This Date in UCSF History

Photo of President Jimmy Carter circa 1977.
Sunday, April 9, 2017 - 14:52

From the Archives: President Struggles To Resolve National Health Care

By Synapse

Despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that “Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated,” it has, in fact, been a thorn in the side of presidents for decades.

Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 13:35

Throwback Thursday: Women Ahead of Their Time

By Nhat Bui

On this day 23 years ago, Synapse featured master’s and doctoral nursing students receiving prestigious research awards, scholarships and recognition for their studies and exemplar work in the field of nursing.

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 12:04

Throwback Thursday: The 'M' Word

By Nhat Bui

On this day in 1998, in the seemingly not-so-distant UC past, the Synapse front page read, “One Year After Merger, UCSF Stanford Faces Unexpected Problem”.

Aerial view of UCSF parnassus campus in 1980.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 18:10

Throwback Thursday: UC Tutition Troubles

By Nhat Bui
Today, we have grown accustomed to fees increasing on an annual basis, to perpetual meetings with UC officials, and to student groups protesting against the outrageous cost of public education, a commodity that was once free to all Californians.
Image of UCSF students protesting in San Francisco street.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 09:46

Throwback Thursday: Revolutions Old and New

By Nhat Bui

Fifty years ago in 1965, a headline on the front page of Synapse read, “Revolution, Response: Viet Program Here.” On this day, the UC Medical Center (UCMC) presented an international symposium titled Revolution and Response in the Millberry Union

Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 00:00

Throwback Thursday: Women across UCSF History

By Nhat Bui
On this day in 1987, Dr. Dorothy Ford Bainton became the UCSF School of Medicine's first woman chair of the Department of Pathology. She was the first woman to chair a department in the school since its founding as Toland Medical College in 1864.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 08:53

Synapse: May 24, 1990

By Taylor LaFlam
The Synapse issue that came out 25 years captured an exciting time in UCSF history. The front page was crowded with a number of memorable stories, with front-page stories “Doogie Howser Appointed to Faculty”, by Jean Yuss, “Trump Buys UCSF”, by Lo Sell Hi, and “UC cardiologist to fight Mike Tyson,” by Lowell Comb.
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 08:23

Synapse: May 8, 1975

By Taylor LaFlam
Four decades ago, the Synapse front page captured the discontent that would lead to this cap, which was just one of several measures in the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975. “Legislature Stymied: Malpractice Crisis Threatens Hospital Jobs,” declared the headline of an article by Jacquelyn Brown. An accompanying article by Peter Bissell was headlined “Bay Area Doctor Protests Soaring Malpractice Rates.”
Cartoon character sitting down reading and upside down book, with tears rolling down his face
Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 07:57

Synapse: May 4, 1960

By Taylor LaFlam
A half century ago, more than 95 percent of doctors were men and more than 95 percent of nurses were women. A couple of articles in the Synapse echoed this particularly stark gender gap with evidence of a particularly gendered idea of nursing.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 15:31

Synapse: April 17, 1980

By Taylor LaFlam
Today, emergency medicine (EM) seems a solidly entrenched and respectable medical specialty. Compared to many specialties, however, it is a latecomer. The first emergency rooms were staffed in an ad hoc fashion by internal medicine and surgery residents. The first dedicated training program in EM was begun at the University of Cincinnati in 1970, and board certification in EM was first offered in 1979.