Bridges Bulletin

Bridges Curriculum Welcomes Foundations 1 and Foundation 2 Leaders

We are pleased to announce the following curriculum team updates for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Directors of Foundations 1, Foundations 2, and ARCH Week Justin Sewell, Professor of Medicine and Cindy Lai, Professor of Medicine will continue in their interim roles as Directors of Foundations 1 and Foundations 2. This year they will be focusing efforts to re-envision and redesign the Assessment, Reflection, Coaching, and Health (ARCH) Weeks in F1 and F2.

Justin Sewell, MD, PhD, MPH Foundations 1 Director Will oversee ARCH Weeks 1-4 Professor of Medicine Cindy Lai, MD Foundations 2 Director Will oversee ARCH Weeks 5-8 Professor of Medicine

More information: Assessment, Reflection, Coaching, and Health (ARCH) Weeks

New Foundational Science Block Curricular Leaders

Pei Chen, MD Co-Director, Life Stages Associate Professor of Medicine Mansi Desai, MD Assistant Director, Life Stages Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Patrick Newman, MD, MPH Director and MSE Liaison, Diagnostic Reasoning Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Luis Rubio, MD, MHS Director, Pathogens and Host Defense Assistant Professor of Medicine

More information: Foundational Science Blocks and Bridges Faculty

New CMC VA Site Co-Director James Frank, MD VA Site Co-Director Clinical Microsystems Clerkship Professor of Medicine More information: Clinical Microsystems Curriculum

Foundations 2 Curricular Leaders

Katherine Brooks, MD Co-Director, MODEL SFGH Assistant Professor of Medicine Andrew Halls, MD Associate Psychiatry Clerkship Director Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Kewchang Lee, MD Psychiatry Clerkship Director Professor of Psychiatry Erica Lawson, MD Pediatrics Clerkship Director Associate Professor of Pediatrics

More information: Foundations 2 and Bridges Faculty

Awards and Honors

Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine Grant Leads to UCSF Cooke Award

Erica Brode, MD, MPH, UCSF Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine, and Family Medicine Clerkship Co-Director, received the UCSF Cooke Award for the project titled, “Faculty Development Series for Volunteer Community Preceptors in the Family and Community Medicine Clerkship.” Erica was the lead author for a group of UCSF and UC Davis medical education scholars.    This research project was developed as part of the Center for Faculty Educators Learning and Caring Environment (LACE) program that seeks to improve the clinical learning environment with the goal of supporting clinical faculty to co-create learning environments that optimize learning and well-being for all involved. The work was funded by the Kern Family Foundation as part of UCSF’s grant with the Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine. Vice Dean Catherine Lucey is UCSF’s principal investigator on the grant.   The LACE program is run by Sandrijn van Schaik, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, and Joey Bernal, Program Manager, CME and CFE.

Learn more about the Cooke Awards

Patricia O'Sullivan, EdD Receives the UMC Utrecht 2022 Honorary Harmen Tiddens Medal

Patricia O'Sullivan, EdD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery, and Director, Research and Development in Medical Education, was recognized for her contributions to health professions education by UMC Utrecht. On June 2, O'Sullivan delivered her Harmen Tiddens Grand Lecture titled, "Creating an Educator Community in an Academic Health Environment".

Learn more about the Harmen Tiddens Medal

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Seeking Project Manager for Anti-Oppression Initiatives Medical Education is recruiting a project manager to guide anti-oppression programs and curriculum. The Project Manager, Anti-Oppression Programs and Curriculum will work across teams of faculty, students, and staff to help UCSF achieve institutional anti-oppression goals by applying in-depth knowledge and experience in project management and diversity, equity, and inclusion projects.

Review the Job Description

Events

Save the Date: Academy of Medical Educators Celebration of New Members Event Dates: September 21, 2022 Event Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Event Details: The Annual Celebration of New Members honors the incoming Academy Class of 2022 and recognizes the contributions of health professions education staff and "front line" teachers and educators who impact our learners on a regular basis to make UCSF such an outstanding health care institution. The keynote address will be delivered by Tricia Rose, PhD, Chancellor's Professor of Africana Studies, Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Brown University. For more information or with any questions, contact Karen Brent. Learn more about the Celebration of New Members Join a School of Medicine Summer Book Club Event Dates: Various through August Event Details: As an outcome from the School of Medicine leadership retreat, the school is sponsoring book clubs for any faculty or staff member who is interested in reading one of the retreat's pre-read books about culture. The book clubs will be facilitated by some of the school's leaders and promise lively discussion and the opportunity to get to know more of your colleagues from across the School of Medicine. For more information or with any questions, contact Stephanie Belger. RSVP to SOM Book Clubs