The Division of General Internal Medicine is a Division located and managed decentrally at three locations of the University of California, San Francisco campuses. Each site has its own uniqueness but all excel in the delivery of high quality, culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate primary and preventive health care; conducting innovative, population-based and epidemiological research; and training the best doctors of the future.

The website for the Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital can be found at http://dgim.ucsf.edu/sfgh

DGIM News	Upcoming Events
A Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new home of DGIM was held on September 10, 2008. When completed, the new Osher Building will house the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and the Division of General Internal Medicine. Rena J. Pasick, DrPH, receives the Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E Award Rena J. Pasick, DrPH, has received the Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E Award (Helping Other People Through Empowerment), which honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to promoting cultural diversity within health promotion or who have demonstrated significant achievement in serving the health promotion needs of underserved populations. Doug Bauer, MD, given Faculty Award for Resident Research Mentoring The program directors of the Floyd C. Rector Research Symposium have recognized Doug Bauer, MD, as a faculty member who has made major contributions to support and facilitate the conduct of scholarly work by UCSF residents.   Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil named as co-editor of the Journal of General Internal Medicine The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) is pleased to announce the five year appointment of Dr. Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH and Dr. Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil as the next co-editors of the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM). More on this appointment and a .pdf of the press release are available on the DGIM News webpage. Deborah L. Faiman and Dr. Laurence R. Meyerson UCSF Young Investigator Travel Award The Division of General Internal Medicine has received a generous gift from Ms. Deborah L. Faiman and Dr. Laurence R. Meyerson to establish the UCSF Young Investigator Travel Award. The travel award will assist in costs for a resident or fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine to attend a domestic scientific meeting/conference. Each fiscal year, the DGIM Travel Fund Selection Committee will select 2 to 4 recipients for the $2,000 travel award that is available. The Committee will continue to accept application until the annual $2,000 funds are awarded. Please check the DGIM website for updates. Information on Eligibility, Award Guidelines and Application	DGIM Primary Care Grand Rounds Division of General Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco 400 Parnassus Avenue, 4th Floor Room A-455 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM July 2009 July 9, 2009 Title: "Orthopedic Problems Commonly Missed in Primary Care" Paul Nadler, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco