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> News
2022
Date
Description
MAR 14
The other March madness: Match Day
2021
Date
Description
AUG 9
UCI School of Medicine's framework for modeling teacher-learner interactions
JUN 18
Dr. Charles Vega discusses ways we can address the COVID-19 health outcome disparities.
MAR 15
Residents-in-waiting
2020
Date
Description
SEPT 22
UCI Medical Students Daniel Azzam & Ajay Nair Sharma publish book, "Diary of a Med Student
SEPT 18
Paying it forward through preventive care
JUN 16
UCI Podcast: How the LEAD-ABC program gives black medical students a ‘powerful’ voice
APR 29
Drives deliver: Ongoing efforts by UCI medical students yield generous donations of personal protective equipment for hospital
APR 29
Con videos y traducciones, jóvenes educan a la comunidad latina en el condado de Orange sobre el coronavirus | With videos and translations, youth educate Latino community in Orange County about coronavirus
APR 28
Adding an LGBTQ+ focus to M.D. training
APR 2
Medical, nursing, EMT students eager to contribute during coronavirus crisis
MAR 31
UCI med students hold community drives for crucial medical supplies while helping staff with household needs
MAR 30
UCI medical students kick off supply drive to help hospital's healthcare workers
MAR 30
ABC7: Coronavirus news update
MAR 30
Coronavirus: UC Irvine Students Hold Supply Drive For Masks, Face Shields For Health Care Workers (online article)
MAR 30
UC Irvine medical students hold supply drive for health workers helping coronavirus patients
MAR 30
UC Irvine Medical Students Rally for PPE for Medical Workers
MAR 30
UCI Med Students Step up to Help Collect Masks and PPE
MAR 18
The big residency reveal
2019
Date
Description
OCT 28
MSTP Student Wins NIH Fellowship
AUG 5
White coats, bright futures; Ceremony for new medical students marks first step toward becoming doctors
JUN 6
PRIMEd for Health: California Medical Schools Focus on Underserved Communities
APR 26
A physician-scholar first; UCI grad student Sarah O’Dell is pursuing both an MD and a doctorate in the humanities
APR 09
5 more medical schools join innovative medical education consortium
MAR 15
Meeting their match - UCI medical students participate in a dramatic ceremony to learn where they’ll serve residencies
JAN 31
UCI School of Medicine's virtual reality course featured on ABC7 Eyewitness News: VR gives students new perspective on patient care
JAN 28
Featured on ABC7 Eyewitness News: UCI School of Medicine's culinary class gives doctors practical skills to help patients live healthier lives
2018
Date
Description
JUL 20
UCI receives AMA grant for #MDsToo, a program to raise awareness of and prevent medical student mistreatment, a serious national problem.
JUL 20
UCI launches first medical school program to train physicians to address the unique health needs of black, African and Caribbean populations.
MAR 16
UCI School of Medicine's Class of 2018 learn where they will head on their journey to become physicians at Match Day ceremonies at the Bren Events center.
FEB 08
UCI medical student creates program to teach doctors to be sensitive to sexual abuse survivors' needs.
JAN
The UCI School of Medicine earns its fourth consecutive Apple Distinguished School award for innovation, creativity and its learning environment.
2017
Date
Description
DEC 07
The UCI School of Medicine earns highest level accreditation from Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
DEC 06
Dr. J. Christian Fox, founder of UCI's Ultrasound in Medical Education program, tells Smithsonian magazine that ultrasound is still underused in medicine today.
NOV 06
The School of Medicine's emphasis on teaching medical students to cook nutritious food is "smart," says a writer in the Sacramento Bee.
JUN 19
UCI School of Medicine earns full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
JUN 03
One hundred UCI medical students are honored as new doctors at commencement ceremonies in Irvine. View a video of the ceremonies ›
MAY 31
Medical student and quadruplet Brianna Miner will receive her ceremonial green hood from Dr. Manuel Porto, who delivered her and three siblings 27 years ago.
MAY 12
Inspired by the UC Irvine Medical Center obstetrician who delivered her, history-making quadruplet Brianna Miner will graduate from UC Irvine School of Medicine in June.
MAR 17
Student-run needle-exchange programs effectively reduce infectious disease among drug users, UC Irvine graduate medical students report in BioMed Central.
JAN 04
UC Irvine medical student Kelley Butler helps drug users stay disease-free.
2016
Date
Description
JUN 30
UC Irvine medical students publish research on the effectiveness of nasal dilators.
MAY 09
Dr. Warren Wiechmann, associate dean of instructional technologies, demonstrates how smartphone attachments are replacing traditional tools of the trade.
MAY 06
UC Irvine medical school team awarded LGBT Health Achievement Award for hosting regional conference.
MAR 18
View a photo gallery of Match Day 2016 ceremonies.
JUN 03
Graduation Eve Honors and Awards dinner — Medical Education Building patio, 6-9 p.m.
JUN 04
Commencement Ceremony — Aldrich Park
FEB 29
Dr. Warren Wiechmann, UC Irvine's associate dean for Education Technology, explains how medical apps are changing the culture of medicine from the physician side.
FEB 20
A group of UC Irvine medical students launch Orange County's first needle exchange program at the Santa Ana Civic Center.
JAN 26
UC Irvine School of Medicine student Alvin Chan uses fotonovela approach to raise HPV vaccination awareness.
2015
Date
Description
SEP 15
The School of Medicine to use the MAggPI digital pathology imaging system to train medical students.
JUL 01
Dr. Warren Wiechmann, associate dean of Instructional Technologies, is an author of a new health education study for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.
MAY 27
UC Irvine physicians discuss how technology is shaping medicine with the Orange County Register.
APR 14
The web-based tool VisualDx can help physicians pinpoint a diagnosis with little more than a rash to go on, UC Irvine’s Dr. Warren Weichmann tells Wired magazine.
APR 03
Dr. J. Christian Fox, UC Irvine's director of ultrasound medical education, is named one of the "25 Top Sonography Professors."
JAN 22
UC Irvine medical students and undergraduates help the uninsured at new student-founded Free Clinic Project in Garden Grove.
2014
Date
Description
SEP 30
UC Irvine medical students are steeped in digital technology by the time they graduate, says Dr. Warren Wiechmann, associate dean of instructional technologies.
AUG 01
Dr. Roger F. Steinert, interim dean of the UC Irvine School f Medicine, greets the Class of 2018 at the school's annual white coat ceremony.
JUL 21
UC Irvine's Dr. Linda Lippa receives Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education.
JUN 07
Two UC Irvine School of Medicine students are among 15 recipients of the American Medical Association Foundation’s 2014 Leadership Award.
MAY 19
UC Irvine's Warren Wiechmann, MD, MBA, talks about innovative School of Medicine medical education programs.
MAR 01
World of Medicine Day provides information and guidance to UC Irvine premed students.
FEB 24
UC Irvine students dance the night away at the annual Care-a-thon, raising more than $20,000 for the neonatal intensive care unit at UC Irvine Medical Center.
2013
Date
Description
NOV 22
UC Irvine medical and computer science students vy for cash prizes at Med AppJam II on Nov. 22, 2013.
OCT 31
Medical students get a virtual lesson from the other side of the world.
SEP 18
PRIME-LC student Brenda Campos-Spitze receives prestigious family medicine scholarship.
JUN 27
Two UC Irvine medical students win in prestigious video competition.
MAY 31
UC Irvine School of Medicine presents faculty teaching awards at honors events.
APR 10
UC Irvine's Dr. Aaron D. Kheriaty sorts out myths in his new book that focuses on treating depression with psychiatry and faith.
MAR 07
UC Irvine's Dr. Warren Wiechmann named Apple Distinguished Educator of 2013.
FEB 19
UC Irvine iPad medical education program shows results: Test scores have improved and applications have surged.
FEB 11
The iMedEd Initiative, UC Irvine’s innovative medical education program based on iPad tablet computing, is chosen a 2012-13 Apple Distinguished Program.
JAN 23
Teaching future doctors how to discuss sensitive topics, be it weight, sexuality or even dementia.
2012
Date
Description
DEC 20
http://www.meded.uci.edu/docs/Think_Different_Next_Generation.pdf
NOV 29
UC Irvine medical and tech students face off to create the best app; the winner helps users find relief centers in a natural disaster.
NOV 19
UC Irvine School of Medicine and the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences students team up to create Apple-based applications with healthcare utility.
SEP 10
UC Irvine creates unique BYOD (bring-your-own-device) mobile security system.
JUN 11
UNE-UC Irvine link breaks the tyranny of distance.
FEB 08
First ever UltraFest event being hosted by UC Irvine
2011
Date
Description
DEC 20
UC Irvine joins forces with Australia's University of New England in a unique collaboration that offers state-of-the-art medical education technology to students 7,500 miles away.
DEC 10
A student-run UC Irvine group called the Medical Initiative Against Homelessness provides tutoring, medical assistance and other services.
SEP 07
There are 65 MD/MBA programs in the U.S. today, up from only five or six in the late 1990s, UC Irvine's Dr. Maria Chandler tells the New York Times.
AUG 29
Can digital textbooks truly replace the print kind?
AUG 06
UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake welcomes the School of Medicine's Class of 2015.
AUG 05
New medical students get iPADs in second year of UC Irvine's iMedEd Initiative, now funded by a $1.2- million grant from a Fountain Valley businessman.
JUN 20
Dr. Charles Vega, director of UC Irvine School of Medicine’s PRIME-LC program, talks about training future doctors to meet the needs of underserved Latino communities.
MAY 23
By the time UC Irvine medical students hit the Emergency Department, they are skilled in ultrasound scanning, Graciela Maldonado tells the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
MAY 07
Medical students in Sydney, Australia, learn from UC Irvine's medical simulation lab thanks to broadband networks.
APR 20
A $1.2-million gift to underwrite UC Irvine's iMedEd Initiative, including the cost of iPads for first-year medical students arriving in August 2011, 2012 and 2013.
APR 12
UC Irvine School of Medicine is joining forces with the University of England to produce future generations of technologically-savvy doctors.
APR 05
Electronic readers: Hard on your eyes? Medical students are prodigious readers, by necessity.
APR 01
Rocker's surprising second act: Marco Angulo will begin his residency in the family medicine program at UC Irvine Medical Center – and, from that day on, officially be known as "Dr. Angulo."