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Louise Aronson, MD 

UCSF LEaP (Learning from your Experiences as a Professional): Guidelines for Critical Reflection

These literature-derived guidelines provide a stand-alone tool instructors can use to help learners effectively reflect on their learning, experiences and professional development. The three page guidelines include instructions on effective use (page 1), a step by step guide through the reflective process (page 2), and answers to a set of frequently asked questions (page 3). They were developed for use with written reflections, but with the exception of one of the FAQs on page 3, can be applied to reflection in any form, including oral or video. More

2 Career Opportunities in the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education

Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) is the portion of the SOM Dean’s Office responsible for the education of every UCSF Medical Student. Its four sub-units; Assessment and Professional Development, Clinical Learning, Medical Student Services, and UME central; oversee the curricular and student services components of the MD program. Our purpose is to guide medical students and faculty from diverse backgrounds through journeys to excellence and leadership in patient care, research, education, and public service.

1. UME Advisor/Specialist

Reporting to UME’s Medical Student Services Manager, this full-time position will contribute advising and operational management skills critical to the success of the MD curriculum. The UME Advisor/Specialist, an essential member of the UME team, provides advising to medical students and also supervises complex curricular operations such as the clinical core and fourth year lotteries, the clinical core operations committee, course and clerkship coordination, and new course approval systems. The incumbent ensures students’ academic progress and that their individualized learning plans meet the MD program requirements. The Advisor/Specialist holds quarterly meetings with departmental course and/or clerkship coordinators to ensure that all coordinators are kept up-to-date with curriculum changes and to bring important issues coordinators raise back to UME and its committee structures; and performs other duties as assigned. Position details on UCSF HR website: Req No. 37332BR

2. UME Advising Coordinator

Reporting to UME’s Medical Student Services Manager, this full-time position will coordinate the UME advising practice and advising resources that support students throughout the medical curriculum. The UME Advising Coordinator, an essential member of the UME team, coordinates the UME advising practice and campus resources to support all students in achieving competency and improving health and healthcare locally, across the US, and abroad. Mechanisms include maintaining UME iROCKET (online curriculum) sites for each class of students, running the clinical schedule change request system, and coordinating workshops and information sessions. The incumbent ensures accuracy of students’ study lists and transcripts as students enter and exit the MD curriculum; and performs other duties as assigned. Position details on UCSF HR website: Req No. 37331BR

The 2011-12 Essential Core Teaching Awards (ECTA): April 18

Please join us in celebration of the 2011-12 Essential Core Teaching Award winners! 

Ceremony and Reception:

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
3:00 pm in Parnassus Campus Room HSW-301

                                               

Commitment to Teaching  

Peter V. Chin-Hong, MD, MAS  

Associate Professor

Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology

Nomination for I-3 Small Group Instructor

Inspirational Teacher

Bradley Frazee, MD

Clinical Professor

Emergency Medicine

Nomination for FPC YR2 Preceptor

Outstanding Lecture 

Jane Koehler, MD 

Professor 

Medicine 

Nomination for I-3 Lecture 

Outstanding Foundations of Patient
Care Preceptor

Charlotte Wills, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine

Nomination for FPC YR2 Preceptor

Outstanding Lecture Series

J. Michael Bishop, MD

Professor

Microbiology

Nomination for I-3 Lecturer

Excellence in Small Group Teaching

Peter Sayre, MD, PhD

Clinical Professor

Medicine

Nomination for Hematology Small Group Instructor

Excellence in Small Group Teaching

Andrea Marmor, MD, MSEd

Associate Clinical Professor

Pediatrics

Nomination for M3: Epi & Biostats Small Group Instructor

Excellence in Small Group Teaching

Taylor Clark, MD
Resident
Pediatrics
Nomination for Life Cycle: Pediatrics Small Group Instructor

Highest Match Rate for U.S. Medical School Seniors in 30 Years

More than 95 percent of U.S. medical school seniors—the highest rate in 30 years—have matched to residency positions according to new data released today by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®).  These individuals make up the nearly 16,000 U.S. medical students who learn today in Match Day celebrations across the country where they will spend the next three to seven years in residency training.

The number of applicants in this year’s Main Residency Match℠ rose by 642 for a total of 38,377 participants, an increase of more than 2,400 over the last five years.  These individuals applied for 26,772 positions, an increase of 614 over 2011.  This total includes 146 positions in child neurology, which joined the Match this year.  Internal medicine, anesthesiology, and emergency medicine saw the largest increases in 2012, and emergency medicine filled every available position.  The number of family medicine positions increased only slightly (1.1 percent) following notable increases over the last two years.  Read more

Medical Students Mark ‘Match Day’ at UCSF

As if medical school isn’t challenging enough.

Students study hard for years working toward a degree. They log long hours in clinics, labs, and classrooms. Then, just before graduation, they surrender their future to an algorithm.

This is the tradition of Match Day, when medical students across the country are matched to the residency program by a computer program, determining not only where they will work, but also the type of doctor they will become.

UCSF School of Medicine 2012 graduates were matched to residencies in 19 states. Residencies positions will begin later this spring.

“Every doctor remembers their Match Day,” said Maxine Papadakis, MD, assistant dean of students at UCSF School of Medicine. “It’s a moment when students know what their future will bring after medical school.”

On Friday, 158 UCSF medical students crowded into Millberry Union and were handed their match results in a sealed envelope. At precisely 9 a.m. — after a suspenseful countdown — they and more than 38,000 other U.S. medical school students opened the letters and learned their fates.

“A residency sets the stage for your career,” said Tyrone Chan, fourth-year medical student at UCSF. “You spend years there and it’s where you build your first professional network.”

The experience has been compared to opening SAT scores or a college acceptance letter in front of a large audience. Read more

Thank You to Jim Beaudreau

Please join us in congratulating Jim Beaudreau as he departs the Academy of Medical Educators to pursue a Master of Urban Planning degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Jim will leave UCSF at the end of May. For the past two years, Jim has been the Academy’s senior programs analyst, managing the Academy’s Innovations Funding program, overseeing the new member application cycle, and developing the Education Day program, among other duties.

Jim will focus his studies on the environmental sustainability of urban areas, and specifically how cities can be designed to reduce energy consumption and minimize ecological footprints. He also hopes to explore how strategies for improving sustainability can have additional impacts in positively affecting quality of life, health, and economic opportunities for those living in cities. The UBC program is well known for its focus on sustainability, and the city of Vancouver, known as one of the most sustainable cities in North America, will provide an excellent educational laboratory.

In moving to Vancouver, Jim will join his long-term partner, Greg. They are extremely excited to live together after a three-year, bi-national, long-distance relationship. They are also eager to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from all of the flights they had been taking between Vancouver and San Francisco.  Please join us in wishing Jim well – although we are sorry to lose him, we share his excitement about the new challenges ahead!

Don't Miss it! 2012 TEDMED April 10-13 conference: live simulcast at Parnassus & Mission Bay campuses

The April 10-13 simulcast is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and hosted by our Pathways to Discovery, UCSF’s program to train the next generation of health and health care researchers, scholars, advocates, and leaders. Afternoon sessions on Wednesday and Thursday will include discussions led by UCSF moderators. 

Schedule of sessions and  RSVP form 

*RSVPs are not required but would help with planning efforts. The actual list of speakers will be out soon but the great thing about TED events is that the un-expected can be the most inspiring. 

“TEDMED is the only place where a Nobel Prize-winning neurobiologist has a conversation with a four-star general…where an opera singer (with a double lung transplant) chats with a NASA space physician…and where a ballet dancer talks to an exoskeleton designer,” according to the TEDMED website.

We are also looking for volunteers to help with the event:  Sign up

Learn more about TEDMED

TEDMED 2012 UCSF Sponsors: School of Medicine – Information Technology Services – Student Academic Affairs – Office of Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost

Additional support from: UCSF Library – University Relations –Alumni Relations –Academy of Medical Educators – Educational Technology Services –SOM Deans Office –SOP Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Welcome Ivan Mendez: Course Coordinator in Clinical Learning Unit

Please join us in officially welcoming Ivan Mendez to the Medical Education team! Ivan joined us in late November as a temporary employee filling in with the Clinical Learning Unit. As of February 1,  Ivan has accepted the full time position as Course Coordinator in the Clinical Learning Unit.  Along with Patricia Ramirez and Christina Cicoletti, Ivan manages the preceptorship (medical student and community physician) placements for MS1s and MS2s in Foundations of Patient Care and MS3s in the Longitudinal Clinical Experience courses.

Ivan's experience includes work as an independent consultant in healthcare startup where he was involved in user experience and process improvements and strategic planning and business development for healthcare organizations.  He holds a chemical engineering degree, with a specialty in oil refining and an MBA. Ivan has a passion for life sciences, and healthcare in particular, with a strong interest in new technologies.  He feels that being part of Medical Education  is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in training a new generation of cutting-edge physicians and researchers.  He loves the work pace and dynamics in our group, where he says that he is finding no two days are the same and  every day brings new challenges and new opportunities.

UCSF Interprofessional Education Rounds- April 9

Interprofessional Education: Implications for Crisis Resource Management

A talk by visiting scholar Sylvain Boet, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Canada

April 9, 2012, 11am-1pm in N-417 & 423

Agenda:
11am-noon: “Meet the Researcher” session (an informal opportunity to talk to Dr. Boet over coffee/pastries)
noon-1pm: Presentation and discussion

About the presenter: Dr. Sylvain Boet is a researcher who is particularly interested in interprofessional simulation-based education and crisis resource management.  This work is undertaken within his broader area of focus – investigating strategies and tools, such as debriefing or cognitive aids, to improve skill retention in healthcare. He is currently the Co-Director of the Anesthesia Fellowship in Simulation and Medical Education and a Senior Research Associate at the Academy for Innovation in Medical Education at the University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre. He also works as a staff anesthesiologist at The Ottawa Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa. He completed his training in anesthesiology and intensive care in France in 2005, has extensive experience in pre-hospital emergency medicine, holds a Masters in Education, and is currently working on his PhD. 

Jointly sponsored by: Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Education; Kanbar Center for Simulation, Clinical Skills and Telemedicine Education; and the School of Medicine, Office of Research and Development in Medical Education

Job Vacancy in Academy of Medical Educators: Senior Programs Analyst

The Academy of Medical Educators is a school-wide honors and service organization dedicated to promoting and rewarding teaching excellence, supporting educators, fostering curricular innovation, and encouraging research in medical education. With 87 Academy members from 20 different academic departments, our program creates an interdepartmental community of educators across the School of Medicine.

Under the general supervision of the Academy manager, the incumbent leads a range of high-level and high-profile projects that impact faculty and staff across the school. The incumbent is expected to independently formulate innovative solutions and creative approaches to a range of complex administrative projects, interacting professionally with constituents and stakeholders school-wide and nationally and collaborating closely with Academy members to accomplish programmatic goals. Using well-developed program management and analysis skills, this position is independently responsible for: 1) administering all aspects of a competitive, peer-reviewed, school-wide intramural grants program, funding up to $150,000 per year in faculty-led curricular projects; 2) managing a rigorous annual membership application process involving SOM faculty at all levels and external evaluators from across the country; 3) implementing and coordinating the scientific program development for an annual, school-wide educational research symposium, interacting effectively and seamlessly with students, residents, faculty and administrators school-wide. Depending on workload, may lead or serve as a member of the event management team for this event; 4) handling related communications and contributing to development and dissemination of collateral materials; 5) serving as primary financial analyst, tracking project expenditures, performing monthly reconciliation and SAS115 verification, producing budget status reports for management consumption, and reviewing and supervising financial transactions performed by Analyst I; 6) serving as technology specialist, identifying, recommending and implementing technological tools to streamline and refine systems and processes; 7) cross-training on essential tasks in order to provide backup to other team members and ensure continuity of service to Academy leadership, members and departments; and perform other duties as assigned. Position details on UCSF HRWebsite: Req No. 37352

Just Released! Living Green at UCSF video

Check out the newly released Living Green at UCSF video featuring thought leaders throughout UCSF to inspire us into action!

Benefits: Family Member Verification Audit

In an effort to control costs and in support of UC’s Fiduciary responsibility, all faculty and staff who have dependents enrolled in UC-sponsored medical, dental and/or vision plans will be asked to verify that their enrollees are ‘eligible dependents’. A ‘Dependent Audit Packet’ outlining the required steps to take to will be mailed to employees the week of March 19th.

Faculty and Staff who do not submit documentation by the deadline, May 17, 2012, will be de-enrolled from UC-sponsored insurance. Dependents found to be ineligible for insurance through the verification process will also be de-enrolled. 

Secova, Inc., a third-party administrator will administer the dependent audit on behalf of the University. Secova offers state-of-the-art security and privacy procedures and commitment to customer service.

If you are affected by this audit, please watch for your packet and take action to respond prior to the deadline. The University would like to thank you in advance for supporting this process. For more details, visit At Your Service

Welcome Atom Colton: Kanbar Center Coordinator

Please join us in welcoming Atom Colton as the Center Coordinator for the Kanbar Center. Atom was raised in Northern California and graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2004. His ability as a master puzzle solver has been an incredible resource for scheduling activities and programming coordination in the center. He  demonstrates daily that his work is in synchronization with his professional  motto “Media technology and education are my two great passions". Atom's prior work experience includes video project management as the Creative Director at Rock>it.now media and as a program coordinator overseeing client relations management at A to Z In-Home Tutoring.

UCSF Alumni Weekend & Reunion Celebration

Palace Hotel - April 20-21

Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals Prepare for Health Care Reform

As part of its Readiness for Reform initiative, the AAMC has developed a new series of case studies to share medical school and teaching hospital strategies for implementing key elements of health reform.  The studies profile institutions implementing diverse programs and initiatives to transform their care delivery models, and demonstrate the competencies required for success in an era of reform.  The site will be updated as new case studies become available.

Training for a Team Model of Health Care

Photo Credit: David Hand

Maura Purcell, a second-year student in the School of Nursing, had her first taste of interprofessional health education (IPHE) in September of 2010, when she attended an all-day session in the Millberry Union gym. Every first-year student in the schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and the physical therapy program – about 500 in all – was present. Divided into 60 small groups, the students discussed topics including patient safety and health care disparities. They also watched skits in which deans of the schools and the physical therapy chair played various roles in treating a patient with a range of health issues.

The goal was to help students from all five professions learn more about each other. Purcell, 27, said the session piqued her interest, but she also had ideas on how to improve it. So last summer as part of the UCSF Summer Curriculum Ambassador program, she and student representatives from the other schools and the physical therapy program worked on a curriculum development team focused solely on UCSF's Interprofessional Health Education program. They were joined by a physical therapy student in the latter half of the summer and the fall quarter. The team’s work served to enhance the continuity and sense of community throughout the yearlong curriculum by focusing all events and activities around a single patient case. It also introduced a new longitudinal project, aimed at giving small teams of students a chance to help a campus or community health organization with a patient education project, like a brochure or video.

"I knew that interprofessional collaboration was important before I came here," Purcell said, "but I hadn't thought about its importance in education settings. If you keep people in their own schools throughout their entire education, by the time they're in a clinical setting, they've had no practice working with other health professionals. They don't know how they're different or where they overlap."

UCSF's Interprofessional Health Education program is part of a national and international movement aimed at teaching students how to work in a more collaborative manner. Read More

UCSF Spotlight: David Rachleff

Born in Springfield, MA, and raised in New Haven, CT, David Rachleff was living in Washington, DC, when he decided to move to California after falling in love with the place when visiting friends. 

Rachleff earned his undergraduate degree in sociology from Clark University in Worcester, MA, and his master's degree in social work at Catholic University in Washington, DC. 

When and why did you come to work at UCSF?

I started in August 2005 in the University Development and Alumni Relations office as a Development Assistant.  I worked for several years prior to that as a social worker at various non-profit social service agencies both in Washington, DC and here in San Francisco. I was ready for a career change and a friend helped me get the job at UCSF.

What do you do at UCSF and how is it connected to the UCSF mission?

For the last three years, I have been Curriculum Coordinator at the UCSF School of Medicine. Working with the medical students and faculty of the School of Medicine is directly connected to the University's advancing health worldwide mission.

What are the most challenging and rewarding parts of your job?

I would say the most rewarding part of my job is getting to work with such fabulous, dedicated colleagues. I enjoy the opportunity to work with the medical students who are the future of our health care system. The most challenging aspect is having so many people involved in projects I work on and committees I staff and making sure that each faculty member gets their input included.

If you chose another career path outside UCSF what would it be?  

My background and education is in social work so I think if I ever left UCSF I might go back to social work in some capacity. I also have a great love of theater and have taken acting classes, but that is more of a dream that I put on the back burner but keep at a low flame!

What's something that members of the UCSF community would be surprised to know about you?

I am a big fan of country music!

What are your favorite things to do with your free time?

Films, films, films. I saw every film nominated for Best Picture, the short films and many others. "The Artist" and "Hugo" were my two favorites films so I was thrilled watching the Academy Awards. Also, I love to exercise. I do cardio exercises five days a week and also take an abs class two mornings a week. I love to sit with a good book. I am currently reading Herman Wouk’s “The Winds of War.” I am also a huge supporter of the green movement and take time out at work to separate and put all the compost, recycleables and trash into the right bins.