UCSF's School of Medicine Ranks in the Top Five Nationally
UCSF ranked in the top five nationally in this year’s U.S. News & World Report Survey of graduate schools. Our school ranked fourth in training medical students in biomedical research and third in...
View ArticleMedical Students Explore Healthcare Delivery Improvement with Clinical...
The Bridges Curriculum launched at UCSF in August 2016. Learn about one innovative component of the curriculum, the Clinical Microsystems Clerkship (CMC). Through CMCs, students learn how to help...
View ArticleHow UCSF Contributes to a Practice of Best Evidence in Medical Education
In 2014, the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) became a Best Evidence in Medical Education International Collaborating Centre (BICC). The BICCs are an international group of institutions and...
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Academy of Medical Educators Now Accepting Applications, due May 10
The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators' 2017 call for membership applications is now open. Academy members represent seven core UCSF teaching sites and 21 of 28 clinical and basic science...
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A Conversation with Christy K. Boscardin, PhD
As an education researcher, implementation scientist and statistician based in the CFE and the Department of Medicine, Dr. Christy Boscardin uses her expertise to advance the Bridges Curriculum and...
View ArticleUCSF GME Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Toolkit
This new toolkit has many resources which may be useful to faculty designing QI/PS curricula, as well as residents and fellows looking to do independent learning. If you have resources to contribute,...
View ArticleMatch Day 2017 Affirms Medical Student Dedication to Activism
Thousands of fourth-year medical students nationwide awoke with excitement and anticipation last Friday, awaiting news of where they matched for residency training. For a cohort of this year’s...
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An Insider View of the 2017 SOM Leadership Retreat
I attended the School of Medicine's 2017 Leadership Retreat, "Amplifying Leadership at UCSF" and engaged in activities to envision a better future for our mission-driven and diversely talented...
View ArticleHighlights from the Western Group on Educational Affairs Conference
In February, the Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA) held their annual meeting in Utah. Twenty-two OME staff attended to learn about trends in medical education, some of whom presented their...
View ArticleHighlights from UCSF's 2017 Education Showcase
“As educators, we need to critically reflect on the relationship between how we train individuals in medical education and their ability to collectively deliver quality healthcare,” said Lorelei...
View ArticleUCSF Continuing Education to Present at the SACME Annual Meeting in May
UCSF staff and faculty have had abstracts accepted for oral presentation as Best Practices and Innovation in CPD at the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) annual meeting, May...
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Academic Senate Teaching and Mentoring Awards Announced
TSP Scholar Jennifer Perkins, DDS, MD (class of 2015-16) receives the Academic Senate's 2017 Distinction in Teaching Award for five or fewer years at UCSF.Posted under: award, CFE, educational...
View ArticleStudents Plan for Continued Learning and Wellness During ARCH Week (April 7,...
On April 3, first-year medical students at UCSF began the spring ARCH week between Foundations 1 foundational sciences, inquiry and clinical microsystems experiences.The Assessment, Reflection,...
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Olle ten Cate Relieves Hubbard Award
Olle ten Cate, PhD receives the National Board of Medical Examiners' (NBME) highest award for medical education excellence, the John P. Hubbard Award.Posted under: CFE, collaboration, educational...
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UCSF Recognized for Patient Safety as Part of the I-PASS Study Group
The I-PASS Study Group receives the 2016 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality. UCSF's team is led by AME member Glenn Rosenbluth, MD.Posted under: Academy Member, CFE,...
View ArticleUCSF 2017Alumni Weekend Highlights
Over 1,650 UCSF graduates, faculty and staff attended the Alumni Weekend April 8-9, including representatives from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Psychiatry.The event represented the...
View ArticleCall for Nominations: Boyden Staff Award 2017
Nominate a staff member for the Boyden Staff Award by Friday, May 19. The Boyden award recognizes "unsung heroes" who contribute to UCSF's medical education mission everyday.Posted under: AME, award,...
View ArticleUCSF medical student Javier Galvan awarded a prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros...
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Irby and Hamstra Receive the Benson Professionalism Article Prize
CFE Researcher and Academy member David Irby, PhD and colleague Stanley J. Hamstra receive are one of several recipients of the John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize for scholarly...
View ArticleUCSF medical student honored with prestigious U.S. Public Health Service Award
April 25, 2017UCSF medical student Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn has received a 2017 U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award in recognition of his dedication and efforts advocating...
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