UCSF Alumni Confront COVID-19
We asked on social media for alumni to share their pandemic stories. Here’s a selection of submissions that came in from across the country.
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What It’s Like for UCSF Students Graduating Onto the Frontlines During COVID-19
We spoke to several of our graduating students to hear their reflections, concerns and mixed feelings about starting careers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Telehealth Came to the Tenderloin
Can people who are struggling with serious mental illness and poverty benefit from telehealth? The pandemic forces a UCSF team to find out.
Five Big Lessons from the Pandemic
When future historians look back on this moment, they will draw many conclusions from our response to this crisis. Here are five big lessons that UCSF experts already see taking shape.
We Must Learn from Our Past
A look at past outbreaks offers guidance on bringing the current one to an end – and on thwarting the next one.
How to Build a COVID Testing Lab in Eight Days
As the United States’ testing regime floundered early in the pandemic, scientists at UCSF and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub created from scratch a diagnostic lab that became a model for the nation.
Lending a Hand in the Navajo Nation
Surgical charge nurse Alicia Catanese, RN, volunteered to help the Navajo Nation cope with its COVID surge.
Searching for the Silver Bullet
Clinical trial leader Annie Luetkemeyer, MD, tests promising therapies for COVID-19 – and soon a vaccine.
Healing the San Joaquin Valley
UCSF Fresno physician Kenny Bahn, MD, fights both COVID-19 and inequity in the San Joaquin Valley.
Helping People Die from 3,000 Miles Away
Palliative care expert Alex Smith, MD, guides the families of COVID patients through the hardest decisions of their lives.