Academy in Action
September 2015
Hendey Named First Kallsen Endowed Chair Holder 
Academy member  Greg Hendey, MD, FACEP , was named the inaugural chair holder of the Gene W. Kallsen, MD, Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine, for UCSF's Fresno Medical Education Program.  The endowed chair is named in honor of Gene Kallsen, renowned for his contributions and dedication of nearly 40 years to emergency medicine at UCSF Fresno -  first as an emergency medical resident and then as a faculty member, leader, and ambassador. This chair enables UCSF Fresno to continue recruiting the finest physicians and medical educators to head its emergency medicine program for years to come. Read more...
Member Focus: Jacque Duncan, MD 
I had an opportunity to interview new member Jacque Duncan, MD, to discuss her passion for education, mentoring, and career counseling in the Department of Ophthalmology.  She is currently clinical professor of ophthalmology and vice chair for medical student education, where she spends twenty percent of her time seeing patients at Parnassus, twenty percent in medical student education, and sixty percent in research on treatments for inherited retinal degenerations. By  Jessica H. Muller, PhD.  Read more...
EPAs in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum 
Please join us for Medical Education Grand Rounds on October 14, at noon in Toland Hall. The session, EPAs in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum - Lessons to be Learned, will be led by Olle ten Cate, PhD, director of the UCSF-UMC Utrecht Doctoral Program in Health Professions Education.  S ession participants will learn to articulate and advocate for solutions to issues related to the implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in undergraduate medical education, including:  faculty buy-in,  adequate levels of supervision,  EPAs and clinical rotations,  nesting of EPAs, and  assessment concerns. Register now...
Tips for Success: Faculty Mentoring Series  
The Campus Council on Faculty Life's lunch mentoring series features distinguished faculty mentors in an informal session about mentorship, career advancement and satisfaction at UCSF. This year, the focus is on how to identify and cultivate your network of mentors and sponsors. Mentors will address such issues as: finding mentors, building a reliable and strong mentor network,  cultivate mentoring relationships, and  moving to a new stage of your career. 

Upcoming sessions will be led by:
Wednesday, Oct. 7

Wednesday, Nov. 18
Daniel H. Lowenstein, MD

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Upcoming Meetings & Reminders
 

Monday, September 28, 2015
3-5 pm
N-225, Parnassus

Wednesday, November 18  
3-5:30 pm
MH1400, Mission Bay

Site-Based Winter Meetings
More Details TBA
SFGH: 2/3, 8:30-10:30 am
VAMC: 2/4, 3-5 pm
MB: 2/8, 8-10 am
Parn: 2/9, 8:30-10:30 am
Fresno: 2/17, 9-12 am

UCSF Education Showcase
Center for Faculty Educators
April 4-5, 2016
Mission Bay and Parnassus


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San Francisco, CA
94143-0710
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