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Monday, October 25, 2021 - 19:52

In The Heights

By Hannah Sans
Monday, October 25, 2021 - 19:32

Is This a Graduate Student?

By Natalie Whitis
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 10:55

UC Regents Refuse to Recognize Student Researcher Union

By Natalie Whitis
Monday, October 25, 2021 - 20:10

This Date in UCSF History: Mentioning the Unmentionable

By Synapse
[Originally published on October 25, 2007.] Midway through my first year preceptorship, a particularly difficult patient interview taught me the importance of asking patients about depression. Getting a straight history from this patient had been difficult as he repeatedly answered questions with sarcasm and carried himself with a strained sense of cheerfulness.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 16:45

Uyghurs Suffering Horrific Healthcare Violations

By Sarah Siddiqui

Human rights activists have been shocked down to their core as they received proof of the Chinese government’s horrific removal and trafficking of detained Uyghur Muslims’ organs.

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Sunday, October 10, 2021 - 17:06

This Date in UCSF History: Examining Race’s Impact on Medicine

By Synapse
[Originally published in Synapse on October 19, 2006.] What does the term “race” mean? Is it a social construct or is it genetic? How should the issue of race be addressed in the patient encounter? The purpose of Dr. Sandra Moody-Ayers lecture was not to answer the questions but rather to show that race is a fluid concept that has changed over time.
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