At the Department of Pediatrics at UC Davis Health, not only do we provide some of the nation’s leading and most expert health care, but we also have a strong commitment to helping children and families who need us most and who can afford it least. A core part of our everyday mission is to increase the health of the community overall, and we have many programs which work to increase the safety net of health care services available for all pediatric patients – whether they are uninsured, have Medi-Cal or need the highest levels of expert care available.
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Read MoreAs part of its Anchor Institution Mission, UC Davis Health has increased its local spending on small and diverse businesses by 23%.
Read MoreNearly 20 high school students from Merced County visited the UC Davis School of Medicine to learn what it takes to become a doctor.
Read MoreSocioeconomic factors are preventing some patients from accessing common treatment to stop progression of multiple myeloma.
Read MoreHead and Neck Cancer Awareness Month is being observed with a free cancer screening day for the public on April 13 at the student-run Shifa Clinic.
Read MoreThe Transplant Center has been certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, expanding access to a greater number of liver transplant patients.
Read MoreUC Davis Health received a $3 million grant to support research by the Black & Brown Collective. The group is studying gun violence that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities.
Read MoreAn Emergency Medicine team from UC Davis Health recently traveled to The Gambia to deliver an intensive training program on portable ultrasound equipment to healthcare professionals.
Read MoreA UC Davis medical student takes to a national audience of family medicine physicians to advocate for better health care access for people experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreA new report by the UC-led California State Policy Evidence Consortium investigates the impact of near-roadway air pollution on indoor air quality.
Read MoreUC Davis partners with Greater Sacramento Urban League to train more people to become clinical research coordinators, a job that is in high demand.
Read MoreTwice a week, providers from UC Davis Health board Sacramento County’s mobile health clinic to care for patients in and around homeless encampments.
Read MoreA new collaboration between UC Davis Health and Verizon Business will provide access to technology, connectivity, and health care for underserved populations.
Read MoreUC Davis Health initiated an anchor institution strategy and used social determinants rather than race and ethnicity to increase diversity in its workforce.
Read MoreA group of UC Davis Health providers from different specialties traveled to Kenya to help train providers and improve disease management for local Kenyans.
Read MoreA new training program sends UC Davis medical students to Klamath Falls, OR, in an effort to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas.
Read MoreLung cancer patient who was told seven years ago nothing more could be done, celebrates his 100th dose on clinical trial.
Read MoreUC Davis thoracic surgeon Luis Armando Godoy awarded The Association of American Medical Colleges Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his leadership in fighting inequities in medical practice and education.
Read MoreAndrés Maldonado is the latest UC Davis medical student to win the prestigious Nickens Scholarship from the Association of American Medical Colleges for his leadership in diversity initiatives.
Read MoreThe cancer center will pre-screen people for lung cancer at a Love Your Lungs event Monday to mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
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