April 2016
Upcoming Events
June 13, 3-5:30pm
Aldea Conference Center
Parnassus

June 28,  12:30-5:30pm
Mission Hall, Mission Bay 

September 13, 3:30-6:30pm
Parnassus

September 19, 3-5:30pm
Location TBD

October 19, 5:30-7:30pm
Location TBD




UCSF Educational Skills Workshops & Grand Rounds

Teherani Honored for Climate Action
C FE faculty researcher and AME member  Arianne Teherani, PhD, was honored by the UC Global Climate Leadership Council with the Faculty Climate Action Champion Award.
AME Summer Meeting
and Helen's Farewell
June 13, 3-5:30pm 
Aldea Center 
Parnassus 
AME's members have the opportunity to "Celebrate Helen," the AME's fearless leader and director!  
If you  have not yet RSVP'd, please confirm your attendance via the Outlook invite or email Karen Brent
 
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Welcome to our first Center newsletter!

Dear Educator Community,

The Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) News provides regular updates for our educator community: educators, education scholars, educational leaders, residents and students, volunteer clinical faculty (VCF), and Academy of Medical Educators (AME) members. Give us your feedback at [email protected]!
Education Showcase Highlights 
Over 200 UCSF medical education innovators recently attended our Education Showcase on April 3-5.The Showcase highlights and celebrates the scholarly work of UCSF faculty educators, learners and staff through a series of workshops and scholarly presentations. Read more...
Med Ed Grand Rounds: Improving Handoffs by Applying Cognitive Load Theory 
Free event and online streaming is available. Please click "registration details" below to sign up and receive more information.

On May 11 at noon, John Q. Young, MD, from the Department of Psychiatry at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine will join us as Med Ed Grand Rounds speaker. In this lecture, Dr. Young will talk about his doctoral work in education, where he is applying a learning theory, cognitive load theory, to medical education, and, in particular, patient handoffs.
 

Dr. Young is currently a doctoral degree candidate in the Doctoral Program in Health Professions Education, a collaborative program between UCSF and University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Registration details...
TickToC: An Educational Sciences Article in a Minute
Monthly, a member of CFE's Table of Contents Review group writes a one-minute synopsis of an article found to be particularly relevant to educational initiatives or for medical educators at UCSF. Read the most recent TickToC synopsis, "Social Capital in Teacher Communities," by David Irby, PhD. Read more...
WGEA Mini-Grant Call 2016

The WGEA is providing a competitive funding opportunity to both experienced and new investigators in the area of medical education research. This small grants program is meant to promote medical education research within the Western region, offering grants from $1,000 - $5,000. The deadline is September 30. For more information, Read WGEA's call or contact CFE Educational Researcher Christy K. Boscardin, PhD.

NCFDD Faculty Success Program/Virtual Boot Camp
Register today for the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Faculty Success Program/Virtual Boot Camp. The UCSF Office of Academic Affairs and the Academic Senate Committee on Equal on Opportunity (EQOP) have partnered to sponsor faculty participation in this program. 

Six eligible faculty members will be fully funded to participate in a web-based professional development program organized by the NCFDD¹s Faculty Success Program. All paid faculty at 50% time or more, in any series, are eligible to apply.  Registration details...
UCSF/Macy Conference Highlights GME Innovations Commitment to Health Care Equity
Despite myriad challenges facing graduate medical education (GME), "change is already happening" through diverse innovations across the US, said Macy Foundation President George Thibault, MD, at the UCSF/Macy Foundation conference held on March 30. In his opening remarks, Thibault linked GME and the healthcare system itself: "We want to celebrate GME as part of how we bring about health care reform." By Christopher Cook. Read more...
Interested in submitting an article or items for future e-newsletters? Please contact  Karen Brent for more information.