Frontiers of Medicine
Frontiers of Medicine is the Department of Medicine's newsletter for our friends and supporters. Read about our latest breakthroughs, our outstanding physician-scientists, and ways that you can help support the Department's mission.
Issue 14, Spring 2012 
Cover Story, UCSF Heart Failure Program: Improving Outcomes:
Heart failure program coordinators Maureen Carroll, RN, CHFN (center), and Eileen Brinker, RN, MSN, with UCSF Medical Center patient Alethea Travis. Carroll and Brinker are part of a new team effort to reduce preventable... » Read More
| Features by Category: | |
| From the Chair | "Choosing Wisely" |
| Patient Care | UCSF Heart Failure Program: Improving Outcomes |
| Quality & Safety | Raising Cost Awareness |
| Research | When Less Is More: Balancing Harms, Benefits of Mammography |
| Patient Care | Colorectal Cancer: Screening More Patients at Lower Cost |
| Alumni | Dr. Steve Harr: Investing in Success |
| Faculty | Dr. Yuet Wai Kan: Pioneer in Molecular Genetics |
| Giving | Great Loss Inspires Search for IPF Cure |
| Patient Care | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Care and Research at UCSF |
| Faculty | In Memoriam: Dr. John D. Baxter |
Issue 13, Fall 2011
Cover Story, Writing for Change:
"When you come face to face with patients who have a stroke because they couldn't afford to pay for their blood pressure medicines, it can be very demoralizing," says Alice Chen, MD, MPH, medical director of the... » Read More
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| From the Chair | Training Exceptional Doctors |
| Patient Care | Improving Clinics and Patient Care |
| Master Clinicians | Recognizing Clinical Excellence |
| Alumni | Patient-Centered Discovery |
| Quality & Safety | Highlighting Innovation |
Issue 12, Spring 2011
Cover Story, PISCES: Better Teaching and Care:
When Chris Krajewski was hospitalized last summer, she met third-year medical student Jenny Cohen, who was on an inpatient rotation. "From the time she introduced herself, I've been really closely in touch with Jenny," says... » Read More
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| From the Chair | Leading Medical Education Reform |
| Quality & Safety | Innovation Challenge |
| Giving | Nina Ireland Bequests $48 Million to UCSF |
| Education | Pathways to Discovery |
| Volunteer Profiles | Clinical Faculty Honor Volunteer Dr. Howard J. Kline |
| Education | Reforming Medical Education |
| Division Highlight | Cardiovascular Care and Prevention Center Opens |
| Alumni | Steering the Wheels of Change |
| Giving | Dr. James W. Ostroff Named to Rainin Professorship |
Issue 11, Fall 2010
Cover Story, The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education:
Each year, a terrible epidemic kills more than 400,000 Americans: the epidemic is tobacco addiction, and it continues to be the nation's leading preventable cause of death. UCSF's Center for Tobacco Control Research and... » Read More
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| From the Chair | Shaping Health and Health Care |
| Research | Discovering Secrets of Autoimmune Disease |
| Alumni | Dr. Carol Mangione, Long-Lasting Connections |
| Division Highlight | Personalizing Medicine |
| Faculty | Dr. Maxine Papadakis Receives Hubbard Award |
| Giving | Ralph Hewett Fellowship Established |
Issue 10, Spring 2010
Cover Story, Shaping Public Policy to Advance Health:
The Department of Medicine brings together a diverse community of innovators. We aim to transform the way that medicine is practiced — through discovering new therapies and technologies, applying these discoveries to... » Read More
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| From the Chair | Expanding Our Mission |
| Giving | Rotasa Foundation Supports Center for Vulnerable Populations |
| Division Highlight | Rosalind Russell Research Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary |
| Research | Helping Patients Breathe Easier |
| Milestones | New Hospital Breaks Ground |
| Master Clinicians | Recognizing Clinical Excellence |
| Alumni | Dr. J. Gregory Fitz |
| Division Highlight | DGIM Celebrates 30th Anniversary |
Issue 9, Fall 2009
Cover Story, Working to Prevent HIV:
Through its combined expertise in the biomedical, behavioral and social sciences, UCSF's Department of Medicine continues to be a global leader in preventing and treating HIV/AIDS, and working towards a cure. The Department... » Read More
Issue 8, Spring 2009
Cover Story, eReferral: Connecting Primary and Specialty Care:
Hal Yee, MD, PhD, chief of gastroenterology at San Francisco General Hospital reviews an eReferral received by the UCSF gastroenterology clinic. According to evaluation research conducted by Margot Kushel, MD, eReferral... » Read More
Issue 7, Fall 2008
Cover Story, First, Do No Harm — Improving Patient Safety:
Until 10 years ago, we were taught in the health professions to believe that errors were manifestations of bad, careless people," says Robert Wachter, MD, chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine. "We now know that most... » Read More
Issue 6, Spring 2008
Cover Story, Planting the Seeds of Discovery — Rheumatoid Arthritis Observational Cohort Study:
Imagine you had a state-of-the-art kitchen, a passion for cooking, and a number of friends you would love to have over. The only holdup to wonderful dinner parties is an unfortunate lack of stores nearby, requiring you to... » Read More
Issue 5, Fall 2007
Cover Story, Jane Koehler — Zoonoses Sleuth:
As a child, Jane Koehler, MD, first wanted to become a veterinarian. She loved animals, particularly the family cat, a Siamese named Winkie. But she developed such terrible allergies to anything with fur – cats, dogs,... » Read More