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SOM News
June 02, 2026
Sharing Veterans’ Stories: Alicia Junker, Class of 2026
Alicia Junker knew she wanted to focus on veterans health for her Master of Public Health (MPH) thesis at the UC Riverside School of Medicine. But initially, Junker, a member of the MPH program’s inaugural class of 2026, had trouble choosing a specific topic.
May 28, 2026
Seeing Himself in His Patients: Javier Prieto, Class of 2026
During one of his pediatrics rotations in medical school, Javier Prieto encountered a young patient with a tumor growing in his kidney. “His relatives had already had kidney problems, so hearing that his kidney would be taken out caused fear within his family,” recalled Prieto, who will graduate from the UC Riverside School of Medicine in June.
May 27, 2026
Facility Ribbon Cutting Marks Critical Expansion of Inland Empire Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Care
View Behavioral Health (VBH), a southern California-based behavioral health organization, announces the completion of View Behavioral Health Colton Children’s (VBHCC), a new 52-bed inpatient Psychiatric Health Facility for children and adolescents. VBHCC is the largest facility of its kind in the Inland Empire and will more than double the region’s inpatient psychiatric bed capacity for individuals under 18 as a statewide, multiyear shortage persists. The milestone was celebrated at a ribbon cutting ceremony today with San Bernardino County Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr.
May 26, 2026
Peer-Led Ultrasound Education at the UCR SOM
During a recent career day at a local high school, second-year UC Riverside medical student Leonardo Padilla stood in a classroom with an ultrasound probe in hand, surrounded by students staring in wonder at the image of the inside of the body appearing on the screen in front of them. Looking at the faces of the students, Padilla was reminded of his own early ambitions to become a physician.
