Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
PRL-IHPS contributes to the solution of complex and challenging health policy problems through leadership in research, training, technical assistance, and public service.
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Masters of Science in Health Policy and Law
Learn more about the new on-line Masters of Science in Health Policy and Law Degree Program at UCSF and UC Hastings College of Law.
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Harold S. Luft Mentoring Award Winner 2019
In recognition of UCSF faculty who are engaged in health services and/or health policy research in their mentoring roles which demonstrate the qualities exemplified by Dr. Harold Luft.
Harold S. Luft Mentoring Award

 

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Congratulations to the UCSF 2020 Emerging Scholars!

Krista Harrison, PhD has been chosen as the 2020 UCSF Emerging Scholar to visit the University of Pennsylvania, Leonard Davis Institute. Jalayne Arias, JD has been chosen as the 2020 UCSF Emerging Scholar to visit the University of Michigan, Institute for Health Policy & Innovation.

UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies will host 2020 Emerging Scholars Geoff Barnes, MD from the University of Michigan and Shivan Mehta, MD from the University of Pennsylvania.

For more information about the Emerging Scholars program, click here.

Primary Care for All

Is it possible to have a health care system that's affordable and provides coverage for everyone in the US? In a recent JAMA Article, Andrew Bindman, MD, professor of medicine at UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, discusses the choices that need to be made to help achieve quality care that benefits everyone. Medicare for all would have enormous implications for how health care is financed, but ensuring that primary care is the foundation of the US health care delivery system is what is needed to have a significant impact on the population’s health.

Read more:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2753882
 

PRL-IHPS Faculty Julia Adler-Milstein is among four UCSF Faculty Elected
to the National Academy of Medicine for 2019

Academy of Medicine Members
Four UC San Francisco faculty members are among the 100 new members and 10 international members elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Election to the NAM recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the medical sciences, health care and public health. This year, this distinguished group welcomes four UCSF faculty:

  • Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, associate professor of medicine
  • Laura M. Gottlieb, MD, MPH, associate professor of family and community medicine
  • Diane Havlir, MD, professor and associate chair of clinical research, Department of Medicine; and chief, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine
  • Kristine Yaffe, MD, Roy and Marie Scola Endowed Chair and vice chair of research in psychiatry; professor of psychiatry, neurology and epidemiology

More info: www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/10/415686/4-ucsf-faculty-elected-national-academy-medicine-2019