The Office of GME is excited to provide you with the April 2024 e-newsletter to give you information and updates on what is happening at UCSF and beyond, as well as what resources are available to you. |
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Open Enrollment Coming Next Month
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GME Pathways Symposium – Register by April 25, 2024
Don’t forget to register for the GME Pathways Annual Symposium, in partnership with the Medical Education Showcase, that will be held on May 9, 2024. As noted in the email sent on March 27, 2024, we will offer concurrent Zoom and in-person sessions to increase accessibility and expand the opportunity for trainees to participate.
We are excited to offer this opportunity to engage with your peers as well as:
- a community of praxis focused on oppression discussion;
- a professional development panel;
- an opportunity to present your work-in-progress in a multi-disciplinary setting; and
- an opportunity to meet your programmatic dissemination requirement by sharing a poster during a session facilitated by a faculty expert
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2024 Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching Call for Nominations
You are invited to nominate candidates for the 2024 Henry J. Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching. These teaching awards bestow significant academic distinction and a monetary prize for the recipients. Any instructor who teaches medical students or residents and/or fellows is eligible for nomination, and only medical students and residents/fellows can make nominations.
One winner will be selected in each of the following categories:
- Ambulatory Care Setting
- Classroom Setting
- Inpatient Care Setting
- Volunteer Clinical Professor (VCP)
You may nominate as many individuals as you'd like, including multiple people for the same award. Click to open a new survey and complete the nominations. The awards will be presented at the School of Medicine Teaching Awards Ceremony in October. The deadline for nominations is Monday, July 1, 2024. Please contact Ivan Mendez in the Center for Faculty Educators if you have any questions.
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Reminder - Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents
The ACGME Leadership Skills Training Program introduces models of leadership that provide a transitional experience into the role of chief resident. The experiential workshops consist of small-group sessions and exercises offering incoming chief residents the tools, skills, and learning environment to enhance their understanding of interpersonal communication and group dynamics, including skills critical to success and satisfaction as both a clinician and leader. There are eight workshops and dates in three locations. Read more here
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Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Anti-Oppression |
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Chancellor Awards for Diversity 2024
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2024 Chancellor Awards for Diversity. These awards are bestowed to outstanding UCSF faculty, staff, and students/residents/fellows who demonstrate a strong commitment to the elimination of barriers to full inclusion for all people.
Chancellor Awards for Diversity are given in the following four areas:
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Stories Wanted to Raise Awareness for Gender Recognition and Lived Names
The University of California and UCSF’s Gender Recognition and Lived Name (GRLN) policy aims to empower the UCSF community to accurately list their gender identity and lived names. The UCSF Office of Communications is seeking volunteers from the UCSF community to bring attention to the GRLN policy and reflect their diverse experiences and identities. If you are interested in sharing your story, please complete this form
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New CFE3 Video: Microaggressions and Team Dynamic
Each month the CFE releases a new three-minute video to help all teachers discover ways to foster supportive and inclusive learning environments. This month the topic is microaggressions in the clinical learning environment, and strategies to help you recognize and respond to microaggressions from clinical team members that are directed towards learners.
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Reminder - 2024 Diversity Graduation on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
On behalf of the LGBTQ Resource Center, Multicultural Resource Center, and the Disability Resource Center, we invite you to celebrate and honor all the BIPOC, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ graduates from the Professional Schools and Graduate Division! This annual event will take place from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at Parnassus Campus, Millberry Union Conference Center. Food and refreshments will be available, as well as live music and a photo booth! Accessibility: UCSF welcomes everyone, including people with disabilities, to our events. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Cecile.Puretz@ucsf.edu or call 415.806.7391 as soon as possible. Register for Diversity Graduation
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May Mental Health Awareness Events and Activities
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) has developed a series of events and activities aimed at promoting mental well-being and fostering a supportive community at UCSF and UCOP. Registration is open for the following virtual events:
In addition, leaders and Wellness Champions are invited to share and facilitate the following activities with their teams:
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Doctors’ Day “Getting Together” Funds – Application Due April 30, 2024
Saturday, March 30, 2024, marked National Doctors' Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the incredible work of physicians across the country. Back by popular demand, the UCSF School of Medicine is offering Doctors’ Day “Getting Together” Funds again this year to support in-person relationship building, including events dedicated to support residents and fellows. We invite proposals for up to $1,000.00 that support in-person events of connection among any group of physicians and their team members. This year, we encourage proposals for a series of longitudinal events that can build connections over time or one-time events for larger groups that will reach more people. Examples of how funds may be used include: in-person meals, space reservations, facilitators / speakers, outings, or small tokens of appreciation for in-person events, as allowed by university rules.
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Reminder - 2024-2025 Peer Support Ambassador Applications Open
We are excited to announce that the GME Peer Support Ambassador Program, which began this past year with an inaugural cohort of 10 residents from 8 programs, will be taking applications for the next round of applicants starting April 15, 2024. Interested residents and fellows must submit a one-paragraph statement of interest and notify their program director that they plan to apply. If an applicant is selected, there will be three training sessions in Fall 2024, for which programs will be asked to commit to release time. The application and further details will be released in April. Read more information on the PSA Program
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SAVE THE DATE - UCSF Health Improvement Poster Symposium
The 8th Annual UCSF Health Improvement Poster Symposium will be held on Friday, May 31, 3-5 pm at the Mission Bay Conference Center. Any provider, nurse, staff, or trainee (e.g., students, residents, fellows, postdocs) who worked on an improvement project within a UCSF Health setting is encouraged to submit a poster. All improvement work is welcome, and we encourage them to align with our True North pillars including projects that have already been presented at other conferences. This event is an inclusive opportunity to celebrate teams and their work within our UCSF Health community. Please ensure that you are able to complete all components of this template (including Project Results and Impact) and submit your poster electronically by Wednesday, May 1, 2024 using this Poster Submission Form. For GME REFLECT projects, please use the specific REFLECT poster template, which is differentiated with a different color palette. Contact ucsfhealthimprove@ucsf.edu with any questions.
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Resident and Fellow Clinical Dashboard (Includes a Case Log)
We are pleased to share the latest update of the Resident and Fellow Clinical Dashboard ("Residash"), an online dashboard designed to provide data from UCSF Health sites, including what types of patients are seen by residents, what procedures are performed, and some hospital or provider-specific metrics. These data may be helpful for assessing the breadth of one’s clinical experience and populating case logs for UCSF Health patients.
The Residash can be accessed in the Tableau system or directly via https://residash.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/. Access requires MyAccess credentials and Pulse Secure VPN if logging in from a personal computer. Additional details about the Residash can be found on the ResiDash Information Tab. We hope to include data from other clinical sites in the future, but for now, it is limited to UCSF Health. Please direct any questions to Glenn Rosenbluth.
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Reminder - 2024-2025 REFLECT Program Announcement
The Office of Graduate Medical Education and UCSF Health is pleased to announce that we will continue the REFLECT Program (Residents and Fellows Leading Interprofessional Continuous Improvement Teams) in the coming academic year. The goal of this program is to meaningfully engage residents and fellows in interprofessional improvement projects aligned with UCSF Health’s True North pillars and Health System goals. The program includes a financial incentive for eligible trainees if goals are met.
We strongly encourage proposals to continue or build on existing improvement efforts, including current and past REFLECT projects. It is encouraged to continue existing REFLECT projects, especially if the target conditions have not been achieved!
We will begin accepting proposals for the program-specific projects after the first workshop. Programs should plan to have proposals submitted by Sunday, May 5, 2024, unless they are on the fall timeline. If you have any questions, please contact Glenn Rosenbluth, Director of Patient Safety and Quality Programs, GME.
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APEX Efficiency Coaching for Trainees
UCSF Health is offering new APEX support and coaching available to all trainees. While most resources are focused on the ambulatory setting, more specific inpatient resources are coming. Options include:
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1:1 virtual coaching by an APEX educator. Common training topics include: focus on your specific APEX questions and challenges, review of In Basket tools and tips to help you efficiently manage your messages, customization of APeX to fit your individual needs, create speed buttons for documentation, customize your navigator, and more! Email PEAK@ucsf.edu to schedule.
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PEAK Week: Have a dedicated APEX Educator embedded in your clinic for an entire week! Please email Taylor Merrill for more information.
- Providers can launch an on-demand Zoom support session with a member of the APeX training team directly from within APeX. Currently available Tuesday - Thursday, 7:00 am to 9:00 am, with plans to expand if helpful.
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Easy Access to Pain Management Info
Wish you had free, easily accessible, and quick-to-read information on pain management? Check out https://pain.ucsf.edu! This website contains provider and patient facing educational modules based on evidence-based medicine and put together by the UCSF Pain Committee. There is also information on how to contact various pain and palliative care consultation services at all of our campuses. Have feedback? Please contact Dr. Matthias Behrends.
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Reminder - Call for Proposals for the ZSFG Improvement Incentive Program
We are excited to support resident and fellow-led improvement projects at ZSFG in the next academic year. This year, trainees have two opportunities to propose projects for the incentive: patient-focused and climate sustainability improvement projects. The proposal deadline is May 1, 2024, by 5:00 pm to Alanna Labat. Please contact Dr. Esther Chen with any questions.
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Women in Leadership Development (WiLD) Hosts “Pearls in Public Speaking”
WiLD co-founders Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh, Dr. Bridget Keenan and Dr. Maggie Gilbreth will be providing high-yield tips on public speaking, from lectures to conferences, and how to maximize your impact. Join us via Zoom on April 30, 2024 from 7:00pm - 8:00 pm.
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Committee Service Opportunities
Will you be at UCSF next academic year? Would you like to serve on a UCSF committee? Committees are an integral part of our medical community and serving on a committee ensures that the resident/fellow voice is heard. Committee service also helps advance quality patient care, health equity, and medical education. If you are interested in serving on a committee, and you will be at UCSF during the 2024-2025 academic year, please fill out this Qualtrics survey by Monday, May 20, 2024. Most committee meetings take place via Zoom and we have committees for the San Francisco VA, ZSFG, UCSF Health, and the UCSF campus.
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Find Your Leave Specialist
Human Resources has updated their leave specialist contact list by department! You can locate your Leave Specialist online at Find My REP.
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