May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 —
Two University of California San Diego School of Medicine physician-scientists have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., M.S. and Harold (Hal) Hoffman, M.D. were selected for membership to the American Association of Physicians.
March 27, 2025
March 27, 2025 —
Three University of California San Diego researchers have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest general scientific organizations.
March 12, 2025
March 12, 2025 —
University of California San Diego School of Medicine is pleased to announce that Tariq Rana, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and chief of the Division of Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics, has been appointed chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
July 22, 2024
July 22, 2024 —
San Diego’s only medical school earns the highest tier rating among research-intensive medical schools in the nation.
June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024 —
To help address a critical health care issue in the community, University of California San Diego School of Medicine has launched the new Richard C. and Rita L. Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program. The school welcomed the inaugural class of physician assistant (PA) students on Monday, June 3.
February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024 —
Nearly 200 students representing seven University of California campuses recently gathered at UC San Diego for the University of California Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) annual statewide UC PRIME Conference, the first in-person gathering for the group since 2020.
September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023 —
UC San Diego School of Medicine welcomes 141 new medical students at the 2023 White Coat Ceremony. The annual ceremony marks the beginning of the medical education journey for these future physicians.
August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023 —
Karen Pierce, PhD, has received a five-year, $3.8 million Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that will fund research to develop an eye tracking-based screening tool for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023 —
UC San Diego School of Medicine celebrates Match Day, an annual event when medical students across the country receive their residency placements from the National Resident Matching Program.
October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022 —
Victor Nizet, MD, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Pharmacy at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
