UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence

Proud to share this article by LCOE faculty Dr. Roberto Rodriguez on JAMA Network Open:

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Undocumented Latinx Patients This cross-sectional study examines COVID-19 infection status, vaccination uptake, and perceptions about the vaccine among Latinx patients presenting to the emergency department in California.

SO much fun to personally meet out APP students from Fresno & SF State and UC Merced for a weekend at Inside UCSF! and for making this such a memorable weekend for our Aspiring Physician Program scholars!

So luck to work with Dr.Harleman as part of our LCOE FUEGO program!

Please share with your student networks!

So EXCITED to share the news of another LCOE APP Scholar making his dream come true! So PROUD of Chris Scippio for his admission into UC Davis School of Medicine!

Proud to announce Dr. Rob Rodriguez's new appointment! https://twitter.com/UCSF_LCOE/status/1491945993469841409?s=20&t=vavs1VcosGOVrz8hVzCDNg

UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence on Twitter “A Big Shout out to LCOE faculty member Rob Rodriguez!”

So excited to share Allyssa's next step in becoming a physician!

So excited and proud that Ali's dreams are coming true!

The LCOE is proud to have such distinguished partners in all the work we do! Congratulations!

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USOPHSOMH/bulletins/2fab398

CDC Recommends Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Years CDC Recommends Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Years Office of Minority Health sent this bulletin at 11/04/2021 10:11 AM EDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is promoting t...

https://twitter.com/sfBUILD/status/1456018543598874633?s=20

SF BUILD on Twitter “UCSF is hosting their third virtual matchmaking event via Zoom. During the event, postbac candidates will be part of a series of 10-minute interviews with faculty of similar research interests. Register no later than Dec 1st, 2021. Visit https://t.co/WMpLpLyTCg for more info. https://t.co/Ee6Ju6L...

An Important conversation between UCSF Chancellor Hawgood and Senator Alex Padilla with insightful questions provided by UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence Director Alicia Fernandez, MD and Anuvir Singh

More and more people are getting vaccinated; now it is your turn to get your vaccine. Find all the locations available for getting your free vaccine and receive tickets to the California Academy of sciences.

Cada vez más personas se vacunan; ahora es su turno de vacunarte. Encuentra todos los lugares disponibles para recibir tu vacuna gratis y recibe boletos para la Academia de Ciencias de California.



Calle 24 Latino Cultural District Carecen SF San Francisco Carnaval El Tecolote Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Inc. UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence Justa causa Centro Legal de la Raza Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. El Tímpano The East Oakland Collective Homies Empowerment Program/Adelante Jamestown Community Center La Clínica de La Raza La Familia Counseling Service Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) Prospera Street Level Health Project The Unity Council Trybe The Women's Building of San Francisco

Hope you can join this conversation!

Together We Mentor (TWM): MiMentorxAMSA Hispanic Heritage Month Join us for a joint TWM with AMSA in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.Dr. Cesar Padilla will be lecturing on An Anthropological View of Obstetric Disparities in the Latinx/Hispanic Population: From...

Presenting the third video from The Bigger Picture. Feel free to share with your networks.
https://thebiggerpicture.youthspeaks.org/when-nanay-comes-home-from-the-hospital/

When Nanay Comes Home from the Hospital I wrote this poem because I wanted to explore how and why this pandemic has disproportionately affected Filipino nurses; whose, like so many stories, have been tucked under the rug in the name of painting the American healthcare system as independent from historical and present institutional racism....

Another video to share from The Bigger Picture. Shout out to our powerful youth!

A Walk Through The Valley This poem "explores the historical, medical, and socio-political layers I wrestled with as a Black woman in the decision and process of getting the COVID-19 vaccine."

This sounds really interesting! Hope you can join us.

Together We Mentor (TWM): MiMentorxAMSA Hispanic Heritage Month Join us for a joint TWM with AMSA in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.Dr. Cesar Padilla will be lecturing on An Anthropological View of Obstetric Disparities in the Latinx/Hispanic Population: From...

The Bigger Picture campaign—an arts-based public health collaboration between Youth Speaks and at SFGH,
is back with a spoken word series featuring five young poets trying to reconcile the global suffering caused by COVID-19. Introducing "A Walk Through the Valley"
https://thebiggerpicture.youthspeaks.org/a-walk-through-the-valley/

A Walk Through The Valley This poem "explores the historical, medical, and socio-political layers I wrestled with as a Black woman in the decision and process of getting the COVID-19 vaccine."

UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence participated in Latinx Engineering Day Exploratorium. Dr. Alicia Fernandez talked with the audience about Covid and vaccinations and LCOE staff provided a fun mask decorating activity for families. It was a GREAT day!

What better way to start off Hispanic Heritage month than with an interview with LCOE faculty member and ZSFG Emergency Medicine doctor Robert Rodriguez:
https://twitter.com/SFGHFoundation/status/1438203140906520576?s=20

SFGHFoundation on Twitter “ is kicking off with a much-deserved spotlight on 's Dr. Robert Rodriguez. From D.C. to his hometown in TX to the emergency room at ZSFG, he leads with compassion. https://t.co/kujdQiDLec”

https://twitter.com/KBibbinsDomingo/status/1435639058995183616?s=20

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo on Twitter “Can Help Combat Unequal Treatment of Patients? Providers & Students JOIN to help answer! https://t.co/UpohfmUVsr”

SO Proud of our first class of LCOE Aspiring Physicians in medical school!

Undocufund SF is a coalition of immigrant workers and community orgs that is dedicated to helping undocumented families. They have been distributing $1,000-$1,500 stipends, but still have over 1,500 families on their waiting. The aim is to raise $50,000 to support 50 families, and I hope that you will consider donating whatever you can. Even if you can’t donate yourself, please spread the word so we can come together to

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/undocufund-together

I just gave to Undocufund SF! Join us! Contribute today.

Our San Francisco youth Community Ambassadors playing a critical role in reaching community and getting folks vaccinated!

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/Bay-Area-moves-into-vaccine-long-game-One-16280469.php

Bay Area moves into vaccine long game: 'One person getting vaccinated is a success' Health officials are relying on one-on-one efforts to replace mass vaccine clinics as a...