First- and Second-Year Electives

The list below documents electives that change from quarter to quarter. This is a partial listing; additional electives may be advertised on separate announcements or offered by other schools. For more information on elective coordination and advertising to other UCSF schools, please see this Elective Coordinators website.

Supervised Study and Laboratory Project Course Offerings: Please see the Registrar's Course Catalog.

Sign up for Electives via your online study list in your UCSF Student Portal. 

MD Competencies referenced in elective listings: 

• Patient Care (PC)
• Medical Knowledge (MK)
• Practice-Based Learning & Improvement (PBLI)
• Interpersonal & Communication Skills (ICS)
• Professionalism (Prof)
• Systems-Based Practice (SBP)
• Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) - indicated using the IP codes below

Inter-Professional Level of Learning² referenced in elective listings: Adapted by Dr. Susan Hyde from Reeves S, Lewin S, Espin S, Zwarenstein M (2010) Interprofessional Teamwork for Health and Social Care. Blackwell-Wiley, London.

• Interprofessional Education (I): Members (or students) of two or more health and/or social care professions engage in learning with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and the delivery of care.
• Multiprofessional Education (M): Members (or students) of two or more professions learn alongside one another; in other words, parallel rather than interactive learning.
• Uniprofessional Education (U): Education that is undertaken by individuals within the same profession.

Rooms:
S is Medical Sciences, 513 Parnassus
CS is Clinical Sciences, 521 Parnassus
CL is Campus Library 2nd floor

Fall 2026 (Winter 2027 elective information will be available in December)

Course number: Family & Community Medicine 170.02 
Course title: Compassionate Care: The Art of Healing Communication
Faculty: Shieva Khayam-Bashi
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Tuesdays, 12:10-1pm, CS 0101
Dates: 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1, 9/8 (HSW-302), 9/15, 9/28 (Monday), 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17
MD Competencies: MK, ICS, IPC, PBLI
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M

Course number: Family & Community Medicine 171.06
Course title: Refugee & Asylum Seeker Health: The Clinician's Role
Faculty: Rebeccah Brusca
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, Room CS 1102/1103
Dates: 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
Student Coordinator: Rebecca Brown
MD Competencies: MK, ICS, IPC, PBLI, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M

Course number: Family & Community Medicine 171.10A
Course title: Provision of Pharmacy Services in a Homeless Clinic, Houselessness and Health Inequities
Faculty: Erica Brode & Crystal Zhou, PharmD
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, Room CS 1116-1117
Dates: 9/21, 9/28, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30
Student Coordinators: Ashleigh Higgins & Lina Lew
MD Competencies: MK, ICS, IPC, PBLI, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M

Course number: Family & Community Medicine 184
Course title: Latine Health Elective
Faculty: 
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Tuesdays, 12:10-1pm, Room S-178
Dates: 8/18, 8/25, 9/8, 9/15, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 11/3
Student coordinators: Estevan Gonzalez, Josh Perez
MD Competencies: MK, ICS, IPC, PBLI
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M

Course number: Medicine 170.01A (Listed as Special Issues in Health Care w/Cindy Lai)
Course title: Food as Medicine
Faculty: Diana Thiara
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, room: Wednesdays 12:10-1pm, on Zoom
Zoom sessions: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/25 (Friday), 10/2 (Friday), 11/18
Student coordinators: Kristina Lin & Acacia Herndon
MD Competencies: MK
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Medicine 170.01B (Listed as Special Issues in Health Care w/Cindy Lai)
Course title: Addressing Health Disparities in Surgical Practice and Training
Faculty: Tasce Bongiovanni
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, Room TBA
Dates: 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/14, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2, 11/9, 11/30
Student coordinator: Seleipiri Charles-Norfleet
MD Competencies: PC, PBLI, ICS, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Medicine 170.07
Course title: Medical Spanish elective
Faculty: Leslie Seijo
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Thursdays, 12:10-1pm, Room TBA
Dates: 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10
Student coordinator: Denice Segovia
MD Competencies: PC, PBLI, ICS
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Medicine 170.34A
Course title: AAPI Health Inequities Elective
Faculty: Cindy Lai
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Fridays, 12:10-1pm, Room TBA
Dates: 8/14, 8/21, 9/11, 10/2, 10/9, 10/20, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 12/4, 12/11
Student coordinators: Nicole Huang, Rebecca Li
MD Competencies: MK, PBLI, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Medicine 170.50
Course title: Cardiology Interest Group: Review and Explore
Faculty: Binh An Phan
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, Room TBA
Dates: 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2, 11/9, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
Student coordinator: Hayden Paige, Jacqueline Wright, Destin Hahyunh
MD Competencies: MK, PBLI, ICS, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Medicine 170.51
Course title: A Community Engagement Pop-Up Addressing Health Disparities
Faculty: Malcolm John & Jonathan Butler (FCM)
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Tuesdays, 12:10-1pm, Room TBA
Dates: 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 11/10
Evening dates: Tuesday 5-6pm, 11/17, Tuesday 5-6pm, 12/1, Thursday 5-7:30pm, 12/3 
Student coordinator: Seleipiri Charles-Norfleet
MD Competencies: PC, MK, SBP, PBLI
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Medicine 170.54
Course title: Queer Health Elective
Faculty: Sam Brondfield
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Wednesdays, 12:10-1pm, Room CS 1107-1108
Dates: 9/9, 9/16, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18
Student Coordinator: Leona Hariharan
MD Competencies: MK, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M

Course number: Medicine 170.57
Course title: Hablar Para Sanar
Faculty: Leslie Seijo
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, Room CS 1113-1114
Dates: 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/14, 9/21, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 11/2
Student coordinators: Katia Lopez Sicairos, Pablo Acevedo, Lizzet Lopez, Alan Nava, Sarah Gayer
MD Competencies: PC, PBLI, ICS
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Neurology 170.12
Course title: Explorations in Neurology
Faculty: Jill Goslinga & Courtney Lane-Donovan
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Fridays, 12:10-1pm; April 17 (Room CL-220/223), April 24, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5. Room CS-0101 (Basement of Clinical Sciences)
Student Coordinators: Ayushi Balan, Katrina Wong, Madiha Irshad, Sara Ahsan
MD Competencies: MK, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: OBGYN 170.03
Course title: Family Planning and Reproductive Choices
Faculty: Naomi Stotland & Andrea Jackson
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, Room location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, Room TBA
Dates: 8/24, 8/31, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19
Student coordinators: Leona Hariharan, Ayushi Balan, Julieta Munoz, Anna Sindalovsky, Sarah Hussain
MD Competencies: PC, MK
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: OBGYN 170.04
Course title: Introduction to Procedures & Surgical Skills
Faculty: Naomi Stotland
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location:  
Dates: TBD
Student coordinators: Leona Hariharan, Alessandra Ayers, Cassidy Biellak, Therese Anne Santiago
MD Competencies: PC, MK, ICS, Prof, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Ortho Surgery 160.03
Course title: An Interactive Intro to Health Technology & Innovation
Faculty: Aenor Sawyer
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: TBA
Dates: TBA
Student coordinators: TBA
MD Competencies: PC, MK, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Ortho Surgery 160.04
Course title: Orthopaedic Surgical Skills and OR Assist Elective
Faculty: Nicole Schroeder
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: TBD
Dates: TBD
Student coordinators: Isabella LeKander, Folohanmi Asebiomo, Alan Nava
MD Competencies: PC, MK, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Pediatrics 170.01A
Course title: Pediatric Interest Group Elective (Listed as "Special Issues in Health Care)
Faculty: Erica Lawson is faculty of record; Michele Long is faculty advisor
# of units: 1.0
Day, Time, & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm  8/17 CS-0101 , 8/31 CS-0101 , 9/14 CS-1111, 9/28 CS-1111, 10/12 CS-0101, 11/9 CS-0101, 11/16 CS-0101, 11/30 CS-0101
Student Coordinators:  Sarai Ortega, Vlada Lipkind, Hayden Paige, Mariah Rutiaga-Amaya
MD Competencies: MK, PBLI, ICS, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Psychiatry 170.02
Course title: Harm Reduction & Addiction Psychiatry Elective
Faculty: Takeo Toyoshima
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Thursdays & Fridays, 12:10-1pm, Room S-163
Dates: 9/17, 9/25, 10/2, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Student coordinator: Taylor Bhaiji
MD Competencies: PC, MK, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M

Course number: Psychiatry 170.17B
Course title: Explorations in Psychiatry
Faculty: Carmen Kilpatrick
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Wednesdays, 12:10-1pm, CS 1111
Dates:9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4
Student coordinators: Maxwell Kounga, Tina Kim
MD Competencies: PC, MK, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Surgery 160.15
Course title: Exploring Plastic Surgery
Faculty: Nicole Schroeder
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Fridays, 12:10-1pm, Rooms below
Dates: Room S-163: 8/14, 8/21, 8/28; Room S-159: 9/11, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 11/6, 11/13
Student coordinators: Isabella LeKander, Denice Segovia, Kate Solpari, Owen Williams
MD Competencies: PC, MK, PBLI, ICS, Prof, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Surgery 160.16
Course title: OASIS Clinic Care Elective
Faculty: Nicole Schroeder
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Thursday & Friday mornings as arranged; 8-10:30am
Student coordinators: Isabella LeKander, Denice Segovia, Kate Solpari, Owen Williams
MD Competencies: PC, MK, PBLI, ICS, Prof, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Surgery 160.18
Course title: Stitch Lab Elective - Introduction to Surgical Skills
Faculty: Mark Zhao
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Tuesdays, 12:10-1pm, Room TBA
Dates: 8/18, 9/8, 10/6, 10/13, 11/3, 12/1
Student coordinators: Isabella LeKander, Nathan Robbins, Rebecca Brown, Ginger Atwood
MD Competencies: PC, MK, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: U

Course number: Urology 170.01
Course title: Intro to Urology
Faculty: Yi Li
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, Room S-157 & S-163
Dates: Room S-157: 8/17, 8/24, 8/31; Room S-163: 9/14, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
Student Coordinators: Denice Segovia, Jacob Lee, Victoria Li
MD Competencies: MK, ICS, IPC, PBLI
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M