California’s evolving health care landscape demands bold ideas and innovative thinking – and nursing perspectives are at the center, driving transformation in health and the delivery of care. 

Co-sponsored by the UCSF School of Nursing and Bartko Pavia, join an engaging panel conversation that brings together influential voices across health policy, sociology, and executive leadership to examine how nursing perspectives are shaping the future of health care in California. Reception to follow the panel. 

• Nursing as a Catalyst for Systems Change: Shaping the Future of Health Care in California panel conversation and reception
• Date: Thursday, April 23
• Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
• Location: Bartko Pavia (1100 Sansome St., San Francisco, 94111)
• Register to Attend.

Featured speakers:

• Alumna Jennie Chin Hansen, MS ’71, RN, FAAN, commissioner for the Future of Medi-Cal Commission and former president of AARP 
• Alumna Jarmin Yeh, PhD ’20, MPH, MSSW, associate professor and advisory group member for the Future of Medi-Cal Commission
• Moderated by Alumna Jian Zhang, DNP, MS ’92, FAAN, former CEO of Chinese Hospital 
• Welcome by Carol Dawson-Rose, PhD ’99, RN, FAAN, dean of the UCSF School of Nursing 

This event is open to the public and has been scheduled to coincide with the 2026 Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) Conference, April 21-24, and UCSF's Alumni Weekend, April 23-25. We hope you will join us for the panel conversation and you are welcome to extend an invitation to colleagues and friends who are visiting San Francisco for these other events.

As space is limited, we encourage you to register soon and secure your spot. Contact son.communications@ucsf.eduwith questions. 

UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact son.communications@ucsf.edu as soon as possible.