Weekly Snapshot
Week of March 7, 2022 | Edited by: Meredith Lew Tan
Updated Guidelines for Meetings and Gatherings
  • Indoor meetings can resume. Staff may opt to wear an N95; however, staff must wear an isolation mask when indoors.
  • Staff should observe normal room capacity limits with the maximum number of attendees for indoor meetings capped at 35.
  • No food or drinks are permitted (per UCSF and ZSFG) for indoor meetings.
  • Outdoor meetings may resume. Food and drinks are permitted. Maximum number of attendees is based on the normal parameters for the outdoor location. Staff may opt to wear masks at outdoor gatherings.

The conference room will be rearranged to accommodate the new guidelines. RSVPs to attend the DEM Seminar Series, in-person, will no longer be needed.
Announcements
Spring Forward
This Sunday, March 13, is spring forward. Remember to set your clocks forward by an hour.
Report on the Status of Women Faculty in the DOM
The idea for the report came from the results of a Department of Medicine wide survey conducted in 2018, in which the Department leadership found clear differences in the perception of faculty experience by gender. Female faculty, who now make up more than 50% of our faculty, had lower survey scores on several dimensions of culture, including perceived equity, self-efficacy, and institutional support.

Click here to read the report.
Women's History Month: Garden Poetry Walk
In honor or Women's History month, the Garden Poetry Walk will feature these poets, and more, in rotation:
  • Marilyn Chin
  • Katherine Coles
  • Emily Dickenson
  • Annie Finch
  • Nikki Giovanni
  • Ada Limon
  • Kiki Petrosino
  • Muriel Rukeyser
  • Muriel Stuart

Poetry stands can be found in the gardens around buildings 80/90, 9/40/30, and the 7th floor of building 25.
UCSF Wellness Resource Hub
Find out what wellness resources are available to you as UCSF faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and trainees. They have developed a go-to-guide of wellness resources offered mostly by UCSF.

Click here to visit their site.
A Dialogue at the Intersection of Race, Gender, Disability, and Sexual Orientation with Judy Young, Annesa Flentje, Cassandra Carver, Wendy Tobias, and Janhavi Bonville - March 10, 2022
You are all invited to join the UCSF Committee on the Status of Women in partnership with the UCSF LGBTQ Committee, in a dialogue about everything in between the intersection at race, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.

Click here to register.
UCSF COVID-19 Information
UCSF COVID policies are quickly changing. Click the links for the UCSF Coronavirus website for the most up to date policies and guidelines.
Staffing Updates
Departures
  • None
Arrivals
  • None
Current Openings
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource
Teaching Critical Race Theory in Medical School
"To say that I learned nothing about race in medical school would be false. I learned that race was a risk factor for nearly every disease. I learned that you calculate kidney function differently for Black patients. I learned that if a board exam question mentions a patient’s race, it is probably to clue you in to the right answer. These things were taught to me as scientific facts."

Click here to read this opinion piece by Nina Owen-Simon, Columbia School of Public Health.
Committee Updates
None
UCSF Division of Experimental Medicine | Website