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Scott Pegan challenge coin collection
Biomedical scientist receives his 14th challenge coin
Scott Pegan is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army
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The crowd applauding at the 2025 Awards Ceremony
School of Medicine Presents 2024-25 Awards
The UC Riverside School of Medicine presented its annual Faculty, Staff, and Student Awards at a dinner on Thursday, March 24, 2025 at the UCR Alumni and Visitors Center.
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Adwoa Osei in front of the SOM Ed 2 building
Osei Appointed Associate Dean for Medical Education Quality and Compliance at UCR SOM
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class of 2025 on stage
UCR SOM Celebrates Match Day 2025
On Friday, the UCR School of Medicine hosted match day for the class of 2025. The annual nationwide event gives medical students the opportunity to find out, all at the same time, the residency program where they will spend the next several years of their medical education. Watch the Match Day Highlight Video Watch the full recording of Match Day See photos from Match Day
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Book by Zayan Musa
Medical student publishes children’s book
Author Zayan Musa is passionate about medical humanities and using visual graphics in medicine
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David Lo
Lo named to CARB Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants
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LMSA conference attendees sitting in a room
UCR School of Medicine Hosts the 41st Annual LMSA-West Regional Conference
The UCR School of Medicine hosted the 41st annual Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)-West Regional Conference on February 8, 2025. About 700 people attended, making it the largest West Regional Conference for LMSA according to Jennifer Pinal, the co-vice president of conference of LMSA West.
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Art therapy
Blending medicine and art
UC Riverside student explores art therapy for elderly patients
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