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Message from the Associate Dean - BCH Oakland
July 2023
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Summer is Here!
Welcome to the new trainees. Please see below for details and extend a friendly hello to the BCH Oakland pediatric interns and to the fellows!
DEI AR initiatives are moving forward and yet we have a recent SCOTUS ruling that seems to take us one step back on admissions policies. Please see this important message from University of California President, Michael V. Drake, MD.
We had a wonderful faculty seminar on Outside Activities Tracking System (OATS) and the recording can be found here. See below for future dates and topics.
Finally, on July 31, 2023 we are welcoming Taran Sangari, MD, MBA, Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia BCH Oakland.
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The monthly faculty seminar series was on July 6th "Outside Activity Tracking System (OATS)." The seminar recordings are hosted on our website for those who are unable to attend. Upcoming is the UCSF BCH Oakland All-Faculty meeting on Thursday, August 17th regarding "Education."
Be well,
Kelley
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Welcome 2023-2024 Residents & Fellows! | |
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Hematology/Oncology
Pallavi Agarwal, MD
Medical School: Madurai Medical College
Residency Program: University of Florida Pensacola Pediatric Residency Program
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Hematology/Oncology
Krystle Frazier, MD
Medical School: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Residency Program: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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Shreya Agarwal, MD
Dr. Shreya Agarwal is a physician-researcher in pediatric hematology and oncology, with a primary focus in hemostasis and thrombosis. Read more
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Priya Parikh, MD
Chief Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital
Dr. Priya Parikh is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and brings with her experience and interest in medical anthropology and public health. Read more
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Congratulations Graduates! | |
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Thank you Graduates!
We thank you residents and fellows for your 3 years with us and wish you the best as you head into your next steps!
As you become CHOmie alumni, please keep in touch and know you are always part of the CHO family!
All the best,
The Oakland GME Team
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Congratulations to Tariq Ahmad, MD, FAAP on his 2023 FLAG Award!
The Fellows' Leadership and Advocacy Group (FLAG). Pediatric fellows recognize faculty for their exceptional support and guidance by presenting them with FLAG awards in leadership and mentorship.
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Congratulations to Peter Beernink, Ph.D.
Dr. Peter Beernink's recent publication was featured as the cover article in Science Translational Medicine!
The article is on an adenovirus-based vaccine for meningococcal disease using the same approach used for the Oxford COVID vaccine. In fact, two of his co-authors at the University of Oxford/Oxford Vaccine Group were part of the team that developed a widely used COVID vaccine.
The article is here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.ade3901
and the cover image is here: https://www.science.org/toc/stm/15/701
Dr. Beernink is a Professor and Clorox Endowed Chair
Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Health
Department of Pediatrics SOM
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Save the Date!
UCSF BCH Oakland All-Faculty Webinar "Education"
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UCSF BCH All-Faculty Webinar:
"Education"
Thursday, August 17th | 5:00 - 6:00 PM via Zoom
"To Provide Faculty with Programmatic Updates in Education"
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Presenters:
Kelley E. Meade, MD (Host) - Associate Dean, Clinical & Academic Affairs, UCSF SOM - BCH Oakland
Celeste Allen, MD
Director, Graduate Medical Education and Pediatric Residency Program
Designated Institutional Official (DIO)
Clinical Professor, UCSF
Attending Physician, Primary Care and Adolescent Health
UCSF BCH Oakland
Ellen B. Fung, Ph.D., RD, CCD
Adjunct Professor
Division Hematology, Dept Pediatrics, UCSF
Director, Bone Density Clinic
Co-Director, Summer Student Research Program
UCSF BCH Oakland
and more!
-- More information will be shared as it becomes available --
In case you missed the previous meetings and seminars
you can watch them here.
Hosted by the UCSF BCH Oakland Dean's Office
Also...
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The BCH Faculty Seminar Series
continues in September with...
"Conflict of Interest" (a continuation of OATS)
Thursday, September 14, 2023 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM via Zoom
Followed by:
"Study Startup"
Thursday, October 12, 2023 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM via Zoom
More info will be shared as it becomes available.
Hosted by the UCSF BCH Oakland Dean's Office
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New BLOOM: The Black Baby Equity Clinic! | |
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Bloom: Black Baby Equity Clinic Launch Party
Date: Friday, July 14, 2023
Time: 11AM-2PM
Location: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland - Primary Care Building
5220 Claremont Avenue, Oakland 94618
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/UCSFBlackBaby
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SAVE THE DATE!
53rd Annual Monterey Conference
November 3-5, 2023
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Campus Value Improvement:
Call for Proposals - Deadline July 14th
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The Chancellor is soliciting proposals for the next cohort of Campus Value Improvement projects. Please see below for more details and please share with those who may have an improvement project that could benefit from this program. | |
The Edward Chu Diversity Scholarship Program | |
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Hello everyone,
We have a Diversity Scholarship Fund to support medical students under-represented in medicine to be able to rotate at BCH-Oakland (more information below).
This scholarship was founded by the generous Dr. Eddie Chu.
To honor Dr. Chu and his legacy as he retires, the name of the Scholarship going forward will be The Dr. Edward Chu Diversity Scholarship Program.
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UCSF Award LifeCycle Training for Oakland-Based Researchers and Staff | |
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The UCSF Controller’s Office and Office of Research is pleased to announce upcoming webinars on the Award Lifecycle for Oakland Based Researchers and Staff. This is a two-part webinar. The first part will focus on pre-award activities from the determining PI Status, finding Office of Research support, budgeting, proposals, negotiation, award set up, and UCSF-Oakland work orders establishment. The second part-up will focus on post-award activities from project and speedtype setup, defining roles and responsibilities, specific cost element processes, invoicing and reporting, and closeout. The webinars are offered on the following dates and can be taking any in order. To register, please email Tracy.Cummings@ucsf.edu
Each session is one hour (12-1pm) via Zoom with the last training on August 29th combining both the pre- and post-award sessions for 2 hours* (11am-1pm).
Sessions Offered:
Pre-award Training - Tuesday, July 25th | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Pre-award Training - Tuesday, August 22nd | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Post-award Training - Wednesday, July 26th | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Post-award Training - Wednesday, August 23rd | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
*Pre- and Post-award Training - Tuesday, August 29th | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (2 hrs)
To register, please email Tracy.Cummings@ucsf.edu.
For questions, please contact MC.Gaisbauer@ucsf.edu, Business and Integration Manager | Office of Research.
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UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Blog | |
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Integration of CTSI Processing Lab Services to BCH Oakland & Reference for Oakland Billing (creating a SpeedType)
Oakland researchers planning to use the Oakland Biospecimen Processing lab will need to register through iLab and create a SpeedType for billing purposes. A reference document has been created to guide you in completing this registration. For questions regarding lab services (and pricing) please visit the Biospecimen Processing Lab website. We encourage you to begin working with your Division Admin, RFA, CRC and/or program manager on this process as soon as possible.
Additionally, a Town Hall was held on June 2nd to discuss the integration of the CTSI BSPL (Biospecimen Processing Lab) services and the BCH Oakland Research Sample Processing Lab. Agenda topics included the vision for integration, an overview of CTSI’s Clinical Research Services program, faculty support for research, lab operations, BSPL updates, finance details, and an introduction to the Office of Clinical Trial Activation (OCTA). The Town Hall can be viewed here.
Should you have further questions or need assistance please reach out to: Kirsten Mowry, BSPL Tissue Core Manager or Ronald Honrada, BSPL Lab Manager.
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For CTSI information, please reach out to: Marquette.goochnelson@ucsf.edu (CTSI) or Dayna.long@ucsf.edu (Dayna Long, MD, FAAP, Faculty Liaison, CTSI) as we will be happy to provide further information regarding CTSI and BCH Oakland.
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Faculty Development Day!
September 21, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Faculty Development Day is a one-day event sponsored by the Campus Council on Faculty Life (CCFL) that provides resources for professional development and to enhance faculty life at UCSF. There will be plenary sessions and workshops on topics including advancement and promotion, faculty compensation, and succeeding in academia in all series.
More info coming soon! See 2023 Faculty Development Day - UCSF Events Calendar
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The BCH Black Caucus:
Music and Medicine held on June 21st
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Dear BCH Black Caucus & Allies,
On behalf of the BCH Black Caucus and Mickel London Productions, we would like to express our sincerest gratitude to everyone that attended Music & Medicine, an extraordinary event that took place (June 21st) at the iconic Yoshi's Oakland. Your support made the evening truly memorable, and we are immensely thankful for your contributions, raising over $16,000!
If you were unable to make the event and would still like to support the fundraising effort, please make a donation here: https://givingtogether.ucsf.edu/UCSF-SC50Years
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Dear School of Medicine Community,
Thomas (Tad) Vail, MD has announced he is retiring and stepping down as Chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, after serving in the role since 2007.
Please click here for some highlights of Dr. Vail’s many accomplishments and contributions to the department, UCSF, and the field of orthopaedic surgery.
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Rosanna Wustrack, MD will serve as the Acting Chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, effective July 1, 2023.
Dr. Wustrack is an associate professor and orthopedic surgeon who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with musculoskeletal tumors and fragility fractures (breaks that happen during normal activities because bones have become weak).
Dr. Wustrack's research interests include functional outcomes in cancer patients, osseointegration (bone growth that serves to secure a surgical implant) and sarcoma immunotherapy.
Additionally, Dr. Wustrack is a member of the UCSF Sarcoma Center, a multidisciplinary team of sarcoma specialists who provide patients with the most precise diagnostic tools, novel surgical and reconstructive techniques, and promising new therapies.
Dr. Wustrack received an undergraduate degree from Yale University before earning a medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She completed an internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at UCSF. Subsequently, she completed fellowship training in musculoskeletal oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Please join me in thanking Dr. Vail for his work, and welcoming Dr. Wustrack to her new role.
Sincerely,
Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD
Dean, UCSF School of Medicine
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POPULATION HEALTH and HEALTH EQUITY | |
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Easier and Cheaper Access to Data for Health Services and Population Health Research
The Population Health Data Initiative, which is a collaboration of the Institute for Health Policy Studies, School of Medicine Tech, Population Health and Health Equity program, Center for Healthcare Improvement and Medical Effectiveness (CHIME), and UCSF Library, has continued to enhance the data available to UCSF researchers for health services and population health research.
Their services provide low-cost access to many datasets, support for establishing data use agreements, data storage, and programming support.
If you are purchasing a dataset for your research, please email pophealth@ucsf.edu to explore an institutional license to make it available to all UCSF researchers.
Learn more
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Release of the UCSF Changemaker Series | |
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The UCSF Changemaker Series, created by Professor of Medicine Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS, 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. Each 10-15 minute video highlights a UCSF researcher in conversation with an interdisciplinary panel of non-academic experts discussing how investigators at all stages of their careers can more meaningfully inform policies, systems, and structures in order to create social or policy change.
Read more
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION, and
ANTI-RACISM at UCSF BCH
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From Marsha J. Treadwell, PhD
DEI Co-Chair BCH Oakland
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine
Jordan Fund Endowed Chair, Department of Hematology/Oncology
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The focus of the BCH Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative is to dismantle systemic racism within BCH by taking action to insure that policies, institutional practices, cultural representations and other norms no longer reinforce and perpetuate racial group inequity for Blacks, Indigenous and People of Color. Patients and families and other groups in the workforce, including LGBTQ+ are negatively impacted within the current problematic climate. For more information, please feel free to reach out to me, our program manager Henry Ocampo at henry.ocampo@ucsf.edu, or visit our website https://diversitybch.ucsf.edu/.
Updated info on the DEI website.
Questions? Email Abdur Shemsu at abdur.shemsu@ucsf.edu
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BCH DEI/AR COUNCIL UPDATES | |
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UCSF is an institutional member of the National Center on Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD).
Follow these links for a full list of all NCFDD programs including additional Covid-19 Resources.
To gain access to these resources sign up for NCFDD membership by clicking here or contact Irené Merry –Coordinator for the Campus Council on Faculty Life.
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Foundations of DEI Trainings | |
UCSF Cultural Groups and Resources | |
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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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COVID-19 & Vaccine Updates | |
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
Oakland
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Did you miss Grand Rounds?
Visit http://vimeo.com/album/2238536 and use password CHRCO
to view recorded Grand Rounds presentations.
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Please contact the Chief Residents,
for Case Conference information: chochiefs@ucsf.edu
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
San Francisco
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Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series | |
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The Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series
Every 2nd and 4th Monday via Zoom only, from 12-1 PM
Presented by leading researchers from UCSF Department of Pediatrics, other departments at UCSF, and outside institutions, the Frontiers in Child Health Research seminars are meant to promote collaboration and stimulate new ideas. Zoom here.
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Stad Center of Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine Global Lecture Series | |
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Seminars are 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.
Tom McNalley, Alicia Heilman, Karen Sun & Stefan Friedrichsdorf
Stad Center of Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
We just successfully completed last week our 25th Become an "Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC)-Pediatrics Trainer" Conference with participants from 26 countries/6 continents. Congratulations to all the new Trainers and thank you to the outstanding faculty!
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14th Pediatric Pain Master Class. UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine. In-Person Conference. Grand Hyatt San Francisco, December 10-16, 2023. Pediatric.PMC@ucsf.edu
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Advanced Pain & Palliative Care Workshop: Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC)-Pediatrics. Oct 24-27, 2023. Rome, Italy LINK
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UC Tech 2023: Resilient, Rising & Reinspired
July 17-19 | UC Berkeley and virtual
This conference brings technologists from across the University of California system to celebrate and promote innovation and collaboration.
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DEI Movie Night: Picture A Scientist
July 18 | 4:30-7 p.m., IRM Board Room
Watch the untold journey of women in science at this Picture a Scientist screening and hear from remarkable women at UCSF who are pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Learn from their experiences and be a part of the discussion!
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CRC Town Hall
July 19 | noon - 1 p.m. virtual
The town hall will include presentations from the Office of Clinical Trial Activation (OCTA) about their new Coverage Analysis Determination Form, Current Activation Pipeline Dashboard, and other updates relevant to CRCs.
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From the UCSF Research Development Office | |
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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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