Center for Vulnerable Populations

New Recommendations on the Use of Race and Ethnicity Categories in Medicine Aim to Transform How Scientists Use These Concepts

ARC Core Faculty member, and chief of medicine at the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Neil Powe, MD, MPH, MBA, penned a recent call for accountability in research.

ARC Associated Faculty member and general internist and clinical informaticist at ZSFG, Elaine Khoong, MD, MS, is now the Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety in ZSFG’s Department of Medicine.

ARC Core Faculty and Executive Committee Member, Alicia Fernandez, MD, was appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Fernandez joins UCSF School of Medicine colleague Sei Lee MD, MAS, in developing evidence-based recommendations on preventive care.

California's Homeless Crisis: Uncovering the Truth

On a recent podcast appearance, ARC Director, Dr. Margot Kushel, Professor of Medicine at UCSF, Division Chief of the Division of Health Equity and Society, and Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, breaks down the findings of the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH).

In a recent essay for Vital City, Cyrus Ahalt and Dr. Brie Williams detail Amend's public health and human rights-focused work to transform broken carceral systems.

Amend’s Washington Department of Corrections partner, Courtney Grubb, Washington Way Program Administrator has received the Governor’s Award for Leadership. Courtney’s work with Washington Way, partnering with Amend to bring Norwegian correctional principles into our correctional culture, has directly established Washington’s DOC as a correctional leader in the nation.

With the help of Amend, Washington State is making progress towards a more humane and effective prison system.

A recent Seattle Times article explores the efforts of Washington State to reform its prison system, working with Amend to introduce a more humane and rehabilitative approach to incarceration. Amend program manager Kelsey Engstrom plays a crucial role in driving these changes, helping make strides in reducing recidivism through reforms in education, vocational training, and addiction support.