Bridges Bulletin

Students Return to Clinical Clerkships

Foundations 2 (clerkship) students return to the clinical environment this month. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all F2 students were removed from the clinical environment in March 2020 and students entered newly designed extended mastery learning rotations (EMLRs) where they participated in clerkship didactics and studied for and took their clerkship exams. Students will be returning to redesigned Thematic Clinical Block (TCB) rotations. Clerkships will be grouped into two TCBs: one procedurally focused (surgery, OB/Gyn, anesthesia), and the other non-procedurally focused (medicine, neurology, psychiatry, pediatrics). We are excited to welcome them back to the clinical environment as of July 13, 2020. A special thanks to the faculty, staff, and students who were part of the workgroup that designed the TCBs, led by Drs. Megan Richie and Sara Buckelew.

Learn More About F2's return to Clerkships Expectations for Assessment in Thematic Clinical Block Clerkships Student Update on Return to Clinical Environment

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

School of Medicine Declares Police Violence a Public Health Issue that Must be Stopped, Offers Anti-Racism Toolkit In a message distributed to students on July 2, 2020 , the School of Medicine acknowledged the pain, anger, and sadness the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Stephon Clark, and countless other Black men and women across this country, have caused. "It is clear that structural racism and its manifestations in the form of police brutality, systemic economic and educational disadvantage, and health and health care disparities is a public health crisis. It intersects with and is as much of a pandemic as COVID-19.     Therefore, as we prepare to welcome a new class and continue to support our current extraordinary students, we are redesigning our educational programs to address these two epidemics, both of which are responsible for intolerable amounts of suffering and loss of life in our communities. Like all important change work, this will require a continuous improvement mindset and the concerted work of all of us. Within the coming month, we will announce curriculum changes to incorporate anti-Black racism into the four-year medical school curriculum." Anti-Racism Toolkit and Teaching Consultations The Differences Matter Education Group has written a primer for faculty to help them understand how to address issues of race in the curriculum using anti-racist strategies.They also offer individual consultations for faculty who wish to have their slides and cases reviewed through this lens.

Full Message: School of Medicine Declares Police Violence a Public Health Issue Anti-Racism Toolkit and Teaching Consultations for UCSF Faculty New DEI Programs Page for Students

Highlight

How Risky is Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic? School of Medicine Associate Dean for Regional Campuses Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease expert, explains how risky risky (low, medium, high) are different modes of travel, including public transportation, carpooling, and flying, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WATCH: How Risky is Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Awards and Honors

Academy of Medical Educators Director Ann Poncelet, MD Wins Neurology Teaching Award

Ann Poncelet, MD, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Director of the Academy of Medical Educators has won the 2020 Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award. The award was established by the American Neurological Association (ANA) in order to recognize outstanding accomplishments in teaching neurology students. She will be recognized at the ANA2020 Virtual Annual Meeting in October.

Featured Educators

New Faculty Educators

Two faculty members have recently been appointed as medical student coaches . In this unique role they will provide longitudinal coaching. Each coach is assigned a group of about 6 first-year medical students to coach throughout their medical school curriculum. Coaches regularly review their students’ progress and competency development with them, and guide students in individual learning planning.

Sally Graglia, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine  Margaret Lin-Martore, MD Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine

Medical Education Policy Update

Revised Clinical Work Hours Policy Work hours are defined as all clinical and academic activities related to the rotation. This is defined as patient care (including patient-related administrative duties such as patient notes) and scheduled activities (such as conferences). It does NOT include time spent studying for exams, reading, preparing for oral presentations, or commute time. Clinical and educational work hours must be limited to no more than 80 hours per week.

Clinical Work Hours Policy

Events

Zoom Essentials Event Date: Thurs., July 23 Event Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Event Details: Join us for this hands-on training session to enhance your Zoom teaching skills for remote learning. Register for Zoom Essentials Learning Innovations Showcase: The Day Everything Went Remote  Event Date: Thurs., July 23 Event Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m. Event Details: Learn about the rapid curricular changes that faculty and staff had to make due to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they plan to provide the best possible learning experience in the fall. Register Now for Learning Innovations Showcase

Assessment for Learning Series   Learn about the School of Medicine's approach to feedback and strategies for effective feedback in this   Assessment for Learning series. Your department may give you credit for watching these modules.

Overview of Assessment for Learning (3 minutes) Feedback in the Clinical Setting (7 minutes)