Week of September 6, 2021 | Edited by: Meredith Lew Tan
UCSF Welcomes Staff to Live in Campus Housing
UCSF Staff (appointed at 50% or greater effort) are now eligible to apply for campus housing. Housing Services offers many locationsfor staff applicants to choose from. UCSF Housing does not require a deposit or application fee and housing rates are below the appraised market value.
Download free mental health apps, find resources on caring for children and the elderly, access webinars on stress reduction and more.
Click hereto explore offerings from the UCSF Cope Program.
DEM Scavenger Hunt
The admin team has worked hard to make sure the Division of Experimental Medicine website is up to date and contains resources pertinent to our staff, trainees, and academics. To showcase those efforts, we have put together a scavenger hunt to help Division members familiarize themselves with the site.
Last Friday, Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, announced that the date of return to on-site work has been extended for those working remotely to March 1, 2022. This extension will help us reduce the impact of a potential winter COVID-19 surge and prepare for cold and flu season that may be worse than last year due to greater social interaction.
As predicted and in line with San Francisco’s new public health order, through September 30, 2021, with immediate effect:
All non-essential indoor events are to be canceled.
No food is to be consumed at any indoor event whether essential or not.
No indoor essential meetings larger than 25 people.
Outdoor events are limited to 24 people max but even then should be carefully considered especially if the venue caters to large crowds e.g. a venue with food trucks.
The above rules will be re-evaluated in mid-September.
The only allowable in or outdoor event must be essential (business purposes not for morale), have no food, and a maximum of 24 attendees all with proof of being double vaccinated.
If you believe an in-person meeting is considered essential and want to seek approval from the SOM, please reach out to Justin Vang-Moore for more information.
Discuss your Work Experience with the Dean of Medicine
For the past six months, the School of Medicine has hosted virtual small group meetings with faculty and staff to discuss their work experience. They have appreciated the feedback from participants, and the insights have been informative as they develop their strategies for the years ahead.
Because these meetings have been so helpful, they have scheduled six additional dates and invite you to join them to discuss how they might consider increasing engagement and building community in a virtual or hybrid workplace.
The time will also be used to allow for open-ended discussion.
Dates include:
· October 5, 9:10-10:00 am: Staff
· November 2, 9:10-10:00 am: Faculty
· January 6, 9:10-10:00 am: Staff
· February 1, 9:10-10:00 am: Faculty
· March 1, 9:10-10:00 am: Staff
· April 5, 9:10-10:00 am: Faculty
PleaseRSVP online. For each date they can accommodate 8 attendees. If you are unable to attend but would still like to share your thoughts, please do so here.
UCSF COVID-19 Policy
Effective immediately, UCSF has made the following policy changes:
Everyone – regardless of vaccination status – must wear a mask or face covering at all indoor locations, while standing in line for or riding in campus shuttles.
Regardless of vaccination status, any prolonged exposure (unprotected exposure within six feet for 15 minutes or longer) to a person with confirmed COVID-19 infection will require a 10-day quarantine until cleared for work or study by Occupational Health Services (OHS) or Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS). Employees should call the COVID Hotline at (415) 514-7328 for assessment and instructions.
Students should send a secure message to the COVID-19 nurse through their personal health portal.
Wash your hands frequently. This continues to be an effective way to limit infections and virus transmission.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource
Towards Racial Justice and Understanding
"Adopting an anti-racist approach requires more than reading books and marching for justice.
That’s why Govans Presbyterian church has welcomed singer and activist Lea Gilmore as its first ‘Minister for Racial Justice and Multicultural Engagement.’ She and Pastor Tom Harris talk about ways the church’s white congregation is working to engage with the surrounding diverse Baltimore neighborhood.
“Lea has helped us say, no - you all need to do some work. Go and march if you want, go to Annapolis if you want, but to do anti-racism work is deeply personal, internal work within each member of the church and with the congregation as a whole.”
Plus--pediatrician Nicole Rochester on why racism should be viewed as a public health crisis."
Click here to listen to this segment by Sheilah Kast of WYPR.
