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UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine
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We are dedicated to building a just and equitable society, recognizing that health and illness are shaped by the context of people’s lives. linktr.ee/ucsffamilymed.
What’s the mark of a great leader? In @kgrumbach.bsky.social’s case, it’s a perfect moustache.

Just like his legendary ’tache, Kevin’s commitment to health equity, community engagement & medical education is unwavering. 💫 Colleagues honored him 🥸 at the 2025 SFAFP Annual Meeting on Nov. 6.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Dae Hyoun (David) Jeong, MD, associate professor at UCSF Family & Community Medicine, who was recently selected by @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social as the 2024–2025 recipient of the Maxine Papadakis Award for Faculty Professionalism and Respect. Learn more at bit.ly/4hUj27m
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
When a complex sexual & reproductive health question comes up mid-clinic, timely peer support matters. The UCSF Reproductive Health Hotline - for clinicians, by clinicians - is free, confidential, and nationwide. Listen to learn more www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzhB...
🔗 reprohh.ucsf.edu
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A win for health equity in San Francisco!
@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social’s Abby Cabrera, co-chair of the Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee, recently helped lead the successful effort to keep the SF's Soda Tax Committee intact, protecting crucial funding for nutrition & community health.
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Christine Dehlendorf of @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine — one of the highest honors in health & science. She redefined quality by measuring what truly matters: patient experience.
bit.ly/4o5sHug
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The physical effects of #typeldiabetes are well known - its mental toll, less so. In Scientific American @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social's Danielle Hessler Jones, shares how integrating diabetes distress support into T1D management improves both well-being & health outcomes.
bit.ly/472tmW4
October 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A new study just published in the @annalsofem.bsky.social (Sept/Oct 2025) shows that integrating pharmacy technicians in team-based primary care:
- Reduces clinician and nurse admin burden
- Improves efficiency & care
- Expands patient medication access
👉https://www.annfammed.org/content/23/5/412
September 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
UCSF Family & Community Medicine Residency – Lakeshore/SF VA Track – is recruiting!

🗓️ Apply by Sept. 23, 2025
📍 Residency starts June 2026
🔗 fcm.ucsf.edu/lakeshore-residency

Meet us TOMORROW at #POP2025 Residency Fair, Booth #58!

#UCSFFamilyMed #ResidencyRecruitment #FamilyMedicine
September 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In a new JAMA Network Open commentary, Drs. Leslie Suen and Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack highlight promising results from a study on starting injectable buprenorphine for people with opioid use disorder, without needing sublingual medication first.
August 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“Menopause has become more of a patient-led revolution...Patients are coming at us because of so many resources out there. From a patient perspective, there is a new style for how we experience menopause.” - FCM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sondos Al Sad. bit.ly/3HQurro @ucsfhealth.bsky.social.
August 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
As providers face intersecting crises that endanger people’s access to reproductive & sexual healthcare, we are proud to launch ReproHH, a free & confidential hotline offering real-time, evidence-based clinical guidance for US‑based HC professionals. Learn more: bit.ly/47vfS6W
August 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
📢 UCSF Family & Community Medicine is hiring an Administrative Director!

Lead a nationally recognized team advancing health equity, research, and clinical excellence at Zuckerberg SF General @zsfgcare.bsky.social.

💼 $143K–$215K | Full-time | Flex schedule
📍 San Francisco
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/46Vh1V8
July 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
FCM's @apriljbell.bsky.social, Director of GirlxLab, was highlighted on @kcbsradio.bsky.social's coverage of the anniversary of the Dobbs’ decision. She discusses her ongoing digital storytelling project featuring Black women sharing their experiences with #abortion. More at girlxlab.ucsf.edu
June 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
New from @NPR's All Things Considered: UCSF Family & Community Medicine's Dr. Jen Karlin is helping reframe how we think about self-managed abortion. Her research finds that many physicians view it as safe, effective, and rooted in #reproductivejustice. bit.ly/45zkKqQ @ucsfbixby.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
What if AI could bring joy back to medicine?” At our 21st Rodnick Colloquium, doctors explored how AI is reshaping family medicine—from scribing tools to tough questions about algorithmic bias. AI won’t fix health care, but maybe it can help us find our way back to what matters. bit.ly/3GagmnO
June 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Congrats to Drs. Shieva Khayam-Bashi, Ron Labuguen, Dae Hyoun (David) Jeong, Sen Nguyen, Mukund Premkumar, Adrian Tomes & Manuel Tapia, recipients of the 2025 Excellence in Student Teaching Awards! Find out how they go above & beyond in teaching, mentorship & patient-centered care. bit.ly/44j0RDe
June 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What if success in reproductive health meant achieving aspirational outcomes—not just risk reduction?

New research says it’s time to measure SRWB:
Sexual & Reproductive Well-Being.
✅ Joy
✅ Safety
✅ Agency
✅ Access
✅ Support

Not: "Did harm occur?”
But: “Are people thriving?”

bit.ly/3FzGSH9
June 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@apriljbell.bsky.social GirlxLab and The UCSF Black Women’s Health & Livelihood Initiative hosted BLACK WOMEN SPEAK last week, a night of digital storytelling from Black women about abortion experiences. Congrats to all involved in this journey to community healing & wellness. #reproduction
June 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
During challenging times, spending the day with our colleagues and friends in #familymedicine was like coming home. Here are some snippets of joyous moments of togetherness from our 21st Annual Rodnick Colloquium. #fmrevolution
May 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The poster hall at last week's 21st Annual Rodnick Colloquium was a veritable treasure trove of the latest and greatest #familymedicine research. Thank you to all of our poster presenters - we learned so much from you!
May 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
HUGE THANKS to the hundreds of #familymedicine faculty, learners, researchers, and staff who attended our 21st Annual Rodnick Colloquium last Thursday. We also want to give a big shout-out to all the FM Educational Alliance Award Winners. Thank you for your leadership and collaboration.
May 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It was a packed house at our 21st Annual Rodnick Colloquium opening plenary on Al with Dr. Rachel Friedman at KP Santa Rosa; Dr. Brent Sugimoto at Lifelong Medical Care; Dr. Adrian Tomes at UCSF Health, and moderated by our chair Dr. Megan Mahoney.
May 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#Burnout isn’t about needing more yoga—it’s about moral injury caused by a broken system preventing workers from providing the quality of care they believe is right.
In @ucsfcepc.bsky.social's latest paper, @kgrumbach.bsky.social & Rachel Willard-Grace call for systemic change. bit.ly/44IZLkW
May 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
To everyone across the globe working in #familymedicine, thank you for keeping us whole! #worldfamilydoctorday
May 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🎤 BLACK WOMEN SPEAK: An Abortion Storytelling Showcase. Join UCSF’s GirlxLab & The Black Womxn’s Health and Livelihood Initiative for an evening of powerful digital storytelling about abortion experiences.
🗓️ May 29 | 🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Niles Hall, Preservation Park – Oakland
🍽️ Food
🎟️ bit.ly/3YMgHDt
May 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM