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California Poised to Reduce Medical Education Debt Burden for Underrepresented Minorities

September 4, 2019
By Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP Medical education debt has nearly tripled during the past few decades, and our new report finds that Black, Latino and Native American students face significantly higher...
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Healthforce Alum Recruits Young People to Diversify Health Care Workforce

August 19, 2019
Jocelyn Freeman Garrick, MD is an emergency department physician who's on a mission to ensure that health care providers reflect the racial and gender diversity of the patients they serve. Her...
Peer provider works with patient

State Lawmakers Eye Federal Dollars To Boost Mental Health Counseling By Peers

August 19, 2019
Peer providers use their own life experiences with addiction or mental illness to help others and could play a key role in helping California meet its behavioral health care needs. Now, a California...
Dental student works with children

California Offers Student Debt Relief for Doctors and Dentists Serving Medicaid Patients (NY Times, LA Times, Sacramento Bee)

July 25, 2019
California is providing debt relief for doctors and dentists who agree to accept Medi-Cal. The grant has lifted “an emotional burden,” one recipient said in The New York Times, adding, “I can focus...
Sunita Mutha

Researcher of the Month: Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP

July 15, 2019
Healthforce Center at UCSF Director Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP, was featured in the UCSF Office of Research series, "Researcher of the Month." The article highlights Healthforce's role as the leading...
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Three Health Care Professions to Pay Attention to this Minority Mental Health Month

July 15, 2019
One in five adults experience mental illness in a given year, and mental health conditions are exacerbated among minority groups. For example, the rate of depression among black youth is 30% higher...
Multiple generations interact

Healthforce Research Director Joins National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) Committee to Study Generational Issues

April 15, 2019
Healthforce Associate Director of Research Joanne Spetz, PhD, will serve on a committee exploring generational differences in the workforce. Titled Consideration of Generational Issues in Workforce...
Nurse at UCSF

Many Nurse Practitioners Cannot Provide Medications to Treat Opioid Addiction

April 9, 2019
At least six states with high opioid abuse rates also have strong work restrictions that hinder nurse practitioners (NPs) in prescribing medication that can help treat the problem, according to a...
Registered nurses at UCSF

Despite Regional and Skill Gaps, Balanced Labor Market Projected for Registered Nursing in California

March 27, 2019
Projections by Healthforce Center at UCSF demonstrate a balanced labor market of registered nurses (RNs) in California.“If there are shortages, they are regional, and they are for RNs with specific...
Cindy Selmi at Planned Parenthood

In the Face of Federal Threats, Planned Parenthood Leader Continues Fighting for Families

March 21, 2019
By Cindy Selmi, Senior Regional Director, Planned Parenthood of Northern California In the last 29 years, my career in reproductive health care has spanned multiple administrations and weathered many...