Medical Education would like to create a Green Committee to promote department policies and activities aimed at reducing the environmental impact of our office space and work habits.
The committee would work across all medical education sites to provide support and education on how our offices can reduce waste, recycle, save energy, and protect the environment. As an example, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has formed its own Green Committee http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/general/administration/green.html.
If you are interested in being a founding member and/or leader of the Green Committee, and taking a leadership role with respect to environmental issues and what Medical Education offices can do about them, please contact Christina.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Open Enrollment Ends Tomorrow, Nov 25th at 12 Midnight
Faculty and staff have until 12 midnight on Tuesday, November 25 to make certain changes to their Health and Welfare plans, add eligible dependents, and/or enroll/re-enroll in the Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Please note: Open Enrollment (OE) started earlier this year so it is ending a bit earlier than previous years. Given this change, we encourage you to not overlook the mid-week, November 25 deadline—and to spread the word to your colleagues. Details about the new FSA vendor and FSA plan details, medical plan rates, and Health and Welfare plan changes are available on At Your Service Online:
When you’re ready to make changes, please log into At Your Service Online and select the Open Enrollment link. Be sure to CONFIRM ALL ACTIONS! OE actions will be effective as of January 1, 2009.
OCBE Manager, Christina Lum Starts Today
Christina Lum starts today, Monday November 24th, as the Manager of the Office of Community Based Education.
Christina comes to us from Stanford where she has worked for the past 6 years, the last two as the Study Coordinator/Manager of the Stanford Patient Education Research Center. She brings to OCBE program management, health education, outreach and training experience.
Christina's office is located in the Medical Education China Basin Landing Suite 5350. Please feel free to contact Christina to welcome her to Medical Education.
Christina comes to us from Stanford where she has worked for the past 6 years, the last two as the Study Coordinator/Manager of the Stanford Patient Education Research Center. She brings to OCBE program management, health education, outreach and training experience.
Christina's office is located in the Medical Education China Basin Landing Suite 5350. Please feel free to contact Christina to welcome her to Medical Education.
Curriculum Assistant Position Posted
The School of Medicine's Curriculum Assistant works closely with other staff to help faculty, students, and Dean's Office staff in the management and improvement of the undergraduate medical curriculum. The incumbent provides executive support for the Associate Dean and, as necessary, for the Director; greets and directs inquiries from students, faculty, staff, and other visitors to the Office of Curricular Affairs; performs logistical committee support for all five major Curriculum Committees; and provides filing and other clerical support for the entire office, will perform other duties as assigned.
Please forward link to anyone you think would be interested: http://medschool.ucsf.edu/medicaleducation/oca_assistantII.aspx.
Please forward link to anyone you think would be interested: http://medschool.ucsf.edu/medicaleducation/oca_assistantII.aspx.
Monday, November 17, 2008
2008 AAMC Annual Meeting Highlights Online
Nearly 4,000 leaders in medicine and education attended the AAMC's Annual Meeting earlier this month in San Antonio. Highlights from the meeting are now available online, including: a video and full text of the AAMC President's Address, "The Tough Questions;" summaries of several plenary and focus sessions with slides; a photo gallery; information on this year's national award recipients; and other news from the meeting.Webcasts and slides: Go to http://www.aamc.org/annualmeeting
Varun Saxena, MD (Class of '08) Receives Acclamation for Instructional Videos
The MedEdPORTAL team has featured a recent publication by UCSF Graduate, Varun Saxena, MD, (Class of 2008) as 'Accepted with Acclamation' during the peer review process. The 'Accepted with Acclamation' review decision represents the highest possible honor which can be attributed to materials submitted to MedEdPORTAL.This publication, Cardiovascular Gross Anatomy Videos, consists of one pulmonary and two cardiovascular instructional anatomy videos. These videos were designed to help learners identify key anatomical structures and review clinical correlates to gross anatomy.
Citation:
Saxena V, Natarajan P, Cardiovascular Gross Anatomy Videos. MedEdPORTAL; 2008. Available from: http://services.aamc.org/jsp/mededportal/retrieveSubmissionDetailById.do?subId=750
For more information on publishing educational materials in MedEdPortal or to gain access to published materials contact Kevin Souza or Patricia O'Sullivan in the Office of Medical Education.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
LGBT Resource Center Presented at AAMC Annual Meeting
The 2008 meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) featured the AAMC's first presentation on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) concerns, an Innovations in Medical Education (IME) exhibit developed by UCSF's LGBT Resource Center. Center director Shane Snowdon, who staffed the exhibit, says that attendees seemed pleased to see LGBT issues receive attention: "It was wonderful to meet so many people seeking information about how to support their LGBT students and faculty, and how to augment their curriculum to include LGBT health needs, risks, and disparities. I felt proud of how much UCSF has accomplished--we are really a national model in this area." Snowdon and others from UCSF also participated in a groundbreaking workshop on implementation of the AAMC's 2007 recommendations to medical schools on addressing the needs of LGBT students and patients.
To learn more about the LGBT Resource Center visit: http://lgbt.ucsf.edu/
To learn more about the LGBT Resource Center visit: http://lgbt.ucsf.edu/
Farewell to Eva Lo
This Friday, November 7th is Eva Lo's last day with Curricular Affairs.
We want to thank Eva for her years of dedication, service, and great humor with the Office of Curricular Affairs. Eva has decided it is time for her to leave UCSF so that she can focus on choosing an advanced degree program and help take care of some family matters in Shanghai for a few months.
Please join us in wishing Eva the best of luck and thanking her for all of her hard work and dedication.
Curricular Affairs Analyst I Position Posted
The Analyst coordinates medical student programs within the Office of Curricular Affairs, which is responsible for implementation of School of Medicine curriculum initiatives; the incumbent coordinates UME program operations such as international programs, student research programs, visiting student programs, and the Certificate Program in Biomedical Research MD with thesis; he or she provides the first point of contact for medical students considering participation in such programs, advises students during the application process, guides them through associated logistical and project-based concerns, and processes associated financial transactions; the incumbent also publicizes program opportunities and outcomes via publications and websites and plans and manages events.
Please pass the advertisement along to qualified candidates:
http://medschool.ucsf.edu/medicaleducation/oca_analystI.aspx
Please pass the advertisement along to qualified candidates:
http://medschool.ucsf.edu/medicaleducation/oca_analystI.aspx
Monday, November 3, 2008
AAMC President Poses "Tough Questions" to the Academic Medicine Community at Association's Annual Meeting
San Antonio, November 2, 2008—As the nation waits for a new president to bring change to the country, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., challenged the leaders of the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals to bring change to academic medicine by confronting five "tough questions" related to medical education, research, and patient care.
Speaking to nearly 3,000 attendees at the 2008 AAMC annual meeting in San Antonio, Dr. Kirch said, "Academic medicine has some real strengths, but—to be blunt—we also have been avoiding some very tough questions":
Dr. Kirch acknowledged that the change needed to answer these tough questions "means there will be real pain to be shared as we likely will be asked to give up cherished assumptions, our sense of autonomy and control, and even forego some financial gain."
Read the Full Text of his speech.
Speaking to nearly 3,000 attendees at the 2008 AAMC annual meeting in San Antonio, Dr. Kirch said, "Academic medicine has some real strengths, but—to be blunt—we also have been avoiding some very tough questions":
Dr. Kirch acknowledged that the change needed to answer these tough questions "means there will be real pain to be shared as we likely will be asked to give up cherished assumptions, our sense of autonomy and control, and even forego some financial gain."
"Today, building on these concepts and facing a momentous election, I hope we stand ready to face some of the toughest questions for academic medicine and move closer to individual and collective answers and action," said Dr. Kirch. "Maybe this is the time it all changes. Not just in two days when we will ask ourselves the tough national questions in the voting booth, but when we return to our institutions and take responsibility for answering the tough questions we have been avoiding in academic medicine."
Read the Full Text of his speech.
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