As a JMP alum, I strongly oppose elimination of the JMP.
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Shawna Nielsen
10 years ago
We cannot let this program go, we need grounded MD's
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Vincanne Adams
10 years ago
This is an extraordinary program and a jewel in the crown for the School of Public Health at Berkeley and UCSF School of Medicine. I urge you to keep it open.
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Emily Arnold
10 years ago
This is precisely the kind of program that we need in California, it trains primary care physicians and also provides essential skills in public health research with an emphasis on alleviating health disparities. I cannot think of a better use for public funds.
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Kay Walker
10 years ago
At a time when California so sorely needs doctors, especially the primary care physicians this program produces at high rates, we should be expanding this program, not closing it.
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Tina Back
10 years ago
Don't close a program whose graduates are sorely needed.
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William Ruiz
10 years ago
Please don't close this program!
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Meredith Minkler
10 years ago
In 39 years of teaching at Cal, I've seen my share of extraordinary students and faculty. But the JMP students have consistently been among the very best, with many now holding major leadership positions in medicine, academic medicine and public health throughout the country. The JMP faculty also is world class, and the program itself is a jewel of both UCB and UCSF. Cutting this program due to short term budget woes would be shortsighted in the extreme, and a huge loss on so many levels.
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Marilyn McEntyre
10 years ago
The students I've seen come through this program are among the most compassionate, thoughtful, service-oriented, and smart I've met in 30 years of teaching. Though there are other programs with similar components, I would use the term "unique" in its most literal sense to describe it. To close it would be tremendous loss.
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Crystal
10 years ago
More PCP's not less
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Lawrence Cohen
10 years ago
JMP has produced so many extraordinary physicians, given its unique ability to combine the resources of a rigorous interdisciplinary training in basic scientific or humanistic research and application at Berkeley with the extraordinary clinical training at UCSF, and given its smaller scale enabling extraordinary training. Hard to understand how such a phenomenal program, and one that has brought income into the university, could be shut down.
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Joe Cartwright
10 years ago
As a UCSF medical student, I've benefitted from training with brilliant classmates and mentors who came through the JMP. It isn't the right learning structure for everyone, but it is an incredible one for plenty, and it would be a tragedy to see such a wonderful program dissolved.
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Eva Alvarado
10 years ago
I support the program.
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Malcolm Potts MD
10 years ago
The JMP brings in enough money to fund this outstanding program. The Campus is shooting itself in the foot to consider shutting it down. They are shooting the program in the head. They are shooting the State of California in the genitals
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Sandra Knight
10 years ago
We need more younger and knowledgeable personal care physicians in the whole country. My PCP retired two years ago. To this day I have not found a decent PCP and have had to settle for one that I am not too happy with for now. All of the personal care physicians that are in my area are all older established in their ways and do not do the basic things that I feel are necessary for each visit. I go to get my medicine refilled every three months and they do not check my ears, nose, throat or even listen to my lungs or heart. These thing are very important to me because I have high blood pressure and Asthma along with either fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue and also a thyroid problem and also headaches. I really believe your school is a great School and you need to instead of budget-cutting this program maybe budget cut something that is not as important to the life of the the people in the United States and also the world as a personal care physician.
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Joan OBrien
10 years ago
I worked in a small family practice clinic for 8 years. The close relationships and level of care between our 2 MDs, staff and patients simply can't exist without establishing trust over months and years and it made an enormous difference in quality of life for our patients and their families. MDs who make the decision to sacrifice larger salaries to specialize in primary care/family medicine are in fact specialists in ALL disciplines. Any programs that exist to support and promote these programs are vitally important.
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Karen Mueller
10 years ago
I live in N Ca (Humboldt county) and we are woefully lacking in primary care providers. Many are at retirement age which makes the situation even more dire. Mplease keep this program open and EXPAND it
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Anonymous
10 years ago
The contributions that the graduates of this program make to our California communities are too valuable to lose. Please keep funding the program!
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Kat McEachern
10 years ago
We need more patient-focused, primary care physicians.
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Ann Umemoto
10 years ago
As a parent of a graduate, I understand the value of this program.
As a JMP alum, I strongly oppose elimination of the JMP.
We cannot let this program go, we need grounded MD's
This is an extraordinary program and a jewel in the crown for the School of Public Health at Berkeley and UCSF School of Medicine. I urge you to keep it open.
This is precisely the kind of program that we need in California, it trains primary care physicians and also provides essential skills in public health research with an emphasis on alleviating health disparities. I cannot think of a better use for public funds.
At a time when California so sorely needs doctors, especially the primary care physicians this program produces at high rates, we should be expanding this program, not closing it.
Don't close a program whose graduates are sorely needed.
Please don't close this program!
In 39 years of teaching at Cal, I've seen my share of extraordinary students and faculty. But the JMP students have consistently been among the very best, with many now holding major leadership positions in medicine, academic medicine and public health throughout the country. The JMP faculty also is world class, and the program itself is a jewel of both UCB and UCSF. Cutting this program due to short term budget woes would be shortsighted in the extreme, and a huge loss on so many levels.
The students I've seen come through this program are among the most compassionate, thoughtful, service-oriented, and smart I've met in 30 years of teaching. Though there are other programs with similar components, I would use the term "unique" in its most literal sense to describe it. To close it would be tremendous loss.
More PCP's not less
JMP has produced so many extraordinary physicians, given its unique ability to combine the resources of a rigorous interdisciplinary training in basic scientific or humanistic research and application at Berkeley with the extraordinary clinical training at UCSF, and given its smaller scale enabling extraordinary training. Hard to understand how such a phenomenal program, and one that has brought income into the university, could be shut down.
As a UCSF medical student, I've benefitted from training with brilliant classmates and mentors who came through the JMP. It isn't the right learning structure for everyone, but it is an incredible one for plenty, and it would be a tragedy to see such a wonderful program dissolved.
I support the program.
The JMP brings in enough money to fund this outstanding program. The Campus is shooting itself in the foot to consider shutting it down. They are shooting the program in the head. They are shooting the State of California in the genitals
We need more younger and knowledgeable personal care physicians in the whole country. My PCP retired two years ago. To this day I have not found a decent PCP and have had to settle for one that I am not too happy with for now. All of the personal care physicians that are in my area are all older established in their ways and do not do the basic things that I feel are necessary for each visit. I go to get my medicine refilled every three months and they do not check my ears, nose, throat or even listen to my lungs or heart. These thing are very important to me because I have high blood pressure and Asthma along with either fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue and also a thyroid problem and also headaches. I really believe your school is a great School and you need to instead of budget-cutting this program maybe budget cut something that is not as important to the life of the the people in the United States and also the world as a personal care physician.
I worked in a small family practice clinic for 8 years. The close relationships and level of care between our 2 MDs, staff and patients simply can't exist without establishing trust over months and years and it made an enormous difference in quality of life for our patients and their families. MDs who make the decision to sacrifice larger salaries to specialize in primary care/family medicine are in fact specialists in ALL disciplines. Any programs that exist to support and promote these programs are vitally important.
I live in N Ca (Humboldt county) and we are woefully lacking in primary care providers. Many are at retirement age which makes the situation even more dire. Mplease keep this program open and EXPAND it
The contributions that the graduates of this program make to our California communities are too valuable to lose. Please keep funding the program!
We need more patient-focused, primary care physicians.
As a parent of a graduate, I understand the value of this program.