The role of pre- and probiotics in infant nutrition.

A search for new phenomena in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] in final states with missing transverse momentum and at least one jet using the [Formula: see text] variable.

Brian Schwartz, MD Receives the IDSA Society Citation Award

The Society Citation Award is given in recognition of exemplary contribution to IDSA, outstanding discovery in the field of infectious diseases, or a lifetime of outstanding achievement in a given area – whether research, clinical investigation or clinical practice. This year IDSA presents this award to Brian S. Schwartz, MD.

Brian S. Schwartz, MD, a nationally recognized leader in infectious diseases medical education, is the recipient of a 2019 IDSA Society Citation. First awarded in 1977, this is a discretionary award given in recognition of exemplary contribution to IDSA, an outstanding discovery in the field of infectious diseases, or a lifetime of outstanding achievement.

As increasing numbers of physicians seek careers in medical education and as the ID specialty works to attract applicants to the field, Dr. Schwartz’s efforts to enhance ID medical education have been particularly critical. He has been instrumental in the development of a robust medical education track that now runs throughout IDWeek. Entering its fifth year, the program has grown to include Meet the Professor sessions and symposia, an abstract category with posters and an oral abstract session, a coaching program for junior faculty clinician educators, and videos providing teaching instruction to IDWeek speakers to help them deliver effective presentations. He has also led efforts to enhance preclinical microbiology education, an important opportunity to interest medical students in careers in ID.

A past member of IDSA’s Education Committee, Dr. Schwartz served as the founding chair of the Society’s Medical Education Work Group, and, with others, has been leading efforts to launch IDSA’s Medical Education Community of Practice, the organization’s first community of practice. The group will support IDSA members to become better teachers of all learner groups, and will support and advocate for the career development of clinician educators, with the end goal of helping to recruit the best and brightest to the field of ID.

Dr. Schwartz is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he serves as vice chief of clinical affairs for the Division of Infectious Diseases and as director of the ID fellowship program, in addition to holding several teaching roles, where he has had a great impact on students and trainees. He was elected into the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators at his institution, and he has received several additional honors for teaching and mentoring, including the Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Teaching Chair in Internal Medicine at UCSF. After earning his medical degree from Rush Medical College, Dr. Schwartz completed his internship and residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, followed by fellowships in infectious diseases and clinical pharmacology at UCSF.

A collaborative innovator, Dr. Schwartz has played a leading role in driving IDSA’s efforts to support ID medical education and to develop it as an area of concentration. His accomplishments will impact students, residents, fellows, and ID fellows for years to come. IDSA is delighted to add a 2019 Society Citation to his long list of accomplishments.

Don't mess with the matrix.

On the spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in Mexico.

HIV transmission in MSM: considerations for PrEP scale-up.

HIV infection and coronary heart disease: mechanisms and management.

Model Remodeling-Osteocytes Take Center Stage.

A comprehensive overview of daratumumab and carfilzomib and the recently approved daratumumab, carfilzomib and dexamethasone regimen in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Extended Treatment Duration of Artemether-Lumefantrine in Ugandan Children with HIV on Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Trial.

UCSF Fresno Medical Education & Research Program

Established in 1975, UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program is a regional campus of University of California, San Francisco.

The program was created with support from the California Legislature and the Veterans Administration to address the severe shortage of physicians practicing in California’s San Joaquin Valley and to increase access to continuing medical education in the region.

The program has a state-of-the-art facility for residents and students to provide care and learn their profession. Residents have the opportunity to evaluate and care for community patients in a referral hospital with University faculty. In addition, they continue to learn and work in the highly managed VA medical system. The UCSF Fresno Department of Medicine faculty provide training to 64 residents each year. In addition to the residency training program, we also have well-established fellowships in Cardiology, Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, and Sleep Medicine. We plan to develop a fellowship for Hematology/Oncology in the near future. Please visit the Fresno website for additional information.

Coupled with the expansion of training opportunities on our campus, we have also expanded opportunities in research with the recent opening of the UCSF Fresno Clinical Research Center. The 3300 sq ft, state-of-the-art facility provides infrastructure support for patient and population-focused research. The department has a robust clinical trials and clinical research program including several multi-centered NIH-funded trials. The faculty, fellows and residents publish 40-50 papers each year and all fellows and many residents present abstracts at national meetings each year.

Overview of Activities

At UCSF Fresno we offer both a preliminary year of training in internal medicine and a complete three-year program in internal medicine leading to board certification. Our mission is to produce well-rounded clinicians prepared for either the practice of general internal medicine or further training in subspecialties. Our program is designed to provide residents with progressive patient responsibility consistent with their level of training. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide residents with a great deal of hands-on experience in patient care while at the same time encouraging the use of evidence-based medicine principles and resources. We are very proud of our program and work continuously to assure that it is providing the highest quality medical care and medical training experience.

Directions & Contacts

Our program is located in Fresno, California, the largest city in the Central Valley of California. The Fresno metropolitan area has a population over 500,000 and is one of the fastest growing areas in California. Our referral area stretches throughout the Central Valley to the Central Coast and includes at least 1.2 million people. Fresno County is one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the United States with over 100 languages spoken, and residents consequently gain valuable experience in serving this diverse population. Fresno is centrally located in California only an hour from three of the oldest national parks in the United States, Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia. Snow skiing is available in the nearby Sierras and the beautiful Central California Coast is only two hours away.

You can reach the UCSF Fresno Department of Medicine at:

Department of Medicine
UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research
155 North Fresno Street
Fresno, California 93701
Phone: 559-499-6500
Fax: 559-499-6501
Email: [email protected]

Cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1 systemic viral controllers: absence of HIV-1 RNA and intrathecal inflammation.

Primary antifungal prophylaxis for cryptococcal disease in HIV-positive people.

Using expert opinion to quantify unmeasured confounding bias parameters.

Epidemiology of neonatal infections: experience during and after hospitalization.