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News from the School of Medicine

Dr. Bajwa and patient at Hulen Place
Serving the Unhoused at Hulen Place
Everything in your life may be going well, but sometimes, it can still all fall apart. One patient with eye pain recently visited the UCR Health Community Clinic - Hulen Place, a clinic intended to serve the local unhoused population.
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Virtual village
Virtual villages can promote social engagement and mental wellbeing
UC Riverside-led study focused on older people living with HIV
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Every ACGME Residency/Fellowship Program at the SOM Accredited with Commendation
All eight residency and fellowship programs at the UCR School of Medicine that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have received continued accreditation with commendation.
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Students celebrate their matches at the UCR School of Medicine's 2024 match day. Photo by Carlos Puma
UCR SOM Celebrates Match Day 2024
On Friday, the UCR SOM class of 2024 learned where they will spend the next few years of their medical career during Match Day. The annual event brings together fourth-year medical students and their families to celebrate their next steps toward becoming doctors. At 9 am exactly, students across the country opened envelopes containing the name of the hospital or school hosting their residency program. Emotions ran high as students shared the news with their cohort and guests.
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Brenda Ross, MD
Healthy Pregnancies for All
Recently, Brenda Ross, MD, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at UCR Health, suggested that a patient with underlying health conditions have her pregnancy managed at a larger hospital with more in-house specialists. When the patient refused, Ross agreed to work with her. Ross recalled the patient being consistent with her prenatal care until a work obligation resulted in her missing a dose of her medication, likely leading to a health issue that harmed the fetus.
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student checking the heart of a patient
UCR SOM PRIME Recruiting Community Members for Program to Increase Self-Advocacy Skills for African American Patients
The UC Riverside School of Medicine’s Program in Medical Education (PRIME) has received an Association of American Medical Colleges NEXT Grant of $40,000 over two years to support a project that will work to help African American patients grow their self-advocacy skills to achieve better symptom management, overall health, increased confidence, and satisfaction with healthcare services. UCR SOM is one of five institutions to receive the competitive grant.
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NIH grant supports new research on neurodevelopmental disorders
Project will focus on understanding mechanisms of hyperexcitability and seizures
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Surface expressed nucleocapsid protein on infected cells
Novel protective antibody target identified against Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus
CCHFV poses a threat to U.S. military personnel and hospital staff as well as residents of a growing number of countries, says UC Riverside biomedical scientist
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