Weekly Snapshot
Week of August 30, 2021 | Edited by: Meredith Lew Tan
DEM Scavenger Hunt
The admin team has worked hard to make sure the Division of Experimental Medicine website is up to date and contains resources pertinent to our staff, trainees, and academics. To showcase those efforts, we have put together a scavenger hunt to help Division members familiarize themselves with the site.

Click here to access the scavenger hunt.
Announcements
Updates Regarding Return to Work and Meetings
Last Friday, Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, announced that the date of return to on-site work has been extended for those working remotely to March 1, 2022. This extension will help us reduce the impact of a potential winter COVID-19 surge and prepare for cold and flu season that may be worse than last year due to greater social interaction.

As predicted and in line with San Francisco’s new public health order, through September 30, 2021, with immediate effect:

  • All non-essential indoor events are to be canceled. 
  • No food is to be consumed at any indoor event whether essential or not.
  • No indoor essential meetings larger than 25 people.
  • Outdoor events are limited to 24 people max but even then should be carefully considered especially if the venue caters to large crowds e.g. a venue with food trucks.
  • The above rules will be re-evaluated in mid-September. 
  • The only allowable in or outdoor event must be essential (business purposes not for morale), have no food, and a maximum of 24 attendees all with proof of being double vaccinated.

If you believe an in-person meeting is considered essential and want to seek approval from the SOM, please reach out to Justin Vang-Moore for more information.
Discuss your Work Experience with the Dean of Medicine
For the past six months, the School of Medicine has hosted virtual small group meetings with faculty and staff to discuss their work experience. They have appreciated the feedback from participants, and the insights have been informative as they develop their strategies for the years ahead.
 
Because these meetings have been so helpful, they have scheduled six additional dates and invite you to join them to discuss how they might consider increasing engagement and building community in a virtual or hybrid workplace.
 
The time will also be used to allow for open-ended discussion.
 
Dates include:
·     October 5, 9:10-10:00 am: Staff
·     November 2, 9:10-10:00 am: Faculty
·     January 6, 9:10-10:00 am: Staff
·     February 1, 9:10-10:00 am: Faculty
·     March 1, 9:10-10:00 am: Staff
·     April 5, 9:10-10:00 am: Faculty
 
Please RSVP online. For each date they can accommodate 8 attendees. If you are unable to attend but would still like to share your thoughts, please do so here.
ZSFG DOM Staff Appreciation Event
You are all invited to join in a virtual celebration of our staff with the annual ZSFG DOM Staff Appreciation Event on Friday, September 10, from 12:10-1:00PM. The event will feature a staff photo slide and we will honor the recipients of the annual ZSFG DOM Staff Excellence. More updates to come!
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UCSF COVID-19 Policy
Effective immediately, UCSF has made the following policy changes:
  • Everyone – regardless of vaccination status – must wear a mask or face covering at all indoor locations, while standing in line for or riding in campus shuttles. 
  • Regardless of vaccination status, any prolonged exposure (unprotected exposure within six feet for 15 minutes or longer) to a person with confirmed COVID-19 infection will require a 10-day quarantine until cleared for work or study by Occupational Health Services (OHS) or Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS). Employees should call the COVID Hotline at (415) 514-7328 for assessment and instructions.
  • Students should send a secure message to the COVID-19 nurse through their personal health portal.
  • Wash your hands frequently. This continues to be an effective way to limit infections and virus transmission.
Honors and Awards
DARE and HOPE Martin Delaney Collaboratories receive $28M and $26.5M NIH Awards

The National Institutes of Health has awarded approximately $53 million in annual funding over the next five years to research organizations in a continued effort to find a cure for HIV. The HOPE and DARE Collaboratories are 2 of the 10 groups awarded a 5-year grant under the Martin Delaney Collaboratories program, the major NIH program on HIV cure research launched in 2010 in honor of the late HIV/AIDS activist Martin Delaney, who served on NIAID’s AIDS Research Advisory Committee.

Rachel Rutishauser will be leading their efforts aimed at defining in people the immunologic pathways that predict post-treatment control. Tim Henrich is another key investigator.

Click here to read more about their achievement.
2021-2022 School of Medicine Leadership Development Program Cohort

Justin has been selected to be included in the 2021-2022 School of Medicine Leadership Development Program cohort.

Congratulations Justin!
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource
Focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion impacts population health management results

"People are complex and have diverse health needs. Health care is complex and uneven, and patients have different experiences and outcomes of care depending on their demographics. Employers and health plans have begun to realize that taking a more focused, data-driven approach with health care is needed to achieve health equity for all.

Employers and their health benefit partners have been engaging in population health management to address health needs of all employees through participation and engagement with targeted interventions. The goal is to improve physical, behavioral, and social health through meaningful, timely, and understandable health solutions."

Click here to continue this article by Michael B. Garrett in the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Upcoming Events

Sept 2 | 9-10 AM

Sept 2 | 9-10 AM

Sept 6 | all-day
Labor Day Holiday

Sept 7 | 10-11 AM

Sept 7 | 10-11 AM

Sept 10 | TBA
DOM Town Hall: Sharing the Challenges of Life and Work During COVID's Fourth Phase
Staffing Updates
Departures
  • None
Arrivals
  • Dylan Ryder, Visiting UC Undergraduate Student (formerly Student Intern) - Henrich Lab
  • Amanda Buck, Visiting Graduate Student Scholar (formerly Student Intern) - Henrich Lab
Current Openings
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