Dear Colleagues,
While we have not yet received the final report from the LCME site visit team, I want to express my deep appreciation for your significant contributions to a successful LCME site visit. Sam will communicate the areas of strength and concerns to the UCSF community as soon as we are able.
Our site visitors were incredibly impressed with our learners, academic programs and leadership. It was evident to me and everyone else that we were well prepared and ready to tell our story. As I told, I hoped that they grasped the distinctive character of our school: we are collaborative, innovative, scholarly and diverse. While we and they recognize that we do not meet all 120 accreditation standards, we do have a vibrant educational enterprise and are working hard to comply with all of the standards. I am proud of you individually and us collectively. I can’t imagine a better place to learn and work than UCSF. Thank you for making UCSF such a special place.
Appreciatively yours,
David M. Irby, PhD
Vice Dean for Education
Friday, January 14, 2011
Dean's Prize in Outstanding Research Winners
Vice Dean David Irby, Associate Dean Dan Lowenstein, Associate Director, Dr. Mary Beattie and The Student Research Committee cordially invites you to attend
Dean's Prize Outstanding Research Winners:
Margaret Cooke, MSIII
“A Structured Co-culture Model for Stable Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Absence of Exogenous Growth Factors”
Sponsors: Tamara Alliston, Ph.D
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Debbie Kuo, MSIV
“Elucidation of the Underlying Pathogenic Mechanism in a Novel Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Role for Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress”
Sponsor: Douglas Gould, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology
Victoria Lyo, MSIV
“Cathepsins in Pancreatitis: Imaging, Identification and Contribution to Disease”
Sponsor: Kimberly Kirkwood, MD
Department of Surgery
Vivien Sun, MSII
“How safe is your neighborhood?
Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Functional Decline in Older Adults”
Sponsor: Brie Williams, MD, MS
Division of Geriatrics,
Department of Medicine
The 24th Annual Medical Student Research Poster Session and Presentation of the Dean's Prizes in Student Research
The poster symposium will be held in the Millberry Gym and the Dean’s Prize presentations will be held in Cole Hall on Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Dean's Prize Outstanding Research Winners:
Margaret Cooke, MSIII
“A Structured Co-culture Model for Stable Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Absence of Exogenous Growth Factors”
Sponsors: Tamara Alliston, Ph.D
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Debbie Kuo, MSIV
“Elucidation of the Underlying Pathogenic Mechanism in a Novel Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Role for Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress”
Sponsor: Douglas Gould, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology
Victoria Lyo, MSIV
“Cathepsins in Pancreatitis: Imaging, Identification and Contribution to Disease”
Sponsor: Kimberly Kirkwood, MD
Department of Surgery
Vivien Sun, MSII
“How safe is your neighborhood?
Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Functional Decline in Older Adults”
Sponsor: Brie Williams, MD, MS
Division of Geriatrics,
Department of Medicine
UCSF to Celebrate Grand Opening of Teaching and Learning Center Beginning January 18 - UCSF Today
The UCSF community is invited to participate in a weeklong grand opening celebration of UCSF’s new Teaching and Learning Center from January 18 through 21.
The new 22,000-square-foot educational center boasts three functional areas: technology-enhanced classrooms; a student technology commons and a training center that provides instruction in telemedicine.
The new center will greatly enhance UCSF’s interprofessional health education opportunities and is the product of extensive input from faculty and staff from all four professional schools, Student Academic Affairs and the library.
Located on the second floor of the Kalamanovitz Library on the UCSF Parnassus campus, the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) will host four days of tours, demonstrations and workshops to launch the state-of-the-art interprofessional teaching and learning facilities. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 18 from noon to 1 p.m.
Go to the TLC Website for Schedule and to Register for Workshops.
UCSF to Celebrate Grand Opening of Teaching and Learning Center Beginning January 18 - UCSF Today
The new 22,000-square-foot educational center boasts three functional areas: technology-enhanced classrooms; a student technology commons and a training center that provides instruction in telemedicine.
The new center will greatly enhance UCSF’s interprofessional health education opportunities and is the product of extensive input from faculty and staff from all four professional schools, Student Academic Affairs and the library.
Located on the second floor of the Kalamanovitz Library on the UCSF Parnassus campus, the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) will host four days of tours, demonstrations and workshops to launch the state-of-the-art interprofessional teaching and learning facilities. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 18 from noon to 1 p.m.
Go to the TLC Website for Schedule and to Register for Workshops.
UCSF to Celebrate Grand Opening of Teaching and Learning Center Beginning January 18 - UCSF Today
10th Annual UCSF Education Day Millberry Union Conference Center Monday, April 25, 2011
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS & SAVE THE DATE
The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators and the Office of Medical Education are proud to sponsor UCSF's 10th Annual Education Day, an event that showcases the scholarly work of UCSF faculty, residents, and students, and encourages continued evaluation and dissemination of this work. The day is filled with opportunities to see the variety and quality of the work in which our UCSF colleagues are engaged throughout the year.
The program will feature peer-reviewed oral presentations, posters and hands-on workshops describing scholarly work in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. The program also features a keynote lecture by a visiting scholar, this year presented by Dr. Diane Wayne, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Education in the Department of Medicine of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
We extend this call for abstracts to a broad community of UCSF educators. We encourage those involved in medical education, especially those new to educational scholarship, to review the abstract instructions carefully and consider submitting an abstract.
All submissions to Education Day are also eligible to receive the Cooke Award for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, which recognizes one or more outstanding projects presented at Education Day.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION SCHEDULE
All proposals must be submitted in electronic format via the Academy of Medical Educators website. Abstracts may be submitted in one of two categories:
1) Curriculum Development Projects: Summaries of curricular innovations.
2) Curriculum Evaluation/Educational Research Projects: Summaries of educational research or curricular evaluation.
Detailed guidelines can be found on our website at: http://www.medschool.ucsf.edu/academy/events/eduday.aspx.
We look forward to this opportunity to further acknowledge the outstanding efforts by our community of educators at UCSF.
For information about the Academy of Medical Educators, go to www.medschool.ucsf.edu/academy.
The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators and the Office of Medical Education are proud to sponsor UCSF's 10th Annual Education Day, an event that showcases the scholarly work of UCSF faculty, residents, and students, and encourages continued evaluation and dissemination of this work. The day is filled with opportunities to see the variety and quality of the work in which our UCSF colleagues are engaged throughout the year.
The program will feature peer-reviewed oral presentations, posters and hands-on workshops describing scholarly work in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. The program also features a keynote lecture by a visiting scholar, this year presented by Dr. Diane Wayne, Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Education in the Department of Medicine of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
We extend this call for abstracts to a broad community of UCSF educators. We encourage those involved in medical education, especially those new to educational scholarship, to review the abstract instructions carefully and consider submitting an abstract.
All submissions to Education Day are also eligible to receive the Cooke Award for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, which recognizes one or more outstanding projects presented at Education Day.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION SCHEDULE
- January 4 Call for Education Day abstracts distributed
- January 11 Deadline for signing up for a pre-submission review of abstract drafts at ESCape, UCSF’s weekly educational scholarship conference. Review sessions will take place on January 18, 25, and February 1.
- February 7 Deadline for electronic submission of abstract via Academy of Medical Educators website
- March 14 Notifications distributed to abstract authors
- March 28 Deadline for electronic submission of posters for review
- April 8 Feedback from poster reviews provided to authors
- April 25 10th Annual Education Day
All proposals must be submitted in electronic format via the Academy of Medical Educators website. Abstracts may be submitted in one of two categories:
1) Curriculum Development Projects: Summaries of curricular innovations.
2) Curriculum Evaluation/Educational Research Projects: Summaries of educational research or curricular evaluation.
Detailed guidelines can be found on our website at: http://www.medschool.ucsf.edu/academy/events/eduday.aspx.
We look forward to this opportunity to further acknowledge the outstanding efforts by our community of educators at UCSF.
For information about the Academy of Medical Educators, go to www.medschool.ucsf.edu/academy.
Faculty Perceptions of the UCSF Education Environment
The Academy of Medical Educators has posted an executive summary of its two-part survey, “Faculty Perceptions of the UCSF Educational Environment,” at http://www.medschool.ucsf.edu/academy/pdfs/Assessment_of_Impact_Exec_Summary.pdf.
The summary compares results of both surveys, conducted in 2004 and 2009. We encourage anyone who is interested, and particularly the 1400+ faculty members who took the time to respond to the second survey, to peruse the report.
The summary compares results of both surveys, conducted in 2004 and 2009. We encourage anyone who is interested, and particularly the 1400+ faculty members who took the time to respond to the second survey, to peruse the report.
Please Welcome Kalai Diamond to Medical Education and Medical Student Services!
Please join us in welcoming Kalai Diamond to Medical Education as the Manager of Medical Student Services!
Kalai joins us from the Center for Reproductive Sciences where she was the Research Manager. She has been at UCSF for 9 years, serving in the Graduate Division as the Director of Graduate Student Financial Support and before that as the Director of Outreach, Recruitment, and Retention Programs. Kalai is originally from Honolulu, Hawai’i, received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago, and a master’s degree in Community Psychology from New York University.
Her first official day is January 18 (she’ll be working ½ with us and ½ with the Center that week) and then begins full time in S245 on Monday, January 24.
Please join us in welcoming Kalai to the UCSF UME community.
All best,
Phaedra
Kalai joins us from the Center for Reproductive Sciences where she was the Research Manager. She has been at UCSF for 9 years, serving in the Graduate Division as the Director of Graduate Student Financial Support and before that as the Director of Outreach, Recruitment, and Retention Programs. Kalai is originally from Honolulu, Hawai’i, received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago, and a master’s degree in Community Psychology from New York University.
Her first official day is January 18 (she’ll be working ½ with us and ½ with the Center that week) and then begins full time in S245 on Monday, January 24.
Please join us in welcoming Kalai to the UCSF UME community.
All best,
Phaedra
Thank You and Congratulations to Naika McDonald
Naika has been with Medical Education since February of 2009, and has done an amazing job of managing the affiliations agreements, accounts payable and several special projects, such as staffing the committee on the renovation of the anatomy lab.
On Monday January 31st, Naika will be starting her new position in the CTSI as the Financial and Program Coordination Analyst for the Finance Team. Please join me in congratulating Naika on this outstanding promotion!
We will miss Naika very much, but fortunately her new location will be right next door to our Medical Education Office at China Basin Landing. Please stop by and say hi when you are in the neighborhood!
Again, please join me in congratulating Naika!
Christina
UCSF to Celebrate Contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. Beginning January 14 - UCSF Today
UCSF will celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., with a series of events that the campus community is invited to attend.
Kicking off on January 14th with a concert and reception featuring jazz saxophonist Jules Broussard at Cole Hall, the weeklong celebration will include gospel choir performances, a viewing of the MLK documentary “In Remembrance of Martin” and awards given to three members of the campus community for manifesting King’s vision of an inclusive, noble and equitable civilization.
Find the Schedule of Events
Kicking off on January 14th with a concert and reception featuring jazz saxophonist Jules Broussard at Cole Hall, the weeklong celebration will include gospel choir performances, a viewing of the MLK documentary “In Remembrance of Martin” and awards given to three members of the campus community for manifesting King’s vision of an inclusive, noble and equitable civilization.
Find the Schedule of Events
UCSF School of Medicine Student Remembered for Gentle Nature - UCSF Today
UCSF School of Medicine student Joe Olivares Hernandez, who classmates and professors
describe as thoughtful, warm and kindhearted, will be taken off life support pending arrangements for organ donation.
Hernandez has been hospitalized at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) after suffering a devastating brain injury early Sunday morning.
A fourth-year medical school student, Hernandez had just completed an Emergency Medicine rotation at SFGH last month.
Read more UCSF School of Medicine Student Remembered for Gentle Nature - UCSF Today
describe as thoughtful, warm and kindhearted, will be taken off life support pending arrangements for organ donation.Hernandez has been hospitalized at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) after suffering a devastating brain injury early Sunday morning.
A fourth-year medical school student, Hernandez had just completed an Emergency Medicine rotation at SFGH last month.
Read more UCSF School of Medicine Student Remembered for Gentle Nature - UCSF Today
Nominate a co-worker for a Green Superstar award
Does one of your colleagues practice “green” behavior, think of ways in which your unit can be more green, and/or inspire others to do so?
Nominate him/her for a Green Superstar award to be given at the next Medical Education Quarterly Meeting.
Please email your suggestion to Kristen Fitzhenry by January 28.
Nominate him/her for a Green Superstar award to be given at the next Medical Education Quarterly Meeting.
Please email your suggestion to Kristen Fitzhenry by January 28.
Medical Student Claims First-Place Photography Prize with Celestial Image
Second-year medical student Noah Hawthorne clinched the first-place prize of this year’s UCSF student photography competition beating out more than 100 students.
His first-place photo, “Celestial Patriarch,” voted upon by participants at the Jan. 6 photo exhibit, was taken in the Patriarch Grove in the Inyo National Forest of the White Mountains located in California’s majestic Eastern Sierra during a recent break from his medical school studies.
“This past fall break - a unique one-week vacation for second-year medical students - I went with a classmate on a California trip to Death Valley, the White Mountains, and the Eastern Sierras,” says Hawthorne. “We camped for one night in the Inyo National Forest near the Patriarch Grove, and drove in a 4x4 truck for the 20-plus miles up a dirt road.”
UCSF Student Photo Finalists
The top 30 photos reflect the beauty and wonder of the world. View them online here.
You can view them at the Faculty Alumni House, 745 Parnassus Ave. through January.
Read more: Medical Student Claims First-Place Photography Prize with Celestial Image - UCSF Today
His first-place photo, “Celestial Patriarch,” voted upon by participants at the Jan. 6 photo exhibit, was taken in the Patriarch Grove in the Inyo National Forest of the White Mountains located in California’s majestic Eastern Sierra during a recent break from his medical school studies.
“This past fall break - a unique one-week vacation for second-year medical students - I went with a classmate on a California trip to Death Valley, the White Mountains, and the Eastern Sierras,” says Hawthorne. “We camped for one night in the Inyo National Forest near the Patriarch Grove, and drove in a 4x4 truck for the 20-plus miles up a dirt road.”
UCSF Student Photo Finalists
The top 30 photos reflect the beauty and wonder of the world. View them online here.
You can view them at the Faculty Alumni House, 745 Parnassus Ave. through January.
Read more: Medical Student Claims First-Place Photography Prize with Celestial Image - UCSF Today
Monday, January 10, 2011
AAMC Urges Congress Not to Repeal Health Care Reform
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| Word Cloud of H.R.4872: Reconciliation Act of 2010 |
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Candidates for Director of Educational Technology Services (formerly Classroom Support) to Give Public Presentations
Christopher Volkerts
Tuesday, January 11th from 12-1 in Room N217
John Davie
Friday, January 14th from 12-1 in Room HSW 301
John DeAngelo
Thursday, January 20th from 12-1in Room N217
Position Description:
This individual, reporting to the Vice Provost, is charged with managing the Office of Educational Technology Services within Student Academic Affairs. She/he is responsible for managing, preparing, administering, and directing resources related to classroom technology at UCSF. Key services include operations, policies, and support for classroom technologies and AV; course video capture, and videoconferencing. The individual will directly manage and evaluate 2 full time staff members, a Senior Television Engineer and an Analyst IV, and will indirectly supervise an additional 12 staff who comprise the Office of Educational Technology Services. The long-term goal of this position is to implement effective and innovative learning technologies in the 70+ classrooms for which Student Academic Affairs is responsible. Quality control and customer satisfaction are hallmarks of this position.Kim Topp and Kevin Souza have represented the School of Medicine during this search.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
24th Annual Medical Student Research Poster Session & Presentation of the Dean’s Prizes in Student Research
Vice Dean David Irby, PhD., Associate Dean Dan Lowenstein, MD., Associate Director, Mary Beattie, MD., the Office of Student Research and the Pathways Funding Agency cordially invites you to attend the 24th Annual Medical Student Research Poster Symposium and the Presentations of the Dean’s Prizes in Outstanding Medical Student Research.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Poster Viewing & Presentations
Millberry Union Gymnasium
11:30am – 2:00pm
Dean’s Prize Presentations & Discussions
Cole Hall
1:00pm – 2:00pm
This event showcases medical student research that was funded through the School of Medicine Dean's Fellowship. The poster symposium will be held in the Millberry Gym and the Dean’s Prize presentations will be held in Cole Hall on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. We hope to see you there!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Poster Viewing & Presentations
Millberry Union Gymnasium
11:30am – 2:00pm
Dean’s Prize Presentations & Discussions
Cole Hall
1:00pm – 2:00pm
This event showcases medical student research that was funded through the School of Medicine Dean's Fellowship. The poster symposium will be held in the Millberry Gym and the Dean’s Prize presentations will be held in Cole Hall on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. We hope to see you there!
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