Diversity . Inclusion. Health Equity. Community Partnerships. University of California San Diego, School of Medicine
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Happening now. Free Hypertension screening and cardiovascular health education by @UCSDMedSchool medical and PA students at the Philippine Independence Day celebration @BalboaPark
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UCSD SOM Diversity & Community Partnerships retweeted
As the new physicians crossed the stage at the @UCSanDiego School of Medicine's Doctor of Medicine commencement, family and friends beamed with pride, reflecting on the years of dedication that led to this milestone.
Read about the MD Class of 2026 ⬇️ go.ucsd.edu/4fyVt56
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Homegrown Healers, Dr Nash Toma, Dr Teini Elisara, and Dr Aed Qas Yonan are double Tritons; received their BS and MD degrees from @UCSanDiego and @UCSDMedSchool. All community college transfer students; all community serving. 👏🎉 today.ucsd.edu/story/homegro…
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Elías Villareal, Jr., PA-C, DMSc, founding program director of the Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program, has been recognized as the Grand Prize Winner for @ElsevierConnect's 2026 "Raise The Line" PA Faculty Award!
List of winners ⬇️
tinyurl.com/47n4anp6
ALT Image description: Graphic left reads, “Raise the Line Faculty Awards - Grand Prize Winner, Physician Assistant, Elías Villareal, Jr. - Elsevier” with a circle-shaped headshot of Dr. Villareal on the right.
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The Program in Medical Education Transforming Indigenous Doctor Education (@UofCalifornia PRIME-TIDE) honored its first-year med students at the 5th Annual Indigenous Medicine Ceremony. 🩺
Learn more about PRIME-TIDE ⬇️
go.ucsd.edu/4uSImjt
ALT PRIME-TIDE students and directors pose in a group photo at the event.
ALT Performers dance at the event.
ALT Three third-year medical students pose with their PRIME-TIDE jackets.
ALT A PRIME-TIDE student is given their blanket by two faculty in the ceremony.
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Follow @UCSanDiego MS2 Natasha conducting research in Jordan at the Za'atari Refugee Camp through the Global Health Academic Concentration! 🇪🇨
Natasha's research centers around how acute climate events such as dust storms or heat waves can affect water management practices.
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Professor of Family Medicine and Associate Dean of Diversity and Community Partnerships (@UCSD_DCP), Happy Araneta, PhD, speaks to @TheAtlantic ⬇️
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Experts are eager for medicine to stop depending on BMI and race to guide treatment—but alternatives come with their own challenges, @KatherineJWu reports: theatlantic.com/health/2026/…
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Service learning and community service are valuable opportunities for @UCSDMedSchool medical and PA students to engage with and learn from San Diego’s vibrant and diverse communities
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.@UCSDMedSchool medical and PA students offering blood pressure screening and cardiovascular disease education in multiple languages at the Islamic Center of San Diego
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2026 Pathways Leadership Council. Full circle moments for MS1 Andrea Sawaya and MS1 Carolina Lopez, who were CMSP & LPSP scholars respectively, and now serve as the student co-directors of these programs @UCSDMedSchool
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Exhilarating day for our Pathway Programs: CMSP, PUMA and LPSP. Guiding premedical students to navigate the pathway to medical school through mentorship, counseling and pre-health opportunities @UCSDMedSchool
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UCSD SOM Diversity & Community Partnerships retweeted
New mobile clinics put UCSD medical students on the move sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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RT @UCSDHealth: #UCSDHealth hosted a Medicine on the Move Mobile Health press conference, offering a first look at 2 innovative mobile clin…
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We are proud to announce UC San Diego School of Medicine has received a Tier 1 rating according to the @USNewsEducation & World Report rankings of 2026 Best Medical Schools: Research and Primary Care! 🥼
Read full announcement 👇
go.ucsd.edu/482hS6f
ALT Image description: Hannah Manoochehri, pre-medical student volunteer, checks patient Manuel Rubio-Rodriguez’s vitals before his appointment at the UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project. The caption reads, "Tier 1: 2026 Best Medical Schools: Research and Primary Care. U.S. News and World Report"
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medical, pharmacy, MD/PhD, and PhD Neuroscience students sharing their amazing talents and joy @UCSDMedSchool Second Look mixer
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Happening now @UCSDMedSchool Second Look for Admitted Medical School applicants to the Class of 2030. Dr Tommi Gaines, introducing our PRIME-Health Equity and PRIME-TIDE (Transforming Indigenous Doctor Education) programs
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UCSD SOM Diversity & Community Partnerships retweeted
UC San Diego School of Medicine received more than $425 million in NIH grants during the 2025 fiscal year, positioning it at 4 among public institutions and 14 overall nationwide in the 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings.
Read ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4mFQr8B
ALT Image description: Graphic with UC San Diego School of Medicine logo reads, "Tier 4 for NIH funding among public medical schools: 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research Rankings"
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Full house at the @UCSDMedSchool Medical Spanish elective. Valuable skill to enhance patient safety. Our MS1s speak 42 languages, a priceless gift to the patients and communities they serve
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