This Date in UCSF History: The Fascinating World of Forensic Medicine October 31, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 6, 2003.] What comes to your mind when you hear the words “forensic medicine?”... Science
This Date in UCSF History: Mentioning the Unmentionable October 25, 2021Synapse[Originally published on October 25, 2007.] Midway through my first year preceptorship, a particularly difficult patient interview taught me the...
This Date in UCSF History: Examining Race’s Impact on Medicine October 10, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on October 19, 2006.] What does the term “race” mean? Is it a social construct or... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Prof Claims Rape Stats Inflated, Gets Pushback October 9, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on October 10, 1991.] UC Berkeley Professor Neil Gilbert’s article, “The Phantom Epidemic of Sexual Assault,”... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: After the Recall, Things Will Get No Better October 3, 2021SynapseThe culmination of weeks of political farce comes on October 7, when California voters will vote on whether to recall... Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: Prepayment for Healthcare September 26, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 27, 1973. In February, within weeks of the announcement of severe federal cutbacks in grant monies... Health
[This Date in UCSF History] Socialized Medicine is Respectable in Norway, the UK September 19, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 22, 1994. This author, a graduate student who works for the Department of Otolaryngology in the... Social Justice
Honoring Creative Talent at UCSF September 11, 2021SynapseThe results are in! Our judges have awarded the 12 best submissions to the Synapse Storytelling Contest by talented UCSF... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Minority Enrollees Climb Dramatically September 11, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 14, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled... Academic