Message from the Chair

Although, I enjoy the longer evenings during daylight savings time, losing that hour of sleep last night was not enjoyable. I hope that no one[...]

By • March 14, 2022

This week, I was pleased to see that our department of medicine (DoM) ranked number 2 in National Institutes of Health funding to departments of[...]

By • March 7, 2022

This week, President Biden will give the State of the Union address. A talk that will no doubt be influenced by issues that have impacted[...]

By • February 28, 2022

On the day after Valentine last week, I received an email from Jesus. Yes, Dr. Jesus Araujo, Professor of Medicine and director of Environmental Cardiology[...]

By • February 22, 2022

The nice thing about having the Superbowl on the West (best) Coast is that it’s over before we all should be going to bed. I[...]

By • February 14, 2022

My comments last week about UCLA’s commitment to health equity sparked significant conversations during the week. What is clear to me is that many among[...]

By • February 7, 2022

I continue to be energized as I learn more about the Department and UCLA that will inform our strategic goals. I want to share some[...]

By sjmartinez • January 31, 2022

Our department should excel in all missions and there are numerous examples of ways in which this is true. As I continue to learn more[...]

By • January 24, 2022

I learned more last week, but most importantly, I learned from you. At the end of my last note, I deployed a rudimentary survey to[...]

By • January 18, 2022

I learned a lot of new things last week, such as the daily UCLA Health symptom surveys which I am cc…ed on every time a member[...]

By • January 12, 2022