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UC Davis nursing school opens new Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree program

UC Davis Health — October 11, 2021

For the first time, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis is offering a Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner (D.N.P.-F.N.P.) Degree, delivered in a hybrid format, including online coursework and in-person experiences. The first class enters in June 2022.

DNP Chris de Belen-Wilson, center, talks with two nurse practitioner students

UC Davis Health earns national prominence as robotic surgery training center

UC Davis Health — October 11, 2021

UC Davis Health Department of Surgery, Cardiac Division has been designated as a training center for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Foundation’s Cardiac Surgical Robotics Program, the first such center in California and just the sixth in the United States.

UC Davis Health robotic cardiac team.

UCI Health earns Blue Distinction Center designation for bariatric surgery services

UCI Health — October 8, 2021

UCI Health is pleased to announce that its bariatric surgery services program has earned a renewed designation as a Blue Distinction Center for bariatric surgery. The Blue Distinction Center designation is awarded by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to those bariatric surgery centers with a proven track record for…

Smartphone app to track ADHD symptoms, behavior in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

UC Davis Health — October 8, 2021

The MIND Institute’s David Hessl has been awarded a $431,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a new app-based tool to measure ADHD symptoms and other behavioral challenges in individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions. The generosity of a MIND Institute patient’s family enabled him to develop the tool.

Phone app with iBehavior logo circled

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