UCSF Medical Students Celebrate Match Day 2025: A Testament to Excellence, Perseverance, and Community | | On the morning of March 21, 2025, 180 graduating UCSF medical students gathered at the Koret Quad on the Mission Bay campus and at the UCSF Fresno regional campus in Fresno to celebrate Match Day—a defining milestone in their medical education journey. Surrounded by family, friends, and faculty, students opened envelopes that revealed where they will spend the next three to seven years in residency, marking the transition from medical student to physician-in-training. | | Preparing for a Paradigm Shift: The Inaugural UCSF AI & Education Symposium | | The inaugural UCSF AI & Education Symposium convened over 350 UCSF faculty, staff, and trainees to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in health professions education. Sponsored by a gift from the Baum family, the symposium provided a forum for collaboration and hands-on engagement with cutting-edge AI technologies. | | Virtual Reality Pelvic Exam Simulation in BMC Medical Education | | Rosalyn Plotzker, MD, MPH, guides Michael Espinoza Torres, MS3, and Denissa Widiarto, MS3, during a Virtual Reality Pelvic Exam Simulation demonstration at Mission Bay, March 2025. | | The research study “Virtual Reality or Personal Computer-Based Gynecological Pelvic Exam Simulation: Medical Student Preferences” was recently published in BMC Medical Education. The Virtual Approach to Gynecology Project was developed in collaboration with UCSF’s anatomy department and the UCSF California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC). The study, developed and led by Rosalyn Plotzker, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, compared trainee experiences using virtual reality (VR) simulation to an equivalent non-immersive personal computer (PC) simulation. VR was found to be more realistic and enjoyable and was unanimously preferred. Dr. Plotzker and Stacy Young, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, continue research on the VR pelvic exam simulation with support from the UCSF Baum Family Simulation Faculty Scholars Program. | | Bridges Curriculum Welcomes Faculty Educators | | |
The following faculty educators were appointed to new curricular roles and medical student coaching roles within the Bridges Curriculum.
Colin Feuille, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was named Interim Element Associate Director, Core Inquiry Curriculum, effective February 1, 2025.
Erik Levinsohn, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, was named Associate Director, Psychiatry Clerkship, effective February 1, 2025.
Lev Malevanchik, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, is the newest Medical Student Coach, effective July 1, 2025.
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Colin Feuille, MD
he/him
Interim Element Associate Director, Core Inquiry Curriculum
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Erik Levinsohn, MD
he/him
Associate Director, Psychiatry Clerkship
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Lev Malevanchik, MD
he/him
Medical Student Coach
Associate Professor of Medicine
| | UCSF Fresno Regional Campus Appoints New Faculty Development Director | | Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSF Fresno, was named Director of Faculty Development, UCSF Fresno, effective February 1, 2025. | | |
Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD
she/her
Director of Faculty Development, UCSF Fresno
Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSF Fresno
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Last winter, the Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policy (CCEP) approved the following revisions to existing policies that guide our medical school. All education policies are reviewed and approved by CCEP. CCEP is chaired by Glenn Rosenbluth, MD, Professor of Pediatrics. If you have any questions about the policies that guide our medical education, please email bridges@ucsf.edu.
- The UCSF Medical Education Textbook Policy now provides guidance on what additional procedures course and clerkship directors must follow if they receive royalties from the sale of textbooks they require for a course or clerkship.
| | Eight UCSF Medical Students Awarded 2025 First Gen Scholarships | | UCSF First Generation Support Services (FGSS) recently held their First Gen Scholarship Award Dinner to recognize the 21 student recipients who actively make a positive difference in the first gen community. This year's recipients included eight UCSF medical students, one of whom wished to remain anonymous. Recipients come from programs across UCSF Professional Schools and the Graduate Division. Each awardee receives $3,000 to support their educational goals. | | | | | |
Diego Martinez Mendiola
MS2
| | Arianne Teherani, PhD, selected for AERA Fellows Program | | |
Arianne Teherani, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Program Evaluation and Education Continuous Quality Improvement, was recently selected as a 2025 American Education Research Association (AERA) Fellow. The AERA Fellows Program honors scholars for their exceptional contributions to and excellence in education research. AERA is the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. Learn more about the 2025 AERA Fellows.
| | Two UCSF School of Medicine Projects Win 2025 AAMC Group for Institutional Advancement Awards for Excellence | |
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2025 UCSF Education Showcase: April 28-29
The Center for Faculty Educators presents UCSF's Annual Education Showcase, a two-day event featuring the scholarly work of UCSF students, residents, faculty, and staff. The program is filled with opportunities for faculty development and to see the variety and quality of the work our UCSF colleagues are engaged in throughout the year.
Event Dates: Monday and Tuesday, April 28 and 29, 2025
Event Times: Monday: 9 am - 5:30 pm; Tuesday: 9 am - 5 pm
Location: Mission Hall, UCSF Mission Bay Campus
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