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May 14, 2009

Fresno Bee runs Opinion piece on UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program

In a May 14 Opinion piece in the Fresno Bee, Joan Voris, MD, addresses the chronic shortage of physicians in the Central Valley and notes that the best way to find doctors who will stay in the area is to “grow our own.” Voris, who is associate dean for the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, cites the successes of the nearly 35-year-old program, which trains 200 residents per year in seven specialties and offers 6-8 week rotations for another 200 medical students annually. Between 30 and 50 percent of its graduates, she says, have remained in the Valley to practice medicine. Voris also notes the value the UCSF program and its 140 faculty members bring to the community in offering highly specialized care, training and research specific to the needs of the community.

http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/wo/story/1402750.html