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News from the School of Medicine
February 20, 2025
Kukic, Hernandez, Named VIAA Recipients
Adam Kukic and Jovanna Hernandez have been named recipients of the UC Riverside School of Medicine’s Values in Action Awards (VIAA) for the first and second quarters of 2024-25. The awards were presented at the SOM Dean’s Town Hall on February 11, 2025.
The VIAA recognizes faculty, staff, or students who exemplify the core values of the School of Medicine, including inclusion, integrity, innovation, excellence, accountability, and respect.
February 12, 2025
Q&A: The spread of the bird flu virus
In a question and answer format, UC Riverside public policy professor Richard Carpiano and medical school professor Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs to discuss the policy response and medical issues concerning the bird flu threat.
February 12, 2025
Fostering Inclusivity to Promote the SOM's Mission
As a child growing up in a conservative part of Southern California, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, MD, MPP, frequently heard her neighbors disparaging the migrant farmworkers who lived in the area. Jacobs’ mother taught many of the farmworkers’ children in a nearby high school, leading to Jacobs becoming friends with some of them.
February 05, 2025
UCR alum creates endowment for students experiencing tragedy
To honor his parents' legacy and help other CNAS students who experience a similar life-altering tragedy during the course of their studies, UCR alum Joshua Tejada has established an endowment through the Mi Doctora Foundation.
February 04, 2025
How is AI influencing the field of medicine?
The words “artificial intelligence” are now ubiquitous, their influence having risen dramatically in recent years and their impact being felt in healthcare and many other job sectors. In healthcare, artificial intelligence, or AI, has the potential to make drug discovery faster and cheaper and improve diagnoses and treatments. How should AI ensure patient privacy and how can it be used fairly? How might AI improve patient care, increase efficiency, and reduce costs? These are questions that need thoughtful discussion.
February 03, 2025
Our Future Self: A Blueprint for Defining a Health System’s Enduring Identity
January 31, 2025
SOM’s Open House 2025 Invites Prospective Applicants of All Ages
This year’s UCR School of Medicine Open House will take place on April 19, 2025 from 10 am until 2 pm. The event, which showcases the medical school and its programs, welcomes prospective applicants of any age and their families.
