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SOM News
October 02, 2026
UCR SOM Student Wins 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Scholarship
When UC Riverside School of Medicine student Pamela Muñoz received the call that she had won a 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship, she didn’t believe it at first. “Knowing that I was able to win something like that felt so surreal,” she recalled.
October 01, 2026
Studies examine tobacco use in Native communities
Research explores vaping prevention and tobacco-cannabis use
September 30, 2026
A Commitment to Care: From UCR Health Medical Assistant to UCR Medical Student
When Carlos Diaz began working as a medical assistant (MA) at UCR Health, medical school was not yet part of his plan. Today, he wears a white coat of his own as a first-year medical student at the UCR School of Medicine.
The path was not a straight one. But for Diaz, working alongside UCR Health physicians and caring for patients across pediatrics and primary care helped transform an interest in healthcare into something more certain: a desire to become a physician.
September 29, 2026
Medical School team wins first prize at physician conference
Team’s poster presentation focused on improving vaccine access in emergency departments
