Department News
Two Neurology nurses have been recognized for their extraordinary commitment and achievements. Maritza Lopez, RN, Epilepsy Nurse Specialist, won the Helen Ripple Award for Excellence in Neuroscience Nursing. Cynthia Barton, MSN, RN, Gerontological Nurse Pratcitioner at the Memory and Aging Center, won the Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing (outpatient) award. The 2012 Nurses' Week Awards ceremony will be held Thursday, May 10th from 3-5pm in the Millberry Union on the Parnassus campus of UCSF Medical Center.
Wade Smith has been elected as the next President-Elect of the UCSF Medical Staff. His tenure will last until June 30, 2014, when he will become President of the UCSF Medical Staff until June 30, 2016. As part of his responsibilities as President-Elect, he will serve as the Chair of the Medical Staff Credentials Committee.
Bruce Miller has been selected to receive the Distinction in Mentoring Award by the Academic Senate in 2012. There will be an award event this spring and details will be made available soon.
William Seeley has won the MacArthur Foundation grant in recognition of his work on early-onset dementia. Read the article.
The UCSF Neuroscience Building is completed, and move-ins are underway through June. Check it out on the construction site webcam.
Our Mission
We work to deliver superb patient care, to apply state-of-the-art translational research methods to discover the causes of and treatments for human nervous system disorders, and to educate each generation of medical students, neurology residents and postdoctoral fellows. By fostering cross-disciplinary interactions among scientists around the world, we accelerate the pace of discovery and champion the University's global health initiatives.
