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Department members to be featured at American Psychological Association's 2023 convention

July 31, 2023
The 2023 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) will be held Thursday, August 3 – Saturday, August 5, 2023, featuring in-person presentations at Washington D.C.'s Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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UCSF Psychiatry Residency Training Program named among best in U.S. by physicians

July 24, 2023
The UCSF Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program (RTP) has once again been noted as one of the top psychiatry residency programs in the nation, according to new data released on July 21, 2023, by physician social networking site Doximity.
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Study finds possible link between disadvantaged neighborhoods and dementia risk

July 24, 2023
UCSF researchers have discovered a strong, linear association between levels of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation and an increased risk of Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD).
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Lee appointed as new Endowed Chair in Psychiatry Medical Student Education

July 19, 2023
Kewchang Lee, MD, has been appointed to the Endowed Chair in Psychiatry Medical Student Education for a five-year term which began on July 1, 2023.
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Kanas honored with third IAA Life Science Book Award

July 17, 2023
UC San Francisco Professor Emeritus Nick Kanas, MD, has been selected by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) as the recipient of its 2023 Life Science Book Award for his most recent book, “Behavioral Health and Human Interactions in Space.”
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ZSFG to boost mental health services for San Francisco youth

June 27, 2023
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center will add 36 new mental health treatment slots for children over the next five years thanks to a $33.7 million grant from the state.
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Ogbu-Nwobodo named a 2023 Watson Faculty Scholar

June 13, 2023
Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD, MS, MAS, has been named a 2023 John A. Watson Faculty Scholar and recipient of a UCSF School of Medicine Dean's Diversity Fund Award.
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Voglmaier recognized for efforts to improve graduate medical education at UCSF

June 13, 2023
UCSF faculty member Susan Voglmaier, MD, PhD, received a 2022-2023 UCSF Excellence and Innovation Award in Graduate Medical Education during a virtual ceremony on June 12.
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Oakland initiative expands access to youth mental health care support for California providers

June 08, 2023
Over the past three years, hundreds of primary care providers across the state have used a UCSF-created portal to get real-time video, phone, and email access to UCSF psychiatrists and psychologists for advice on treating young patients with mental health concerns.
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How Citywide’s ‘magic’ supports clients with serious mental illness

May 26, 2023
Citywide Case Management, a 43-year-old program located in the city’s Mission district, serves clients with serious mental illness.

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