for students,
@LmsaNational
at
@UCSanDiego
School of Medicine is providing connection, mentorship, and a bit of fun as members encourage and support each other through the medical school journey.
#LatinxHeritageMonth
📰 Read:
UCSD SOM is the recipient of a 3 yr $1.87 million grant from the
@FoundationCCC
to create a Regional Hub of Healthcare Opportunity (RHHO) in San Diego and Imperial Counties as part of the new California Medicine Scholars Program.
@CalMedCoalition
#ICYMI
The Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony took place on Friday, September 2nd. Join us in welcoming these amazing 140 first-year medical students and rewatch the ceremony at the link below!
"Go out and show the world what you have learned, what you are capable of, and what you can, and will, contribute to patient care, science and health care policy to improve the human condition." -John Carethers, MD, Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences
I am so incredibly honored to have been selected as
@UCSDMedSchool
Class of 2023’s commencement speaker. Not too long I was one of you, excited & uncertain about whether my approach to medical communication would have impact- & now here we are 😭
Congrats to professor of pediatrics at
@radychildrens
and
@UCSDCancer
, Paula Aristizabal, MD, MAS on her recent $4M Research Project Grant from
@NIH
and
@theNCI
for a pilot program to improve diverse participation in pediatric cancer clinical trials!
Join us in celebrating the Class of 2022 on Friday, March 18th for Match Day! The event will be live-streamed at the UC San Diego School of Medicine YouTube page, opening at 8:30am. Speeches to begin at 8:45am.
Congrats Class of 2022!
#UCSDMATCH2022
We congratulate our own Iris Garcia-Pak (first place) and Cynthia Nyongesa (third place) of
@UCSDNeuro
on their wins in the 2024 Grad SLAM!🎙️
Garcia-Pak will advance to the
@UofCalifornia
final round in San Francisco on May 3. 🏆
Read➡️
Congratulations to School of Medicine
@SloanFoundation
2024 awardee
@MoeNeuro
! 👏
Read more about the Smith Lab's
@UCSDNeuro
research on the mechanistic understanding of the neurobiological relationships between social behavior, pain, and emotion:
Today, we celebrate National Latinx Physician Day! We celebrate Latinx physicians and call on the next generation of Latinx physicians.
Dr. Natalie Rodriguez talks about why
#RepresentationMatters
in medicine and how it leads to better health outcomes for Latinx patients.
Internationally known maternal-fetal medicine expert and chair of the Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences,
@drcynthiagyamfi
, named president-elect
@MySMFM
.
Professor of psychiatry Jyoti Mishra, PhD, MBA comments to
@CNN
on the findings in a new
@JAMA_current
study showing wildfires linked with increases in mental health problems in nearby residents.
🗞️ Full report:
The countdown is on! Two days to
#MatchDay2023
. Promising to make far reaching impacts, this class of doctors have persevered Read about PRIME-HEq student
@EdgarVega760
, and
@TheresaAsuquo2
, both committed to addressing health equity.
#match2023
Today on
#NationalDoctorsDay
let's again celebrate our future doctors while also acknowledging and celebrating the dedication and compassion shown by all
@UCSDMedSchool
faculty and staff!
On March 17th,
@UCSDMedSchool
students were finally able to open the envelopes containing their long-awaited match results. The room was immediately filled with cheers, congratulatory embraces, and a few tears of joy.
#UCSDMatch2023
Professor of clinical medicine and
@UCSDHealth
endocrinologist Dr. Heather L. Hofflich speaks to
@ParadeMagazine
on bone density scans, also known as DEXA scans. ⬇️
Congratulations to our chair
@DrAlexKhalessi
on receiving the Excellence in Stewardship Award from the
@UCSanDiego
Foundation! He was selected from all
@UCSanDiego
faculty and staff for his outstanding donor stewardship and was the only
@UCSDHealthSci
faculty among awardees.
At
@UCSDMedSchool
, we are proud to celebrate and recognize our faculty for their commitment to teaching excellence. Congratulations to Steve Schneid recipient of Educational Scholarship Award & the Award for Excellence in Curriculum Innovation.
Congratulations to professor of pediatrics, Rob Knight, on this prestigious professional recognition of election into
@theNAEng
!
🗞️ More on the recognition:
Congratulations to
@UCSanDiego
Professor Rob Knight, an int'l leader in the study of the roles microbes play in human health and the functioning of ecosystems, who has been elected to
@theNAEng
! This is the highest professional recognition for engineers:
Congrats to
@PsychiatryUcsd
's Catherine Hampel, DrPH on her induction into the Presidential Leadership Scholars program! 👏
Through the program, Dr. Hampel will develop a community-led project to address loneliness and social isolation among youth.
🗞️
Stay tuned in the month of November as we highlight various courses, students, and student affinity groups for Native American Heritage Month!
💻 Learn more at
Congratulations to our remarkable leader and Division Chief, Dr. Waterman on receiving the 2023 Health Sciences Women Leadership Award!
Your acceptance speech was captivating, you are truly a servant leader.
@UCSDAnes
@UCSDHealthSci
“[Humor is] a pathway to resilience—we have cracked the code of persisting through an apocalypse.”
Med student & tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation Katie Mostoller shares experiences in PRIME-TIDE and the use of humor as a pathway to healing.
Read ➡️
Looking for opportunities to make a difference as a medical student? 💭
UC San Diego School of Medicine has a plethora of ways to get involved with the San Diego community through partnerships, events, specialized courses, and more. Watch below ⬇️
It’s Q+A time! 🙋♀️
In honor of
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
, we highlight the Program in Medical Education - Transforming Indigenous Doctor Education (PRIME-TIDE) through a Q+A session.
📰 Read:
“Equity means that we provide support that is tailored to each family.”
Professor of
@ucsdpedschiefs
& hematologist-oncologist at
@radychildrens
Dr. Paula Aristizabal speaks to
@ABC
on her efforts to include more Hispanic children in research studies.
🗞️
At
@UCSDMedSchool
, we are proud to celebrate and recognize our faculty and students for their commitment to teaching excellence. Congratulations to Andrew Yousef, MD recipient of Resident and Fellow Teaching Award
Our med students received some words of wisdom from our alumni at the School of Medicine
@UCSDAlumni
Career Night. 💡
Med students got to meet alumni and learn about different specialties, clinical practices, career pathways like fellowships, work-life balance, and more. 🩺
Honored to learn that I am the recipient of the
@AMSANational
Racial Justice in Medicine Award, honoring an individual who has done unparalleled work towards mitigating health disparities. I am happy to be at an institution that values and supports my advocacy.
@UCSD_DCP
❤️
Dr.
@kiana_aran
also joins us in the School of Medicine. Dr. Aran's lab will focus on developing cutting-edge bioelectronic technologies for multiomics, precision medicine, and healthy aging.
We wecome Dr. Kiana Aran (
@kiana_aran
) as our newest Associate Professor! Kiana comes to us from
@KeckGrad
and is a pioneer in integration of CRISPR technology with modern electronics to enhance genotyping accuracy and ensure gene editing quality control.
“The medical students are the ones selecting and editing pieces, putting the entire layout of the magazine together, and organizing the art show."
Read more the School of Medicine's "The Human Condition" magazine:
At the Rainbow Pin Ceremony, medical and pharmacy students were given a pin and took an oath representing their commitment as future health care providers to demonstrate a lifelong dedication to advocating the unique and historically unmet needs of the LGBTQ+ community. 🏳️🌈
Congratulations to UC San Diego Neurosurgery Chair Alexander Khalessi, MD, MBA, on being named president of the
@CNS_Update
!
Read more about Dr. Khalessi and his predictions for the future of neurosurgery in this Q&A:
Neurosurgery is in the strongest position it's ever been to revolutionize patient care. At this decisive moment, I am deeply grateful for the trust of my peers to serve as a steward for our specialty as president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons:
Researchers from our HIV Institute recently presented new data about a promising treatment targeting cytomegalovirus (CMV), a virus found in most people living with HIV.
🦠 Read more:
Happy Holidays from the Ultrasounds, the a cappella student interest group here at the School of Medicine! ☃️
Fourth-year students Kevin (bass), Andrea (alto), Shreya (soprano), and fifth-year MSTP Alex (alto) serenaded us with “Jingle Bells.” 🔔
“As a surgeon, you have to take it one step at a time and take care of the patient in front of you.”
@UCSanDiego
alumnus David C. Cho '97, MD '03 spoke with
@nytimes
on caring for record numbers of burn victims following devastating wildfires on Maui.
📰
The
#UCSDSOM
Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony is next Friday, September 2nd! Join us at 11AM PST to watch our students get one step closer to becoming fantastic physicians. Click the link below for the livestream link & more info on the Ceremony:
UC San Diego medical students of the Fade Hypertension student interest group speak to
@KPBS
on partnering with barbershops to raise hypertension awareness. 💈🩺
Watch full video ➡️
School of Medicine faculty Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, and Alysson Muotri, PhD, co-lead the Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research Center at
@UCSanDiego
. The group researches stem cells, cancer, and the effects of the aging process in space. 🧬🚀
🗞️
UC San Diego scientists have sent various types of stem cells aboard the International Space Station, where the microgravity environment offers an unparalleled view to study cancer and aging. 🚀
🪐 Read more on the research program at
@ucsdstemcell
:
The Summer Research Symposium allows our second year
#medstudents
to present their summer research projects to their peers, faculty and mentors! Last night, 78 medical students showcased their projects along with 16
@UCSDSkaggsSOP
students🔬
Happy
#Match2024
! 📩
Follow along with our Match Day 2024 ceremony on our livestream on the UC San Diego School of Medicine YouTube channel today beginning at 8:30 a.m. Speeches to commence at 8:45 a.m.🎥
Assembling scholars of diverse
#data
types & career stages on "
#Indigenous
Data & Digital
#Sovereignty
Across the Scientific Disciplines" at
@UCSanDiego
on Fri 1/12 @ 4 PST. Biomedicine, biodiversity, anthropology & biobanking.
Sponsor
@CSUSM
. Students & colleagues welcome!
The School of Medicine's annual Talent Show was a great success! 🎤🩺
Led by med student emcees Ana Andrade and Andrew Hanna, the performing lineup included various student groups, talented soloists, and even some faculty as special guests.
Tune into
@scifri
at 12:20 pm PT to hear
@victornizet
discuss antibiotic resistant microbes, the serious threat they pose to public health and medical practice, and potential innovative solutions.
Did you know❓ School of Medicine faculty member Rob Knight, PhD - a pioneer in studying human microbes - is recognized by
@Clarivate
as ranking in the top 1 percent of the most Highly Cited Researchers in the world.
🗞️ Read more: