UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
1701 Divisadero St.
Suite 150
San Francisco, CA 94115

All events are located at the Osher Center unless otherwise noted.

Advancing the Field of Integrative Medicine

Spotlight: The Living Endowment Health Visionary Circle

The UCSF Osher Center would like to thank Wendie and Stephen Ryter for their support of the Osher Center’s Living Endowment with a gift of $5,000, making them charter members of our Health Visionary Circle.

An annual gift to the Osher Center's Living Endowment Campaign will ensure the Osher Center's permanance in our community and your membership in the Health Visionary Circle.

The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine combines the best of modern medicine with established practices from around the world—such as acupuncture, massage, and biofeedback. At the Osher Center, treatments are not an adjunct to conventional medicine; rather they are integrated together with a focus on prevention, health maintenance, early intervention, and patient-centered care. With this approach, integrative medicine holds the power to improve the health of the public and also reduce care-related costs.

Special thanks to Wendie and Stephen L. Ryter

Osher Center in the Community: Public Education Programs

The UCSF Osher Center knows that public education about healthy lifestyle choices and patient empowerment are critical to our community's health and our country's bottom line. Our public programs emphasize prevention as the cornerstone of good health and underscore how the Osher Center integrates the best of modern medicine with established practices from around the world in order to bring complete healthcare to all people. We are committed to bringing you the most up-to-date, evidence-based information possible to help support and enhance your health and well-being.

This summer, the UCSF Osher Center's Healthy You Newsletter and Lunchtime Lecture Series are focused on Integrative Oncology: Prevention, Treatment, and Beyond Cancer Care. Our lectures and articles cover the areas of nutrition, movement, fads, acupressure techniques for children and adults, and suggestions for a healthy summer cuisine. We invite you to take advantage of these wonderful (and free) resources. For more information, please visit our Public Programs.

Dear Friends,

I am happy to let you know that later this month, I am due to deliver a baby girl. As a result, I will be taking a few months off for my maternity leave. During my absence, members of the UCSF Osher Center's Executive Committee will be authoring this update.

For any development related questions during this time, please contact: Sue Merrilees, UCSF Senior Director of Development at 415-514-2612 or smerrilees@support.ucsf.edu.

Wishing you and yours a very happy and healthy few months! I look forward to seeing you just after the New Year.

Thank you for your partnership.

-- Maureen Smith

Fundraising Progress

Friends of the UCSF Osher Center have an unprecedented opportunity to ensure the continued growth and enrichment of the Center. Contributions to the Osher Center priorities are growing: