February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025 —
Mayra Mendiola’s story starts with her identity. She is a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants. She is a first-generation, low-income, Latina college student interested in a career in STEMM. She shared her story with key policy advisors in Washington D.C. as a means to spotlight UC San Diego
January 21, 2025
January 21, 2025 —
An international leader in the scientific study of microbes, Rob Knight, Ph.D., has been named the 2025 Scientist of the Year by the Achievement Rewards for College Students (ARCS) Foundation San Diego chapter.
January 6, 2025
January 6, 2025 —
It’s been said that great leaders don’t set out to be leaders, instead they set out to make a difference. For Barbara Jung, M.D., the newly appointed Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, making a difference has always been on her radar.
December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024 —
With a penchant for math and science, Steven R. Garfin, M.D., always figured he would do something related to science, but as an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota, he had no idea how his career would turn out or the incredible impact that he would have on thousands of lives.
October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024 —
BONE Academy’s mission is simple; it strives to introduce students from underrepresented communities to the various career pathways in orthopedic surgery, empowering the students to imagine themselves as part of the health care team.
October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024 —
The first patient that a medical student interacts with leaves an impression. For University of California San Diego School of Medicine students, their first patient is particularly compelling because the students’ must listen for the voice of the patient who has no voice.
September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024 —
How would you treat pain in an alien, monster or superhero patient? For the young students enrolled in A Dose Of Pharmacreations, a course offered by the Sally Ride Science Academy within University of California San Diego Division of Extended Studies, the answer was multi-fold.
August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024 —
Finding a place to belong is a universal desire. We all want to fit in and find connections with people who inspire and encourage us. For nearly 30 years, University of California San Diego School of Medicine’s Student-Run Free Clinic Project has provided that comforting and familiar space for thousands of patients, medical students, physicians and volunteers.
