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Message from the Associate Dean - BCH Oakland
March 2022
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Let's Celebrate!
Happy International Women's Day!
Celebrating all week at UCSF March 7-11
National Thank A Resident Day!
Celebrated all week at BCH Oakland February 28 - March 4
National Doctor's Day!
Coming up and Celebrated March 30
Thank you for all that you do for our children and their families!
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Kayla Cort, D.O.
Pediatric Radiologist
Department of Radiology
BCH Oakland/SF
Read More
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International Women's Day 2022 | |
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Save the Dates!
Resident Match Day - March 18
BCH Oakland All Faculty Meeting - March 23
National Doctor's Day - March 30
Resident and Fellow Graduation - Saturday, June 4th
More details to be announced!
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Virtual presentations of these awards will occur on National Doctors Day, March 30, 2022. Details to follow. Read more | |
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Congratulations to Ellen Fung and the SSRP program leadership team!
Ellen has secured a 5-yeart, $255k California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) grant for the SSRP program.
Read More
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Congratulations to Dr. Caroline Hastings!
Dear Colleagues,
I'm pleased to let my colleagues know after decades-long experience building up the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO), Dr. Caroline Hastings has been elected to lead as its Vice President, please see the attached. Since 2001, Caroline has held multiple leadership roles in ASPHO's mentoring and training programs, including the Professional Development Committee (Young Investigator section), Workforce Strategy Advisory Group, Practice Committee, and other research career guidance roles. More recently, she's served as ASPHO's Executive Board as Treasurer. Under Caroline Hasting's leadership, ASPHO will definitely flourish.
Sincerely,
Elliott Vichinsky, MD
Division Director, Hematology Oncology - Oakland
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Professor of Pediatrics and UCSF Endowed Physician
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Annual Lloyd "Holly" Smith, Jr. Award
Nominations due by March 18, 2022
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Dear School of Medicine Community,
The annual Lloyd "Holly" Smith, Jr. Award, now in its 22nd year, recognizes exceptional service to the School of Medicine. It is the school's most prestigious award and comes with a $5,000 prize.
Nominations are due March 18, 2022.
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Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce the launch of the next phase of Differences Matter, the School of Medicine’s initiative designed to make UCSF the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic medical system in the country.
The multiyear Differences Matter initiative will:
- provide leadership and resources to transform existing structures to sustain the successes of the first phase of Differences Matter; and,
- implement new, high impact areas of focus that have the potential to accelerate the achievement of equity and inclusion across the medical profession.
We seek faculty and staff who would like to serve as leaders for our four Areas of Focus: Read More
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Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program | |
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Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program
The coming application cycle will open on April 1, 2022
and close on August 1, 2022
More Info
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Chancellor Awards for Diversity
Opens March 11
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Nomination Period Opens Soon!
The nomination period for the 2022 Chancellor Awards for Diversity will open on March 11, 2022.
You can learn about each award, award criteria and the nomination process by visiting the official awards website.
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Updated UCSF Event Policy | |
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Guidance on Hosting Meetings and Events
Please note that guidance on events is rapidly changing. Refer to coronavirus.ucsf.edu for the most up-to-date info. Please contact Amanda.Lucas@ucsf.edu at BCH Oakland with questions.
UCSF adheres to the San Francisco Department of Public Health COVID-19 health requirements, and, in some instances, our requirements are more stringent given our unique role as an academic, medical, and research enterprise. Our top priority is to ensure the safety of the UCSF community and our patients. Any event plan is conditional on current health orders.
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Health Screener & RTW Guide | |
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Return to Work Guidelines
Testing
Daily Health Screener
and more
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Expanded Testing at BCH Oakland | |
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Dear BCH Community,
The health of our patients, staff and community remains our top priority. We continue to use masking, physical distancing, health screening, vaccination and testing requirements, and other measures to maintain a safe environment at all UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals facilities.
In support of this priority, we are expanding our onsite testing services at BCH Oakland to help ensure that testing is available and accessible for our BCH community, in partnership with CitiHealth. Read More
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Center for Faculty Educators | |
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The application period is now open for the Teaching Scholars Program (TSP); a year-long program sponsored by the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators (CFE). This program is ideal for faculty members who wish to make education their primary area of responsibility (e.g., course and clinical leadership, educational committee participants) and/or scholarship.
Reminder: All applicants must have completed the Teach for UCSF Certificate in General Teaching to apply for the Teaching Scholars Program or be on track to complete it by the end of June 2022. If you cannot complete the certificate this year, plan to apply to TSP in 2023. If TSP is a future goal and you are not enrolled in the certificate here is the link to enroll in Teach for UCSF.
More info
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Save the Date
Education Showcase 2022 ~ May 16-19
and Accelerated Path for Teach for UCSF Certificate Program
Sunday, May 22
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POPULATION HEALTH and HEALTH EQUITY | |
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Population Health and Health Equity
has a new website!
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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.
To read more, click here.
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The Population Health Data Initiative (PHDI)
The Population Health Data Initiative (PHDI), which is a cross-campus collaboration, has expanded the support it provides for data access for health services and population health research. PHDI services provide low-cost access to many datasets, support for establishing data use agreements, data storage, programming support, and a community of data users to advance research ideas and collaboration.
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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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The UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach Has a New Website! | |
BCH DEI/AR COUNCIL UPDATES | |
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The DEI/AR Council is proud to present our second annual Action Plan for Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in FY2022. This strategic plan was created collaboratively by the BCH DEI/AR Council, Senior Leadership, Executive Leadership, and the Board of Directors. Moving forward, the work must continue to be collaborative since we know that the impacts of diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism occur at individual, institutional and systemic levels.
https://diversitybch.ucsf.edu/deiar-action-plan-2022
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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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Pediatric Grand Rounds
San Francisco
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Virtual Schwartz Center Rounds
Friday, March 11th at Noon
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Virtual Schwartz Center Rounds
Finding Silver Linings
Friday, March 11, 2022, at 12:00 PM
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Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series | |
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The Frontiers in Child Health Research Seminar Series
2nd and 4th Mondays, 12-1 pm, via Zoom
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Monday, March 14th
Joseph Shieh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Medical Genetics
Institute for Human Genetics
Talk title: Increasing the Yield From Genomic Technologies in Pediatrics
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Monday, March 28th
Brian Feldman, MD, PhD
Walter L Miller Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Endocrinology
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
Talk title: Endocrine signals keep stem cells and metabolism running on time
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Stad Center of Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine Global Lecture Series | |
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
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13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (ISPP) - Virtual. Auckland, New Zealand. March 24-27, 2022 http://www.ispp2022.nz
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5th Maruzza International Congress on Pediatric Palliative Care. May 25-28, 2022 plus 23rd "Become an EPEC-Pediatrics-Trainer” Conference. Rome, Italy. May 28-29, 2022 Registration Link
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23rd "Become an EPEC-Pediatrics-Trainer” Conference plus Professional Development Workshop. Face-to-face & Virtual Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care [EPEC]. UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine. San Francisco, July 13-16, 2022 EPEC.Pediatrics@ucsf.edu
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13th Annual Pediatric Pain Master Class (Face-to-face & Virtual). UCSF Stad Center for Pediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine. San Francisco, Dec 3-9, 2022 Pediatric.PMC@ucsf.edu
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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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Summer Student Research Program (SSRP)
The Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) formerly known as CHORI SSRP continues to strive for diversity, equity, and inclusion of students from underserved backgrounds interested in STEM. Over the past two years we pivoted from in-person training to providing virtual and later hybrid programming. We were able to do this while still supporting our students financially and providing a robust didactic and research mentoring experience.
Interested in Mentoring? Student interns for our 2022 program are being selected now, the program will run from June 6 to August 5, 2022. If you have an interest in hosting a student this summer, or if you have any questions regarding our program please reach out to us via e-mail at: ssrp@ucsf.edu
Mark your Calendars: SSRP will hold its 41st Annual Student Research Symposium on Friday, August 5th. Our digital Symposium Book highlights the research performed by our 2021 interns. They presented research findings in a half day symposium held via zoom- and posted on YouTube. We hope you will enjoy a glimpse into their experience and what they were able to accomplish in just 8 short weeks. For a more in depth look at how we created the first all-virtual SSRP, you can see a recent interview with us HERE.
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Extramural Administrative Diversity Supplement Opportunity
Application deadline is April 7
Participating Institutes and Centers (ICs) are inviting applications to support administrative supplements of up to $250,000.00 (direct costs) to existing awards of scientists who are outstanding mentors and who have demonstrated compelling commitments and contributions to enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the biomedical sciences. We encourage you to apply for this award. We grow the diversity of our department in several ways, including supporting faculty who are committed to training and mentoring our URM scientists.
Applications are due by April 7, 2022.
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Extramural The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Program
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invite applications for the new Science Diversity Leadership program, which will support projects led by excellent biomedical researchers who—through their outreach, mentoring, and teaching—have a record of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in their scientific fields.
Each grant recipient will be awarded a total of $1.15 million over five years, with the first two cohorts of grantees selected in 2022 and 2023. Investigators leading the grantees’ projects will use funds to support research programs and outreach, mentoring, and teaching activities. The principal investigator must have started their first independent laboratory no earlier than January 1, 2012.
Applications are due by May 19, 2022.
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Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Deadlines | |
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UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP)
The deadline for all RAP grants has been moved to March 14th, 2022 (previously February 28th), to provide more time for those affected by the omicron surge.
For additional information on grant offerings, application rules, and eligibility criteria, click here.
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UCSF PILOT for Anti-Racism Research Grants
Application deadline is March 14
The UCSF Office of Research has committed to support efforts to guide equitable research conduct, building capacity for research on racism in biomedical research, and for research using anti-racist and racial equity approaches. Toward this goal, the Research Development Office (RDO) has developed and piloted an anti-racism research seed grant program through its Resource Allocation Program (RAP).
The program theme will focus on research projects addressing anti-Black racism and will offer two separate award types:
- $10,000 for a Pilot for Anti-Racism Research Capacity Building Grant
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$50,000 for a Pilot for Anti-Racism Research Project Grant
Applications are due by March 14th, 2022. To view the full RFA, click the button below. For additional information, please contact the Resource Allocation Program staff or Gretchen Kiser.
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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
510-428-3726
Mailing Address:
747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609
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