What did a multi-phase quality improvement initiative led by @ucsfdgim's Julci Areza, Atrejo Patridge, and @janejih learn about identifying transportation barriers and implementing transportation support interventions for patients with chronic conditions? doi.org/10.1177/215013192615…

In @NEJM today, Nick Stine, @Bruce_Landon and I describe how shared savings ACOs did not fundamentally change the physician experience despite the promise they held, and concrete suggestions to enhance the PCP experience of value based care nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

🔖 This October's Trial Theme of the Month focuses on extension studies in #ClinicalTrials, where long-term findings depend on how comparison groups are defined and how attrition and selection bias are handled. 🔗 Read the latest editorial: ja.ma/4zqdoBD

How can digital health any AI transform cardio-kidney health in the Americas? New perspective from @UCSFDGIM’s @Idasim, Sandeep Kishore, and colleagues: thelancet.com/journals/lanam…

From @UCSFDGIM faculty Mia Williams, @mitchellfeldma2, and colleagues: Given the importance of sponsorship for career advancement in academic medicine, how do leaders think about and use sponsorship? link.springer.com/article/10…

What makes a clinical trial a "pragmatic" trial? And how many self-designated pragmatic trials are successful in generating evidence for real-world decision-making? From @AlisonHuangMD, Thomas Travison, and Dereku Angus, this month in JAMA+ Trials: jamanetwork.com/channels/tri…

What can we learn from a patient tech testing panel in primary care practice? Tech testing should draw on diverse patients by language, technology usage, and literacy to ensure digital interventions are equitably designed. From @janejih and colleagues: formative.jmir.org/2026/1/e8…

Congratulations to Nhung Nguyen, PhD, PharmD, selected by the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators for Excellence in Teaching for 2025-2026! Sometimes great clinical scientists are also outstanding teachers--we look forward to more of both from @NguyenHEARTYlab.

Findings from a randomized trial by UCSF DGIM and SCLC investigator @MayaVijayaragh1 and team indicate that higher-intensity interventions are needed to maintain smoke-free homes and support smoking cessation in permanent supportive housing. doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworko…

From @LisaRotenstein and colleagues: doi.org/10.1001/jamainternme… "The erosion of trust between physicians and patients reflects our history, our systems, and our collective choices. But it is not inevitable...."

🎉 Congratulations to our #SGIM26 Award Winner! 🎉 Please join us in celebrating Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil, recipient of the ACLGIM Chief’s Recognition Award. His outstanding work exemplifies excellence in general internal medicine. 👏 Help us congratulate Mitchell in the comments! #SGIM26 #AwardWinner #AcademicMedicine #InternalMedicine

Happy to share our new NIH-funded MOSAAIC Study design and methods paper A new Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander longitudinal cohort sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @NIH @fredhutch @UW @nyulangone @UChicago @UHawaiiNews @StanfordMed @FoxChaseCancer @TempleUniv

Today, the JAMA Network launches @JAMAplusTrials, a new online platform that highlights the vision, innovation, and resilience of clinical trial research. Designed for clinicians, investigators, trainees, and others engaged in clinical research worldwide, JAMA+ Trials is an interdisciplinary resource for enhancing insights and promoting dialogue in clinical trial research. 🧵

Is attending a historically Black college or university vs a predominantly White institution associated with later-life cognitive health for Black adults in the US? New research from @UCSFDGIM investigator Marilyn Thomas published in @JAMANetworkOpen: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

For graduating IM & med/peds residents looking to expand skills as clinicians/educators, we are still accepting apps for our Clinician Educator Fellowship! This program grants protected time to explore academic areas of interest while doing primary care. tiny.ucsf.edu/clined

Glad to discuss this widespread symptom in older adults. For most, nocturia doesn’t lend itself to a single magic bullet....

Neither panacea nor poison: the swinging pendulum of menopausal hormone therapy

🚨 New from our HEARTY Lab! Our new publication uncovers real-time predictors of nicotine vaping, cannabis vaping, and same-occasion co-vaping among young adults

Our @UCSFDGIM @UCSF_DOCIT faculty investigator @LisaRotenstein sharing her findings about understaffed physician teams with colleagues and journals at #SGIM25:

Glad to discuss the evidence for efficacy and safety of newer non-hormonal treatments for hot flashes with @lindseybever at @washingtonpost, who highlights the need for affordable and well-tolerated options for women with debilitating symptoms: washingtonpost.com/wellness/…