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Message from the Associate Dean - BCH Oakland
November 2025
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It's November
You should have received your flu vaccine by now. The compliance deadline for UCSF employees, physicians, and learners was November 1, 2025; flu season is in full swing.
Winter and holiday planning are underway. Please join us at our Annual Holiday Party, co-sponsored again this year by the UCSF Department of Pediatrics and the BCH Oakland Dean's Office, on Thursday, December 11th, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, in the Genentech Hall Atrium. All faculty and their families are invited; you should have received additional info under separate cover. The BCH Oakland Dean's Office is organizing a carpool sign-up for those interested in driving or riding from the East Bay. We will announce a sign-up sheet next week.
Lastly, stay safe as the hustle and bustle of the holiday season quickly approaches.
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UCSF Department of Pediatrics and the
BCH Oakland Dean's Office Holiday Party
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 5:00 - 8:00 PM
| | Join your colleagues and their families for a fun evening of food, drinks, and celebration as we close out the year together. Hosted by the UCSF Department of Pediatrics and the BCH Oakland Dean’s Office. Families are welcome! | | |
2026 Exceptional Physician Awards
Nomination Period: October 8 - November 19
| | Federal Updates from Vice Chancellor for Research, Harold R. Collard, MD, MS | | |
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NIH Loan Repayment Programs Applications Cycle
Applications are due by Thursday, November 20, 2025
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NIH Loan Repayment Programs Application Cycle
Applications are due by Thursday, November 20
The NIH will begin accepting applications for the Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) on Monday, September 1, 2025. Awardees can receive up to $100,000 in qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year award.
To learn more about eligibility requirements, application dates, and the benefits of receiving an LRP award, be sure to visit the LRP website, check out the overview video, and attend one of the upcoming events:
· October 7: LRP Technical Assistance Webinar
· November 6: LRP Ask Me Anything Session
The application deadline is Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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School of Medicine Bridge Funding
Applications are due by Friday, December 5, 2025
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School of Medicine Bridge Funding
Applications are due by Friday, December 5
The UCSF School of Medicine is inviting full-time faculty in the School of Medicine to apply for the 2026 Winter Cycle of Bridge Funding. The Bridge Funding program provides up to 12 months of support for full-time faculty members, with independent research programs, who are experiencing a temporary loss of significant funding.
The program is intended to support applicants who face a funding gap between two extramural research grants (usually R01 or equivalent). Typically, applicants have been unsuccessful in a recent attempt to renew or replace a federal grant but are likely to be funded upon submission of a revised application, based on scores and reviewers’ comments.
Applicants must demonstrate that their research program is jeopardized due to a lack of extramural funding, that they have one or more rounds of well-scored but unfunded federal applications, and that they will have exhausted all available discretionary or start-up funds within one year of applying for bridge funding.
The application deadline is Friday, December 5, 2025.
For questions, please contact SOMbridgefunding@ucsf.edu.
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| UCSF Physician-Scientist Scholars Program (PSSP) | | |
Sent on behalf of Alexandra Nelson and David Morgan
Dear Colleagues:
We invite you to nominate your most promising and accomplished physician scientists for the UCSF Physician Scientist Scholar Program (PSSP). This program is designed to provide financial resources and career guidance and protected research time to facilitate early career development of clinician-scientists who have high potential to conduct transformative laboratory-based research to advance human health.
Nominations require the following:
- A letter of nomination (2 pages or less), prepared and signed by the department chair and a designated faculty sponsor for the nominee;
- NIH biosketches of the nominee and the faculty sponsor; and
- a one-page summary of the nominee’s previous research and future research plans.
Attached is the program description that provides additional details. As the PSSP explicitly targets “early career stage” investigators, please pay careful attention the description of eligibility.
Submit PSSP nominations in a single PDF document by 5 pm on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, to Tina.Sexton@ucsf.edu. Please use 11-point Arial font with margins of at least 1/2 inch. Questions about the nomination process should be directed to Dr. Alexandra Nelson.
We strongly encourage you to nominate clinician-scientists who are women and/or from under-represented groups in medicine for this prestigious award.
By stimulating world-class laboratory-based investigation related to human disease, we believe that the PSSP enhances our research, training, and clinical mission. We are grateful for your support in nominating your talented physician scientists in your departments.
Sincerely,
Alexandra Nelson, MD, Ph.D, Professor, Neurology; Director, PSSP
David Morgan, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology; Vice Dean for Research, School of Medicine
| | Health Professions Education Resources | | |
Center for Faculty Educators (CFE)
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UCSF faculty, residents, and fellows are welcome to explore their health professions education interests by consulting the education researchers in the Center for Faculty Educators (CFE). CFE education research programs can help new education researchers with the skills they need to get started.
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Library News
New Learning Series - Registration is Now Open!
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New library learning series: AI in your Toolkit: Critical Approaches to Using AI in Your Work
Experts from across the UCSF Library have come together to offer a virtual series designed to help UCSF faculty, staff, postdocs, and learners critically examine the role of AI in their work. The six-part series alternates between hands-on workshops (90 minutes) and thought-provoking discussions (60 minutes) that delve into the ethical dimensions of AI technology.
Registration for the first two sessions is now open:
The first session is Wednesday, November 12th, from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM,
A Discussion on the Environmental Impact of AI
The second session is Wednesday, January 14th, from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM,
Exploring AI Tools for Literature Searching
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Contact Holly Thompson, Clinical Research Librarian for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, with any questions: holly.thompson@ucsf.edu.
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Annual Faculty Research Symposium at Grand Rounds
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Look out for a special announcement
for a call for proposals soon!
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UCSF School of Medicine - Medical Education
Visit-a-Mentor Program
Register by Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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Dear School of Medicine Faculty,
Are you interested in recruiting a UCSF medical student to help with a short-term summer research project? If so, we invite you to register for the Visit-a-Mentor program by Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Each year, UCSF medical students participate in over 200 faculty-mentored research projects as part of the Bridges Curriculum. From eight-week summer projects to full-time, yearlong experiences, students contribute meaningfully to scholarship across UCSF and beyond.
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COMMUNICATION
If you or anyone in your division has any questions about how to use Voalte, please refer to the Voalte tip sheet for BCH Oakland Providers or contact Mike Lang and Jason Jagodzinski.
If your pager is not forwarding to Voalte or you are encountering any technical issues, please submit a ticket with the UCSF Help Desk by calling 415-514-4100 or navigating to https://help.ucsf.edu (use the Get IT Help button).
| | RETURN-to-WORK GUIDANCE for Respiratory Illnesses, beginning Monday, June 16, 2025 | | POPULATION HEALTH and HEALTH EQUITY | | Easier and Cheaper Access to Data for Health Services and Population Health Research | | |
Release of the UCSF Changemaker Series
The UCSF Changemaker Series is a four-part video series that seeks to build the capacity of UCSF researchers to generate scientific evidence that is responsive to the needs of real-world decision-makers in order to accelerate equity-focused impact.
Watch the videos
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION, and
ANTI-RACISM at UCSF BCH
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Lee Atkinson-McEvoy, MD
Co-Chair Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UCSF BCH San Francisco
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Marsha Treadwell, PhD
Co-Chair Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, UCSF BCH Oakland
| | | UCSF Cultural Groups and Resources | | |
Our values define us – how we work, learn, interact, and fulfill our mission.
UCSF PRIDE values are the cornerstone for everything we do and unite our faculty, students, researchers, caregivers, and staff in building a culture of collaboration that inspires us be our best today and in the future.
Described in more detail, UCSF's PRIDE Values and how they can be enacted through our daily lives are:
P - Professionalism: To be competent, accountable, reliable and responsible, interacting positively and collaboratively with all colleagues, students, patients, visitors and business partners.
R - Respect: To treat all others as you wish to be treated, being courteous and kind, acting with utmost consideration of others.
I - Integrity: To be honest, trustworthy and ethical, always doing the right thing, without compromising the truth, and being fair and sincere.
D - Diversity: To appreciate and celebrate differences in others, creating an environment of equity and inclusion with opportunities for everyone to reach their potential.
E - Excellence: To be dedicated, motivated, innovative and confident, giving your best every day, encouraging and supporting others to excel in everything they do.
Download a copy of the PRIDE Values
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
Oakland
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
San Francisco
| | Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine Global Lecture Series | | |
Seminars are on the 1st Thursday of every month 3:00-4:00 pm
To receive a Zoom invitation for virtual lectures, please contact EPEC.Pediatrics@UCSF.edu
You must register in advance for each lecture. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining this webinar.
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Save the Dates!
January 24-30, 2026
16th Pediatric Pain Master Class at the Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF in San Francisco, California.
JENNIFER SMORGON SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CLINICIANS FROM LOW-MEDIUM INCOME COUNTRIES to attend Pediatric Pain Master Class
The Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals is excited to offer four competitive scholarships to clinicians from LMIC currently working in the field of pediatric pain and/or pediatric palliative care to attend the:
16th Pediatric Pain Master Class. January 24-30, 2026.
Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF. San Francisco, California, United States.
The scholarships (see attached details or LINK) include
· Free in-person participation at the 16th Pediatric Pain Master Class
· Round-trip economy flight
· Hotel stay in San Francisco (max. 9 nights)
· USD $750.00 stipend for food, ground transport
Information & Agenda: https://virtualce.ucsf.edu/pediatric-pain-master-class-2026
For more info contact: Pediatric.PMC@ucsf.edu
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Dean’s Office
UCSF School of Medicine
Email: bchdeansofcoakland@ucsf.edu
Mailing Address:
747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609
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