|
Our Mission
To improve the care of older persons through teaching, discovery, and the care of patients.
Our Vision
To transform the lives of older persons worldwide.
Who We Are
We are 50 faculty, fellows, and staff whose work is grounded in deep commitment to and respect for older persons, especially those who are ill or frail. We are a young, vital Division that values integrity, excellence, and preeminence in all we do. We work in the community and on virtually every UCSF campus – Parnassus, San Francisco VAMC, San Francisco General Hospital, Laurel Heights, Mission Bay, China Basin, and Lakeside Senior Medical Center.
Our Work
As doctors, we care for patients in their homes and in hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings. As teachers, we teach medical students, resident physicians, physicians in practice, and other learners, and we train the next generation of leaders of geriatric medicine. As scientists, we seek to understand the causes and outcomes of illness in older persons, and to improve their health and well-being.
|
Upcoming Events |
Grand Rounds
There will be no Grand Rounds during summer. They will resume on September 3rd. Please check back for an updated schedule!
|
Recent Division News |
| 
|
June 25, 2008-The SFGH ACE Unit was featured in a report from KTVU Channel 2. Dr. Pierluissi dicusses the innovative new program tha aims to head off some of the
problems associated with getting older before they set in. To view the report click here |
|
June 18, 2008- Rebecca Conant, MD is quoted in a recent JAMA article. She spoke in particular to the "skill and time ... required to coordinate the services needed to keep frail elders at home and, when a patient does go into the hospital or nursing home, to smooth those transitions." To read this article click here |
|
June 10, 2008- Jennifer Morris, MD received the Knight Steel Award.This award is made to a physician or student at UCSF who has made an exceptional contribution by “making things work” for a patient. |
|
|
