The Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) has awarded $10,000 scholarships to 58 UCR School of Medicine students, for a total gift of $580,000. The awards come from the S.L. Gimbel Foundation Scholarship Fund at Inland Empire Community Foundation, Where Giving Grows, with the goal of supporting low-income students at the...

Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, has been selected to deliver the prestigious Mysell Lecture at Harvard Medical School on Wednesday March 13, 2024. The lecture is part of Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, a day-long event...

Deborah Deas, MD, MPH, the vice chancellor for health sciences and the Mark and Pam Rubin Dean of the UC Riverside School of Medicine received a holiday surprise when she learned she had been elected as a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). According to the APA...

American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) has awarded a $24,000 grant to the UCR School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in support of the 2023-2024 Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS) program. The fellowship trains physicians in advanced endoscopic procedures, including advanced laparoscopy, operative hysteroscopy, vaginal surgery...

The UC Riverside School of Medicine has announced a pair of new appointments to its leadership team: Joel Maurer, MD, will become the associate dean for admissions and career advising on January 15, 2024 and Michelle Porche, EdD, will become the director, clinical faculty research development and scholarly activities on...

The UC Riverside School of Medicine has announced the appointment of a pair of senior leaders. Sherif Hassan, MD, PhD will join the school as the executive associate dean for pre-clerkship education and Naveen Raja, DO, MBA will join as the new chief medical officer for UCR Health. Hassan joins...

The UC Riverside Office of Research and Economic Development (AVC-RED) has named School of Medicine Biomedical Sciences researcher Djurdjica Coss, PhD as associate vice chancellor. Her official start date is slated for September 1, 2023. With a profound dedication to advancing knowledge, Coss currently leads an NIH-funded laboratory at UCR...

With concerns about the climate crisis and its escalating impact on the health of people around the world, a recent commentary co-authored by the dean of the UCR School of Medicine gives three compelling reasons for optimism. The article titled "Reasons for Optimism About Academic Medicine’s Actions Against Climate Change"...

The UCR School of Medicine has announced the appointment of Khiet D. Ngo, DO, MS, as the new associate dean of clinical skills education and innovation, effective September 5, 2023. Ngo comes to UCR from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, where he was most recently the associate dean...

The UC Riverside School of Medicine has announced that Anne M. VanGarsse, MD, FAAP, CHCEF, CPE, FAAPL, will join the school as the new associate dean of clinical medical education, effective September 18, 2023. In her new position, VanGarsse will be responsible for ensuring the integrity and quality of the...

The UC Riverside School of Medicine announced the winners of its inaugural staff awards at the annual Staff Retreat on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The awards are presented to staff members of the School of Medicine and UCR Health in the categories of clinical, education, administrative, and research. The criteria...

UC Riverside School of Medicine alumna Leila Magistrado Martinez, MD (UCR SOM Class of 2017), proved her dedication to saving lives when she sprang into action during the Doctor’s Corner Woman’s Symposium at the Riverside Woman's Club on May 27, 2023. According to Desiree K. Reedus, MD, MS, FACC, the...

A photovoice gallery and exhibit that sheds light on the unique mental experiences and needs of historically marginalized graduate and professional students (HMGPS) was presented at the UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA from May 16-18, 2023. The exhibit, titled “The Trajectories of Underrepresented Graduate Students While in Graduate...

With the end of the 2022-23 academic year now upon us, the UC Riverside School of Medicine hosted several awards ceremonies for students, faculty and staff members. Listed below are the award recipients. Congratulations to all of our honorees. Staff and Faculty Awards Lunch These awards were presented at the...

The University of California, Riverside held its first standalone Give Day on April 6-7, 2023, with the School of Medicine attracting 72 donors and earning a total of $12,819. The total includes an additional $2,500 in Beyond Brilliant matching funds in recognition of the school's third place finish in the...

The UCR School of Medicine was well represented at the Southern California Psychiatric Society's (SCPS) annual Installation and Awards Ceremony and Reception on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the UCLA Faculty Club as Vice Chancellor and Mark and Pam Rubin Dean Deborah Deas MD, MPH, faculty member Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD...

Joel Purkiss, PhD, is set to join the UC Riverside School of Medicine as associate dean for Assessment and Evaluation, effective July 17, 2023. He will also have an appointment as health sciences associate clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Purkiss comes to UCR from the Baylor College...

Kimberley Lakes, PhD, professor of clinical psychiatry and neuroscience at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, has been named recipient of a 2023-24 Fulbright Global Scholar Award. The award allows U.S. scholars to propose research or combined teaching/research activity in two to three countries. Lakes' award will allow her to...

Evelyn Vázquez, PhD as been named recipient of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award from the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE).

With a goal of promoting interest in higher education and encourage underserved and underrepresented elementary school students to pursue careers in medicine, the UC Riverside School of Medicine’s Pediatric Interest Group hosted its first community outreach event with Highland Elementary School in Riverside. The event, called the Pediatric Interest Group...