News for our Educator Community | September 2016 
Happy September educators! This month's issue is full of useful information for faculty development and honoring educators. Don't forget to read about the official launch of our website, our new Volunteer Clinical Faculty's (VCF) Advisory Board and outreach, AME's Class of 2016, and other distinguished faculty and staff award recipients.
In This Issue
Upcoming Events

Parnassus

September 19, 2:30-4:30p
N-225, Parnassus

October 19, 5:30-7:30p
Byers Auditorium
Mission Bay
 
UCSF Education Showcase
Center for Faculty Educators
March 19-21, 2017 
Parnassus and Mission Bay

National
AAMC Annual Meeting
Learn Serve Lead 2016
November 11-15
Seattle, Washington

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
April 27-May 1, 2017
San Antonio, TX 

UCSF Educational Skills Workshops & Grand Rounds

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The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators
UCSF's Weekly
Educational Scholarship
Conference
Features & Highlights
New CFE Website Officially Launchestop

Finally, our CFE website is here! Over the past few months our staff have been hard at work to make the website informative and useful to our educator community. Users will find key information for:
We encourage you to check the website on a regular basis, and spread the word to others.
Michelle Li, MD, Chair
VCF Advisory Board
New Advisory Board for Volunteer Clinical Faculty
The UCSF School of Medicine Dean's Office established and appointed an 11-member Volunteer Clinical Faculty (VCF) Advisory Board to provide strategic guidance and advice on planning, problem solving, and vision to advance medical education through active outreach to volunteer faculty. The establishment of the board validates that volunteer faculty are important partners in medical education at UCSF, and that these board-certified health care professionals play a significant role in advancing UCSF's mission to transform health care. Read More...
Med Ed Grand Rounds and Visiting Scholar
Courtesy of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, the CFE will host Dr. Alan Jaap, BSc, MD, FRCP(Edin) for a MedEd Grand Rounds lecture on October 5, noon-1pm. Dr. Jaap, is a consultant physician and director of final year at Edinburgh Medical School. He has been awarded a Traveling Fellowship for 2016 to visit the USA and Netherlands to investigate the use of entrustable professional activities in improving the preparation of newly qualified  doctors for clinical practice.  

A Med Ed Grand Rounds lecture, Advancing the OSCE - the Edinburgh Experience is planned for October 5, noon-1pm.
Registration Information
Education and Development Opportunities
Teaching Observation Program: Introduction to Peer Assessment of Teaching
Thursday, September 22, 2-5 pm
This workshop introduces the essential elements of effective feedback, and provides an opportunity for participants to hone their own observation, evaluation and feedback skills.
Spaces still available - Register Today!
Register now for Fall 2016 UCSF Educational Skills Workshops
These free UCSF Educational Skills Workshops are open to all UCSF faculty and future faculty and carry CME/CE credit for certain health professions. We offer sessions at various sites around the Bay Area. Please check locations before registering.
Teach for UCSF Certificate Program Welcomes Faculty to Enroll
The Teach for UCSF Certificate Program offers members of the UC San Francisco teaching community a way to develop as educators. In as little as 8 hours per year for 2-4 years, you can advance toward completion of a teaching certificate by participating in free UCSF Educational Skills Workshops.
Abstracts, Proposals & Funding Opportunities
Apply Now!
Submission Deadline: September 9
Submission Deadline: September 30 
For project inquiries, email CFE Education Researcher Christy Boscardin, PhD 
Honors and Awards
Teaching Scholars Program: 2016 Scholarly Presentations
Tuesday, September 13, 3:30-5:30 pm
The UCSF education community is invited to attend presentations by the faculty graduating from the Teaching Scholars Program (TSP). Projects focus on curriculum development, education research, and faculty development.
AME Celebration of New Members: Class of 2016
Monday, September 19, 2:30-4:30 pm
Please join us for our 16th Annual Celebration of New Members as we honor 15 new members. The Class of 2016 includes faculty from the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, and the UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. We will also honor and recognize 49 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients and two winners of the Boyden Staff award. This year's keynote speaker will be Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical affairs.  
VCF Distinguished Teaching Awards
Wednesday, October 19, 5:30-8 pm
Congratulations to the Charlotte Baer Memorial Award winner and recipients of the Special Recognition Teaching Awards . Stay tuned for updates announcing recipients of the Essential Core Teaching Awards and the Kaiser Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
VCF Award Recipients

CFE in the Literature
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Recent Publications
Check out the latest contributions to education scholarship by CFE Education Researchers and AME members. Read online at CFE Publications.