The Cold Weather Shelter Opens Tomorrow - St. Vincent's and the UCSD Combined Program Will Be There!

Once again it's time for the San Diego Cold Weather Shelter to open and with just a day's notice our program will once again bring our resources (and mobile medical unit) to bear on 300 homeless folks who will get the chance to see a physician, often for the first time in a long time!  We have been privileged to take part in this event and continue to follow those folks in the shelter through the Winter for several years now...  If there was ever a great time to have the medicine and psychiatric skills in one tool box, it's got to be opening day of the Cold Weather Shelter! 

For those that wonder what "cold weather" means for the homeless in San Diego, take a look at this recent article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

The UCSD Combined Clinic and St. Vincent de Paul Get a Little Help From Our Friends!

St. Vincent de Paul Village is a little more beautiful thanks to a team of 45 students and 20 staff members from UC San Diego who stopped by on November 13 for a day of landscaping and kitchen support. The visitors were part of the university’s “Volunteer50” program, an initiative conceived by Chancellor Marye Ann Fox to encourage volunteerism throughout the greater community. The chancellor herself (who is in Washington, D.C. today receiving the National Medal of Science from President Obama) was on hand to help the group clear brush, plant flowers and prepare vegetables for the noonday meal at the Paul Mirabile Center.

   Here in the Combined Residency continuity clinic, we rely on many UCSD undergraduate and graduate program volunteers to assist with important programs like our medication patient assistance program which is essential to getting out patients what they need to stay healthy...

Thanks to everyone!  To learn more about volunteering in the clinic, call 619-233-8500 ext. 1401.

Father Joe’s Annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Is Coming on November 25th - Get Ready, Set, Go!

    Father Joe’s Thanksgiving Day 5K draws more than 10,000 early-rising runners and walkers to raise funds to help Father Joe’s Villages prepare 1.7 million meals each year for neighbors in need.  The UCSD Combined Program benefits from the awareness generated by this event and many of our faculty and residents have participated over the years...  If you are in San Diego - this is a must not miss event! Thursday, November 25th, 2010 at 8am in Balboa Park...

Event Information

• Course starts and finishes in beautiful Balboa Park. Free Parking.
• 8 a.m. start, fast 5K course
• Medals presented to top three finishers in each age group (5-year increments)
• All participants receive a quality long-sleeve event T-shirt
• Free Continental breakfast provided
• Free Beer garden with the Bill Magee Blues Band
• Wheelchairs, pets and baby strollers welcome
• Sorry, no roller blades, scooters or bikes
• No retractable dog leashes allowed

Click Here To Register TODAY!

Congratulations to UCSD Combined Alumnus... Dr Kai Macdonald: San Diego Top Doc!

Congratulations to our very own program graduate, Dr. Kaimana Macdonald who was recently awarded with the status of one of San Diego's "TOP DOCS" by San Diego Magazine!  This is his second year in a row receiving this coveted honor and it is well deserved indeed!  GO COMBOS!

Check Out UCSD Combined Faculty Member Dr. Kathryn Hirst's Article in the AAFP Journal...

Our very own combined faculty member and UCSD Combined Residency graduate, Dr. Hirst, has recently published an article in the AAFP Journal that you will definitely want to check out!  "Post-Partum Depression" is a serious problem that is often overlooked among primary care physicians.  As Director of Maternal Mental Health at UCSD, Dr. Hirst is well versed on the topic and much, much more and her work as first author on this article demonstrates the growing visibility of her expertise.... 

Click Here to read the article!