Med Ed Grand Rounds on February 20: Presidential Chair Lecture on Assessment
In a partnership between the UCSF Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, Cees van der Vleuten, PhD, has been selected as a 2018-19 UCSF Presidential Chair to focus on our medical education community as a visiting professor. In this role, Dr. van der Vleuten will offer invaluable guidance to the leaders and faculty of our educational programs as they work to provide the highest quality assessment and learning ecosystem for our community so that all can learn, grow, and thrive.
Dr. van der Vleuten is a leader in assessment for learning, in which assessments are synthesized to
Preparing for a Paradigm Shift: The Inaugural UCSF AI & Education Symposium
The inaugural UCSF AI & Education Symposium convened over 350 UCSF faculty, staff, trainees, and learners to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in health professions education. Sponsored by a gift from the Baum family, the symposium provided a forum for collaboration and hands-on engagement with cutting-edge AI technologies.
In his keynote address, Robert Wachter, MD, Chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine, framed AI’s impact through a line from the novel The Sun Also Rises:
“‘How did you go bankrupt?’ ‘Two ways: Gradually, then suddenly.’”
AI was first
Announcing Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM, as Associate Dean for Assessment, Improvement, and Accreditation
The UCSF School of Medicine recently announced the appointment of Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM, as Associate Dean for Assessment, Improvement, and Accreditation at the UCSF School of Medicine, effective January 1, 2025.
Dr. Alseidi is currently the Vice Chair for Education and Professor of Clinical Surgery in the UCSF School of Medicine Department of Surgery. Over the past five years, he has led significant advancements in undergraduate and graduate medical education, simulation and skills training, surgical education research, and faculty development within the department.
Dr. Alseidi’s
Karen Hauer, MD, PhD Honored with National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Award for Achievement in Medical Education Assessment
Karen Hauer, MD, PhD, UCSF School of Medicine Vice Dean for Education, was recently recognized for her significant contributions to the field of medical education research and assessment by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), a national nonprofit that develops and manages the national licensing examinations for medical students and trainees.
In the NBME news release, NBME President and CEO Peter Katsufrakis, MD, MBA, noted:
“NBME takes pride in being part of and supporting the community of educators, researchers and clinicians who are dedicated to advancing assessment science
Entering Third Year, Anti-Oppression Curriculum Initiative Builds Community and Momentum
The Anti-Oppression Curriculum Initiative (AOCI) team recently marked the second full academic year of the three-year process of evaluation, reflection, and redesign to move the Bridges Curriculum on the path towards an increasingly anti-oppressive approach, in partnership with faculty, students, and staff. The initiative team is led by Denise Connor, MD and is a foundational element of the broader Anti-Oppression Charter, overseen by Associate Dean for Curriculum, John Davis, PhD, MD.
The School of Medicine is committed to continuing the work being catalyzed by the three-year AOCI. With
Medical Students, Residents, and Faculty Educators Tackle Bias, Equity, and Fairness in Assessment at the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Conference
Assessing learners is foundational to physician training and developmental growth throughout the medical education continuum. However, increasing evidence shows the prevalence and impact of harmful bias in assessments in medical education, accelerating the urgency to identify solutions.
Last fall, a team of UCSF faculty educators, medical students, and residents presented their research, their experiences, and recommendations at the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Conference on Ensuring Fairness in Medical Education Assessment.
Conference attendees discussed how to address the challenge of
Quality is Love: Highlights from the 6th Annual UCSF School of Medicine Health Systems Improvement Symposium
As the voices filling the Mission Bay Conference Center slowly simmered to a hush, UCSF School of Medicine Vice Dean for Education, Dr. Catherine Lucey, began her speech by saying, “Love is in the air here.” Although an unexpected opener to the sixth annual UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Microsystems Clerkship Health Systems Improvement Symposium, which celebrates UCSF medical students’ quality improvement work in their first year and a half of medical school, she went on to explain her unique theme. “Quality is love. You have to be able to love the patients who receive the care that we give
AOC Initiative Marks First Academic Year with Progress and Plans for the Future
This fall marks the completion of the first full academic year of the UCSF School of Medicine’s Anti-Oppression Curriculum (AOC) Initiative – the three-year process of evaluation, reflection, and redesign to move the entire four-year Bridges Curriculum towards an anti-oppressive approach. This initiative is being led by Denise Connor, MD and is a foundational element of the broader Anti-Oppression Charter, overseen by Associate Dean for Curriculum, John Davis, PhD, MD.
Denise Connor, AOC Initiative Director, said, “The mission of the AOC Initiative is to work towards a curriculum that can
UCSF Office of Graduate Medical Education Launches The Takeaway: A Leadership Podcast for Residents and Fellows
A new, limited-series podcast from the UCSF Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) shares the specific clinical, teaching, advocacy, and systems skills today’s residents and fellows need to be leaders in the clinical learning environment.
The podcast series is hosted by Erick Hung, MD, UCSF Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine Associate Dean for Students, and the former Director of Curricular Affairs for GME for the UCSF School of Medicine.
"Residents and fellows are incredibly busy learners,” said Dr. Hung. He explained, “Podcasts provide an innovative teaching
Dr. Heather Hervey-Jumper Appointed Director of PRIME-US Program
The UCSF School of Medicine recently announced that Heather Hervey-Jumper, MD, has been named the Director of the Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US), effective August 1, 2022.
Dr. Hervey-Jumper, an associate professor of anesthesia and perioperative care, is committed to medical education and believes in the potential of UCSF to produce impactful and dynamic physicians to care for the underserved in our communities. Since 2018, she has served as a confidential medical student career advisor, and has mentored medical students as a Bridges Curriculum Coach since
