UCSF medical students recognized for discovery and innovation at the Inquiry...
December 13, 2017“The nature of what we do as physicians is to make use of information, and critically think about research with a high level of inquiry. Matching to a residency program goes beyond...
View ArticleSecond phase of the Bridges Curriculum launches January 2018
December 13, 2017With the implementation of the School of Medicine’s Bridges Curriculum in August 2016, UCSF began training medical students in a culture of inquiry and continuous improvement, where...
View ArticleIs medical education a public good? Read an editorial for perspectives
December 20, 2017Catherine Lucey, MD, Executive Vice Dean and Vice Dean for Education authored a editorial on the topic of 'medical education: a public or private good?' in the current issue of JAMA....
View ArticleHelping Hands - Our Students and Residents Bring Compassion and Idealism to...
December 22, 2017As we celebrate the season of giving, let's give a shout-out to our amazing students and residents who go beyond their training to help others. The following highlights are only a...
View ArticleByers Distinguished Professorship Awarded to Wendell Lim, Chair of Cellular...
UC San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, announced Wednesday that Brook and Shawn Byers have established the Byers Distinguished Professorship, which will be awarded to Wendell Lim, PhD. The...
View ArticleApply by February 27, 2018: Grant Funding of Research in Health Professions...
The Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE) section of the AAMC's Group on Educational Affairs is pleased to announce the call for letters of intent for the 2018 National...
View ArticleHot Topics for UCSF’s Educator Community
Last November, the AAMC, Academies Collaborative, and Consortium of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship held annual meetings. Academy members Ann Poncelet, MD and Michelle Guy, MD shared their...
View ArticleCFE Highlights Key Initiatives for 2018
Patricia O’Sullivan, EdD and Ann Poncelet, MD enter 2018 enthusiastic about the direction that the CFE is taking and highlight several key initiatives to provide a heads up on what will be happening in...
View ArticleSummary of School of Medicine Leadership Retreat
“We will share and develop big, bold ideas that will inspire and challenge all members of the School of Medicine over the next five years,” declared Dean Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD, in his welcome...
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Brad Sharpe, MD Named Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health
Academy member Brad Sharpe, MD was named Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health.Posted under:
View ArticleUCSF School of Medicine Recognized for Leading Geriatrics Education Program
February 1, 2018UCSF's School of Medicine was recognized by US News and World Reports as one of the best schools for geriatrics education for medical students, and for outstanding geriatrics research...
View ArticleBaum Family Presidential Chair for Experiential Learning Awarded to Sandrijn...
February 8, 2018Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Sandrijn van Schaik, MD, PhD, has received the Baum Family Presidential Chair for Experiential Learning. The appointment will be presented today in...
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Apply for the Teaching Scholars Program by April 1, 2018
We invite you to apply for the 2018-2019 Teaching Scholars Program (TSP), sponsored by the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators (CFE). Graduates of TSP often become health professions education leaders...
View ArticleDiscovery and Innovation Take the Forefront of Inquiry Immersion
February 16, 2018Last month, Bridges Class of 2021 completed their first Inquiry Immersion, an introduction to the breadth of research, innovation, and scholarship available to them at UCSF and beyond....
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Sandrijn van Schaik Awarded Baum Family Presidential Chair
Academy member and UCSF educator Sandrijn van Schaik, MD, PhD, received the Baum Family Presidential Chair for Experiential Learning, recognizing her transformative contributions in interprofessional...
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Highlights on Report from the School of Medicine Leadership Retreat 2018
Jacque Duncan, MD, Academy member and educator sums up the 2018 School of Medicine Strategic Planning Retreat, which brought together leaders and key stakeholders to discuss and prioritize areas of...
View ArticleNew course offers medical educators the latest insights into teaching and...
March 5, 2018“The future of the medical profession is in good hands. Our job as educators is to unleash the power of our learners,” said Catherine Lucey, MD, Vice Dean for Education and Executive Vice...
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March 8: Med Ed Grand Rounds - Integrating Foundational and Clinical Sciences...
Join us this Thursday, March 8 at 3pm, as we host a MedEd Grand Rounds session with visiting scholar Neil Osheroff, PhD, for his lecture Integrating Foundational and Clincial Sciences in the Medical...
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Tim Kelly, Cherished UCSF Educator, Mentor, and Clinician Has Passed Away
Professor of Pediatrics Timothy Kelly, MD, a cherished educator, mentor, clinician and colleague, passed away peacefully at his home. A beloved member of the Academy and UCSF community, Dr. Kelly was...
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Structuring Feedback and Debriefing to Achieve Mastery Learning Goals
A resource for improving the learning experience - UCSF Associate Dean Karen Hauer, MD, PhD provides a synopsis of the article Structuring Feedback and Debriefing to Achieve Mastery Learning Goals by...
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