Education, Professional Development & AI

UCSF offers a range of educational programs, development opportunities and AI resources to support residents and fellows throughout training. Explore courses and events, strengthen your teaching and leadership skills, pursue scholarly work and learn how to use AI responsibly. 

Learning & Education

Find online learning resources, live events and opportunities to build skills across specialties. 

• GME Education & Professional Development Hub (Canvas): Access GME learning modules and educational resources through UCSF's Canvas learning management system. 
   
• Log in to UCSF Canvas: Access your courses using your UCSF credentials.
   
• Canvas Central: Find Canvas guidance, migration updates and technical support.
   
• GME College: Explore workshops on professional and personal development, including leadership, communication, time management and financial well-being.
   
• GME Grand Rounds: Archived cross-specialty educational sessions and explore available prior presentations.
   
• GME Calendar & Events: See upcoming GME College sessions, Grand Rounds and other education and community events. 

Career, Scholarship & Improvement

Find mentorship, career planning and opportunities to teach, lead, innovate and improve patient care.

• GME Pathways: Join multi-disciplinary learning communities that combine specialized coursework, mentorship and scholarly projects.
   
• Office of Career and Professional Development: Career planning, job search resources and professional development support.
   
• Center for Advancing Scholarship in Education (CASE): Find mentorship, consultation, programs and community for health professions education scholarship.
   
• REFLECT Program: Participate in resident- and fellow-led interprofessional quality improvement and patient safety work.
   
• Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Resources: Explore additional improvement opportunities, including the Patient Care Fund and UCSF Health Improvement Symposium. 
   
• Teaching & Assessment Resources: Access orientation resources related to resdients' and fellows' roles in teaching and assessing medical students. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools, Training and Guidance for GME at UCSF

Multidisciplinary teams at UCSF are continually evaluation AI resources to identify tools that are appropriate, ethical, and can help reduce administrative burden while preserving the learning and experiences that are essential to your training. This page aims to gather available tools and resources to help you navigate this rapidly changing landscape. Be sure to check with your program leadership, as individual programs may have additional guidance, requirements, or tools relevant to your training. 

AI Policies & Responsible Use

Use AI tools in accordance with program, departmental, campus and clinical-site policies. Clinical use is limited to tools approved by the applicable health system; access to a tool does not, by itself, mean a particular use is permitted.

• UCSF Trustworthy AI: Learn UCSF's principles for the responsible development and use of AI, including fairness, reliability, transparency, accountability, privacy and safety. 
   
• GME AI Usage Policy: Review expectations for secure and ethical AI use in clinical care, education, research and other GME activities.
   
• GME AI Usage FAQ: Find answers to common questions about the use of AI tools as a resident or fellow.
   
• UCSF AI Data Policies: Review institutional data security, privacy and governance guidance for AI.
   
• Data Protection and Large Language Models: Understand UCSF's guidance on protecting institutional data when using large language models.

Before using an AI tool: Confirm it is approved for your intended task, data and clinical setting; verify AI-generated output for accuracy and bias; and follow applicable attribution, patient privacy and research requirements. UCSF Health, Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG), the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC), and other affiliates may have different rules. 

Campus AI Tools & Resources

• UCSF ChatGPT Enterprise: UCSF's institutionally-supported, general-purpose chatbot, including access and usage guidance
   
• UCSF Versa Chat: Another UCSF-supported general-purpose AI chatbot and its access and training
   
• Approved AI Tools Directory: UCSF's centrally maintained directory and tool-specific guidance for approved enterprise AI tools
   
• AI @ UCSF Platforms, Tools & Resources: Browse campus-supported tools for productivity, research, clinical work and other needs. 

Clinical AI Tools for Resident & Fellow Use at UCSF Health

Availability of the tools below should be confirmed with UCSF Health and your program.

• Open MyAPeX/CareLinks Training Portal: See current tool descriptions, check availability and take training for the resources listed below and more.
   
  • Abridge AI Scribe: Assists with draft clinical documentation. Review applicable workflow, patient consent requirements and documentation guidance in CareLinks. AI Scribe Tipsheet and FAQs for Residents, Fellows and Attendings
     
  • Ambulatory Insights: View the current ambulatory-specific description, access requirements and training in CareLinks.
     
  • ED Insights: View the current emergency department-specific description, access requirements and training in CareLinks.
     
  • Hospital Course: Supports drafting hospital-course text using information in the record; clinicians must review and edit any generated draft.
     
  • Inpatient Insights: Provides AI-supported summaries of inpatient chart information in APeX; review and verify outputs against the record.

Individual GME programs may offer additional specialty-specific AI tools, resources, and learning opportunities. Check with your program leadership for available offerings and guidance. 

Learn About AI

• AI@UCSF Training Hub: Explore courses, learning pathways, office hours and communities. 
   
• AI training and workshops: Find other UCSF courses, including Versa training, AI literacy workshops and responsible AI research training.
   
• SPARK-AI Foundations: Build foundational generative AI knowledge. UCSF identifies this course as required for new ChatGPT Enterprise accounts