UCSF Achieves Accreditation with Commendation from the ACCME
The University of California, San Francisco has been awarded Accreditation with Commendation for six years as part of a resurvey by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)....
View ArticleApplications Open for 2017 Excellence in Partnership Award
August 22, 2017The UCSF Center for Community Engagement (formerly University Community Partnerships) invites applications for the 2017 Excellence in Partnership Award.Posted under:
View ArticleAcademy's Class of 2017 Announced
The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators is pleased to announce 13 new members. Please join us for our 17th Annual Celebration of New Members on September 11 at 3 p.m.Posted under: Academy...
View ArticleExcellence in Teaching Awards 2017
The Academy recognizes 49 faculty educators with the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award. These peer-nominated awards for teaching faculty highlight outstanding front-line teachers of medical students,...
View ArticleKimberley Chan and Laura Pliska Receive the Academy's Boyden Staff Award
Kimberley Chan, Residency Program Coordinator and Laura Pliska, Administrative Director of GME, are the recipients of the 2017 Jaclyne Witte Boyden Award. Named for former Vice Dean Jackie Boyden, a...
View Article2017 Teaching Scholars Graduates' Scholarly Presentations
Join us as the graduating 2017 Teaching Scholars present their scholarly work in education in a mini-orals format. The Teaching Scholars Program (TSP) develops educational leaders and scholars through...
View ArticlePRIME Celebrates 11 Years!
PRIME-US—a five-year track at the UCSF School of Medicine and the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program for students committed to working with urban underserved communities—enrolls 15 students...
View ArticleVirtual Reality as a Learning Tool in Anatomy Education
By Megan O’Connor, Instructional Designer in the UCSF School of MedicineAt its best, educational technology solves a learning challenge. At its worst, it’s an expensive trend with little educational...
View ArticleUCSF Pledges Continued Support for DACA Students
September 12, 2017A forum was held last week at UCSF to address the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.In opening remarks for the...
View ArticleFoundational Sciences in Foundations 2 (IDS 113): Set to Launch in 2018!
Sept. 14, 2017In January 2018, UCSF medical students will begin Foundational Sciences (FS) in Foundations 2 (F2) (IDS 113), a new course in the Bridges Curriculum. This year-long course builds on the...
View ArticleMedical education at UCSF advances through virtual reality
Find out how virtual reality (VR) is being used in the anatomy classroom to advance training for medical students. VR software is being used as part of a research pilot with UCSF Professor of Physical...
View ArticleUCSF medical student selected to attend prestigious Clinton Global Initiative...
September 21, 2017Fourth-year medical student Daniela Brissett will attend Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) University next month at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The three-day...
View ArticleRegistration Open for the Osher Mini Medical School for the Public
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View ArticleMedical Student Immersion in Bridges: Student Perspectives and Highlights
September 26, 2017Read a story written by second-year student Emily Wong describing her immersion in the Bridges Curriculum. Posted under:
View ArticleAnswering the Call: Educators Drive Initiatives to Address Wellness at UCSF
With 40-60% of practicing physicians reporting burnout nationwide, health professions educators at UCSF are answering the call from our local constituencies and national organizations to make provider...
View ArticleBuilding Our Scholarly Community
Each year on the day of their graduation, participants in the UCSF Teaching Scholars Program share project work with the incoming class of Teaching Scholars and the broader UCSF community. Posted...
View ArticleThe Academy Celebrates UCSF's Educator Community
On Monday, September 11, the Academy honored its seventeenth class of new members, and recognized staff and faculty in education. The event gave the Academy and CFE an opportunity to come together,...
View ArticleJoin Us October 18 for the UCSF School of Medicine Teaching Awards
The Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) hosts an annual ceremony for UCSF School of Medicine teaching awards, and the 2016-2017 Teaching Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at...
View ArticleTwo UCSF Scientists Win NIH New Innovator Awards
October 5, 2017Congratulations to two UCSF scientists for their work in innovating toward improved patient care! The highly competitive grants, which were announced today among 86 such awards...
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