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2023 Residents

2023 Residency Program Match Results

We had another terrific match this year! We matched 16 UCSF students, drawing from a broad array of schools (35 in total). Of the 63 entering interns, 20 are from groups underrepresented in medicine. There are nine physician-scientists joining the program. 

See the full list

Elvin Geng, MD

In Choosing Care, HIV Patients Prefer Kindness Over Convenience

According to findings of a study published August 13, 2018, in PLOS Medicine, HIV patients in Zambia were willing to increase wait time and travel distance—and accept significant reduction in medication—in order to access a healthcare provider with a nice attitude. The study, led by UC San Francisco’s Elvin Geng, MD, MPH, professor of medicine, reveals how much patients value a positive attitude in relation to other aspects of clinical care.

Read a summary of the study.