Welcome to our newly arrived first-year residents! 🥼
Over the coming years, you will challenge yourselves, grow as clinicians & leaders, & make a lasting impact on the lives of your patients. We're honored to be part of your journey & can't wait to see all you'll accomplish. 💙
Deaths in the United States due to #overdose fell 24.4% between 2023 and 2024, primarily due to decreases in deaths due to illegal #fentanyl, said Dr. Joseph R. Friedman of @UCSanDiego. Also, Dr. Trent Hall of @OSUWexMed comments.
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Congratulations to our 2026 residency graduates! We loved watching your journeys and know your futures are bright. Thank you for being a part of our Department of Surgery family. ⭐ #UCSDSurgery
Join us in celebrating our newest members of the UC San Diego Department of Neurological Surgery: Drs. Tracy Miller, Cyrus Ayubcha and Gavin Touponse.
We look forward to the many contributions they will make to our department and the field of neurosurgery over the next 7 years.
At the @usnews Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, experts like @DrAlexKhalessi, MD, MBA, chief innovation officer at #UCSDHealth, shared how responsible #AI is driving more personalized, data-informed treatment — advancing precision care for every patient. https://t.co/qWa6GiuBiE
MS3 Natasha Hessami, alongside her fellow AAMC Organization of Student Representatives National Officers, recently met with members of Congress in Washington D.C. to advocate for expanding graduate medical education funding. ⚕️🥼
As temperatures rise this summer, Dr. Ian Neel shares expert insight in a new @PolitiFact article on heat-related illness, medication risks, and why older adults are especially vulnerable.
Read more: https://t.co/E6DTTtUvhE
“The impact you can have on a cancer patient during hard times is humbling, and having empathy is one of the most important things we can do for each other.” — Kate Trulock #UCSDSurgery#HumansofSurgery
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Our new graduates from @UCSDMedSchool speak 33 languages; a priceless gift for the patients and communities they will serve. Congratulations 🎉
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Did you know our newest @UCSanDiego doctors collectively speak 33 languages? 🗣️🎓
Video description: Four medical graduates wearing commencement regalia introduce themselves in different languages. Labels in order of appearance read, "Vietnamese," "Spanish," "Mandarin," "Korean"
🚀 We're excited to welcome the return of @SpaceX CRS-34's scientific payloads, including our own! Read more about our institute's vital #space#medicine work with potential benefits for Earth-bound humans: https://t.co/sz6gKEUUHM. 🛰️ H/t @UCSDMedSchool@ISS_CASIS@space_tango
At this year’s All Campus Commencement, a few graduating Tritons will reflect on the ideas, values and relationships that shaped their journeys. Ahead of that moment, the speakers share some highlights from their speeches: https://t.co/WpaBXky7xD
Last week, President James B. Milliken joined state Senator Scott Wiener, UAW President Shawn Fain, and hundreds of supporters at the State Capitol for the Rally for California Science to support #SB895.
Tell your legislators to invest in California by investing in UC. Yes on #SB895 ✅ https://t.co/E5LdhqHp7P
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Video description: UC President James B. Milliken addresses a crowd from a podium. Large gathering of people cheering and holding signs reading "Save Science. Save Lives."
Professor of Medicine @FarahSheikhLab, PhD, was recently honored by the International Society for Heart Research North American Section (@ISHRglobal) with the 2026 Innovator Award!
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/yuSMMs5HUg