Center for Vulnerable Populations
Nynikka Palmer, DrPH, MPH, Receives the 2025 Claire D. Brindis Award!
ARC Core Faculty member, Nynikka Palmer, DrPH, MPH, earned the 2025 Claire D. Brindis Award for Community Engagement & Service in Health Policy Research!
Oanh Nguyen, MD, MAS, Examines Guaranteed Income and Housing Stability in Grand Rounds Lecture
Housing insecurity remains a major issue in the Bay Area, as it is in many parts of the country. Could providing a financial safety net help?
Alicia Fernandez, MD, Gives the 27th Annual Reza Gandjei Lecture
ARC Core Faculty and Executive Committee member Alicia Fernandez, MD, discussed the social drivers of health screening, as well as strategies for reducing health disparities, including via systems-level and community-based approaches as the chosen presenter of the UCSF Department of Medicine’s annual Reza Gandjei Lecture.

Anita Hargrave-Bouagnon, MD, MAS
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Dr. Neil Powe on Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research
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.

Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS
Professor in Residence

Ryan Assaf, PhD, MPH
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Marissa Boeck, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor in Residence
Dr. Elaine Khoong Appointed Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety
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.
Dr. Alicia Fernandez Appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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.