Weekly Snapshot

Week of October 24, 2022 | Edited by: Meredith Lew Tan

Open Enrollment: 10/27-11/18

Open Enrollment for faculty and staff begins on Thursday, Oct 27 at 8 AM. The enrollment period ends on Nov 18 at 5 PM. If your changes are not entered by the enrollment close, they cannot be changed. Enrollment changes are effective Jan 1, 2023. If you need assistance, there is an Open Enrollment website and help desk.  


Highlights and Changes for 2023 are included below: 

Premiums for 2023

  • UC's medical plan premium changes are moderate; changes to contributions across all pay bands range from $0 - $47 per month (subject to collective bargaining agreements)
  • Review your rates for 2023 here.


New IVF plan benefit for all UC health plan members

  • Beginning January 2023, all UC health plan members will have an IVF coverage benefit
  • Benefit is covered at 50% coinsurance and limited to two cycles lifetime


Accolade replacing Anthem Health Guides

  • Accolade will be first point of contact for members enrolled in UC Care, UC Health Savings Plan and Core
  • Members will receive new ID cards with Accolade phone number in January 2023


Health Savings Plan In Network Deductible Increases

  • Individual: $1400 -> $1500
  • Family: $2800 -> $3000


Flexible Spending Accounts: You MUST re-enroll (if currently enrolled) each year

  • Health FSA: health care expenses for you and your eligible dependents
  • Dependent Care FSA: child care or elder care expenses for eligible dependents
  • **New Dependent Care contribution limits for 2023 based on income. Details here.


New for 2023: Limited Purpose Health FSA

  • Available for employees who are enrolling in the UC Health Savings plan and had a Health FSA the prior year, with a remaining carryover balance
  • Account is automatically set-up and restricted to dental, vision and preventive care services reimbursements
Announcements

Justin's Going Away Lunch - 11/03/2022

There will be a going away lunch for Justin on 11/3/22 from 12-1 PM in the 505 conference room.

Conference Room Unavailable - 11/01/22

The 505 Conference Room will be unavailable on 11/01/22. 

COMPLETE YOUR TRAININGS!

To access your trainings, log in to the DPH Staff Learning Portal to get started. Check out the “Quick Guide on How to Access the Portal” to get started and the ZSFG Dean’s Office for more helpful information and resources.

  

To log in to the system you will need your POI number. You received your POI number from DEM General via e-mail on 10/19/22. If you are a new employee, you should have received this information via e-mail from the DPH directly. If you need help with access or need to change your password call 628-206-5000.

November DOMINOs Events

Korean Cultural Night at the Asian Art Museum & Dinner at Surisan, San Francisco

  • Hosts: Eunice Chang (Division Manager, AIDS at ZSFG) and Diana Kim (Division Manager, DGIM at UCSF Health)
  • Thursday, 11/3 at 4 pm at Asian Art Museum (indoors)


Guo Pei Exhibit & Lunch at the Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco

  • Host: Justin Vang-Moore (Division Manager, HOSP at ZSFG)
  • Saturday, 11/5 at 11 am at Legion of Honor Museum (indoors)

 

Thai Cooking Lesson at BiteUnite, San Francisco

  • Hosts: Leonard Telesca (Division Manager, INFD/PULM at UCSF Health) and Brian Schwartz (Associate Chair for Education, DOM)
  • Thursday, 11/9 at 5:30 pm at BiteUnite (indoors)

 

Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration at Berkeley Art Museum & Brunch at Gather, Berkeley

  • Hosts: Margot Kushel (Professor & Division Chief, CVP at ZSFG) and Brie Williams (Professor, CVP at ZSFG)
  • Sunday, 11/13 at 12:30 pm at Gather (outdoors)


Dinner at Starbelly, San Francisco

  • Hosts: Sam Brondfield (Assistant Professor, HMON at UCSF Health) and Amy Yun (Project Manager, ADMIN at DOM)
  • Thursday, 11/17 at 6:30 pm at Starbelly (outdoors)


To sign up, please complete this registration form and select the event(s) you’d prefer to attend. 

DOM Falliday Festival - 11/18

On Friday, 11/18, there will be an event at Spark Social SF for all DOM faculty, staff, and trainees.


An RSVP has been sent to you all by DOM.

WINGS Staff Development Grant - Due 11/1/22

The next application deadline for the WINGS Staff Development Grant Program is November 1, 2022. Applications will cover classes starting on November 15, 2022, running through and including February 28, 2023. Grant amounts range between $200-$400, depending on the number of applications received for the grant cycle.

 

WINGS Program Description

Online Application

UCSF COVID-19 Policy Updates

Food and drinks are permitted when at 50% occupancy staff are present together in in-door, non-clinical areas. Masking is still required on-site.


Visitors are required to be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID test before entering any building on the ZSFG campus. 


Staff can obtain COVID testing at the OHS employee testing tent in the parking lot by Avon Breast Center, Mon-Sun from 6:30am-4:30pm or from the Color vending machine in Building 9. Color and PCR tests, home-based antigen testing are an option for returning to work with COVID-like symptoms. 

Staffing Updates

Departures

  • None


Arrivals

  • None


Current Openings

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource

10 Reader Views on the Varieties of Anti-racism

“'A child born today will turn 18 in 2040. What attitudes and actions toward race and ethnicity would we adopt today if we had the best interests of that rising generation in mind?”


Bekke writes, “We just need to be kind to each other, and remember the Golden Rule, which is taught in many religions and societies: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”


Click here to continue this opinion piece by Conor Friedersodorf, The Atlantic

Committee Updates

None

Upcoming Events


October 27 | 12-1 PM

DOM Grand Rounds - The Current and Future State of COVID: Updates from the Infectious Diseases Society of America Meeting


October 27 | 3-4 PM

DEM Pumpkin Carving Event


October 27 | 5-8 PM

2nd Annual UCSF Health Affiliates Network Job Fair


October 27 | 6-7 PM

UCSF Alumni Author Series - A Conversation with Robert Larsen, MD, MPH


October 31 | 12:00-12:30 PM

Retirement Planning Mini Modules-UC Roth After Tax Benefits


October 31 | 12-1 PM

DEM Seminar Series - Catera Wilder, PhD


November 2 | 9:30-10:30 AM

November CFAR Seminar


November 3 | 7:00-7:30 AM

Retirement Planning Mini Modules-UC Roth After Tax Benefits


November 3 | 12-1 PM

2022 State of the University Address

Division Links

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