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 Heritage and History Months 2024


Black History Month - 2024

Feb. 1, 2024 - Feb. 29, 2024

In February we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth by honoring the contributions and legacy of members of our African American campus community.

Endya Hamilton, MD

Endya Hamilton, MD, a second-year resident in the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF Fresno, is proud to be an African American physician. As a pediatrician, she hopes to inspire young girls to pursue a medical career the way she was inspired to do so. In February we celebrate Black History Month by honoring the contributions and perspectives of members of our African American campus community.

Erica Kasper, MD

In February, we celebrate Black History Month by honoring the contributions and perspectives of members of our African American campus community. Erica Kasper, MD, completed her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases fellowship at UCSF Fresno and is currently the Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine and Medical Director for Special Services HIV Clinic.

Ibironke Adelaja, MD

About 5.7% of physicians in the United States identify as Black or African American, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Ibironke Adelaja, MD, UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery is proud to be in that percentage and shares why Black representation in the medical field matters. In February, we celebrate Black History Month by honoring the contributions and perspectives of members of our African American campus community.


Kamell Eckroth-Bernard, MD

Kamell Eckroth-Bernard, MD, UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery, was instrumental in the establishment of the Intentional Recruitment Coalition (IRC) to increase diversity in the physician workforce to meet the needs of the patient population and, in doing so, improve health in the Valley. In this video, Dr. Eckroth- Bernard shares his journey to becoming a surgeon and why he's proud to be a Black surgeon in the San Joaquin Valley.

 


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