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

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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. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD recieves National Medical Fellowships Humanitarian Award Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable was given the National Medical Fellowships Humanitarian Award at the NMF 2009 San Francisco Awards Gala. Dr. Pérez-Stable was recognized for his extensive work in the Latino community that has led to culturally appropriate interventions to promote early detection of cancer among Latinos. Mitchell Katz, MD awarded 2009 Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize by APHA The American Public Health Association has awarded the 2009 Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize to Mitchell H. Katz, MD. This prize is awarded in recognition of a health officer who has demonstrated creativity and innovation in public health work. More on this award is on the APHA website: http://www.apha.org/about/awards/09awardrecips/09RoemerPrize.htm Josh Adler, MD named Chief Medical Officer of UCSF Medical Center After a comprehensive national search, Dr. Josh Adler was selected as Chief Medical Officer of the UCSF Medical Center effective July 1, 2009. Full text of email announcement from UCSF CEO Mark Laret is on the DGIM News Page   2009 Robert H. Crede Awards The annual DGIM Robert H. Crede Awards provide the faculty and staff of DGIM an opportunity to recognize their co-workers for their dedication and service to the Division, our students, our patients and the community. Nominations for each of the categories were submitted by DGIM faculty and staff and the winners were selected by the Crede Award Committee that comprised of last year's winners. Winners of the 2009 Crede Awards went to the following faculty/staff: Excellence in Teaching-Faculty: Radhika Ramanan, MD Excellence in Clinical Care-Faculty: Miranda Dunlop, MD Excellence in Clinical Research-Faculty: Anna Nápoles, PhD Excellence in Nursing Care: Jennifer DeJesus Administrative Excellence: Mai-Yen Giang Excellence in Community Service: Connie Revell Congratulations to the winners and nominees! For more DGIM News, please visit the DGIM News Page	DGIM Research Symposium Monday, November 16, 2009 1:00 to 5:00 PM 400 Parnassus Avenue, 4th Floor Room A-455 Complete memo and RSVP form 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 November 2009 November 12, 2009 Title: Caring for Diverse Patient Populations Speaker: Renee Salazar, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco