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October 05, 2026
Mental health stigma in Japan may deter care
Stigma-linked social distance discourages care, while a sense of “mattering” may encourage treatment
October 05, 2026
2026 Celebration of Medical Education Gala is a Rousing Success
More than $200,000 in funding for the Mission Scholarship Program was raised at the ninth annual UC Riverside School of Medicine Celebration of Medical Education Gala, held Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at the Riverside Convention Center.
About 420 guests attended the gala, which was sold out for the third consecutive year. In all, the gala raised $211,700 dollars, which will go to support a student who will be part of the Class of 2031.
October 02, 2026
UCR SOM Student Wins 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Scholarship
When UC Riverside School of Medicine student Pamela Muñoz received the call that she had won a 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship, she didn’t believe it at first. “Knowing that I was able to win something like that felt so surreal,” she recalled.
October 01, 2026
Studies examine tobacco use in Native communities
Research explores vaping prevention and tobacco-cannabis use
September 30, 2026
A Commitment to Care: From UCR Health Medical Assistant to UCR Medical Student
When Carlos Diaz began working as a medical assistant (MA) at UCR Health, medical school was not yet part of his plan. Today, he wears a white coat of his own as a first-year medical student at the UCR School of Medicine.
The path was not a straight one. But for Diaz, working alongside UCR Health physicians and caring for patients across pediatrics and primary care helped transform an interest in healthcare into something more certain: a desire to become a physician.
September 29, 2026
Medical School team wins first prize at physician conference
Team’s poster presentation focused on improving vaccine access in emergency departments
September 28, 2026
Serving Patients from Mexico to the U.S.: Isaac Morones, MD
When a patient transferred from a behavioral health hospital to Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, UCR family medicine resident Isaac Morones, MD, knew she needed surgery. A common procedure would adequately treat her condition. But Morones, a physician from Mexico recertifying to practice medicine in the United States, knew it wouldn’t account for her mental health condition and living situation in a correctional hospital.
September 22, 2026
Target identified in treatment of neuroHIV
UC Riverside-led study shows how a specific brain protein causes damage during long-term HIV infection
