The AME workshop on Building Your Negotiating Toolkit was starting, and room 1406 at Mission Hall was nearly full. Our intrepid moderators Rebecca Berman, MD, and AME member Rebecca Shunk, MD, instructed, “Raise your hand if you have confidence in your negotiating skills.” Not a single hand went up. Impressive. It is possible confidence was higher at the Parnassus and Fresno workshop sites, capably moderated by Calvin Chou and Serena Yang. Still, data suggest that many of us are distinctly uncomfortable with negotiation. I needed this workshop, and I was not alone.

Patricia O’Sullivan, EdD; Ann Poncelet, MD; Raquel Rodriquez, MBA, and Sandrijn van Schaik, MD, PhD are excited to share with you highlights of 2020 initiatives for the Center for Faculty Educators, that expands on current work on key areas:

In 2018, Drs. Mengesha, Hill, and Autry implemented a Microaggressions Grand Rounds series in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at UCSF. The purpose of this series was to foster ongoing departmental dialogue on bias and inequity in patient care, learning environments, and workplace culture. There was an intentional focus on developing strategies to generate accountability towards creating an anti-oppressive departmental climate. This series has included topics such as Microaggressions in the Learning Environment, Navigating Expressed Bias and Racism between Patient and Provider, and Stereotype Threat and Bias in Learner Assessment.

Healing a Broken Clerkship Grading System

In a recent article posted online in the AAMC, Drs. Bullock and Hauer discuss how to reform the assessment process for medical students in clerkships. They argue that "the way medical students are assessed in clerkships discourages learning, increases stress, and offers little useful feedback, say the authors. It’s also particularly problematic for students from underrepresented backgrounds." Justin Bullock, MD, MPH, is a first-year resident in internal medicine at UCSF, and Karen Hauer, MD, PhD, is associate dean for assessment at UCSF and a member of the AME.

Registration Open for the UCSF Education Showcase

The annual Education Showcase features the scholarly work of UCSF students, residents, faculty, and enhanced by visiting scholars, the event is filled with opportunities to see the variety and quality of the work our UCSF colleagues are engaged in throughout the year.

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From our Medical Education Grand Rounds Archive, January 29, 2020, video showcases the work of our 2019 Master's in Education graduates. Each had an opportunity to present their master's projects to UCSF faculty, learners, and staff:

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