FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A special graduation ceremony was held Thursday evening for close to 100 medical residents at UCSF Fresno.
The ceremony was held at the Saroyan Theatre in Downtown Fresno.
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Before treating patients on their own, students undergo training at the facility which is critical for the Central Valley.
Of those who graduate the valley retains nearly 50% of its physicians, which has the lowest ratio of licensed medical doctors per 100,000 people in California.
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UCSF's Dominic Dizon said, "We all share an ambition of not just teaching but also providing specialized care, care for patients that are underserved in our population, providing a safety net for those patients."
Tonight was the 43rd graduation of the UCSF Fresno teaching program and one of the largest graduating classes on record.