Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in healthcare refer to specific measurable performance metrics...

April 18-20, 2025, Big Sur San Simeon backpacking.

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[Originally published in Synapse on May 7, 1981.] In calling for a national day of protest against...

Synapse — UCSF Student Voices, UCSF’s 70-year-old student news outlet, is seeking an editor-in-chief...

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[Originally published in Synapse on May 1, 1976.] This coming week is the celebration of Cinco de...

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