Brain Camp
Dr. Josephson explains the structures of the brain at Brain Camp, a free, immersive, week-long experience for underserved high school students in San Francisco.
Coming Events
Differences Matter Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training for Faculty. Led by specially trained School of Medicine faculty, these free workshops are eligible for 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. New dates added every month. Click here to register.
Women In Discovery Science Lecture 2020
January 30, 2020 3:30pm
Genentech Hall Auditorium at Mission Bay Campus
Histone ubiquitination in transcription
and nucleosome dynamics
Cynthia Wolberger, PhD
Professor of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
A reception will follow.
More events here: https://diversity.ucsf.edu/
International Women's Day
March 2-6, 2020
A week of community and celebration with workshops, panel discussions, keynote speakers and more. All genders welcome. Details TBA.
Presented by the Office of Diversity & Outreach, the Committee on the Status of Women, and the Women of UCSF Health.
Diversity Committee
The Neurology Diversity Committee was formed in January 2014 to improve diversity, defined across multiple domains, throughout the department. The committee advises the Hiring and Compensation Committees on equity issues in recruitment/retention and coordinates educational and community activities to increase awareness of diversity issues among faculty, staff, and trainees. The Committee reports to the Chair of the Department and also advises the Director of Administration.
Committee Chairs
Winston Chiong, MD, PhD
Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD
Committee Members
Adeline Goss, MD
Viktoriya Irodenko, MD
Manu Hegde, MD, PhD
Vinith Johnson
Serggio Lanata, MD, MS
Lauren Patrick, MD
Jeanne Paz, PhD
Lani Pettersen
Ann Poncelet, MD
Neel Singhal, MD, PhD
Sandeepa Sriram, MD
Jon-Eric Van Leeuwen, MD, PhD
Opportunities for Leadership
AAMC Leadership Seminars:
- Early Career Women Faculty Leadership
- Mid Career Women Faculty Leadership
- Early Career Minority Faculty Leadership
- Mid Career Minority Faculty Leadership
- Full course catalog
AAN Leadership University:
- Diversity Leadership Program (now open for applications)
- Women Leading in Neurology Program (closed, but subscribe for updates)
- All programs
Would you like to be a speaker or mentor? Please contact us to let us know.
UCSF Diversity Initiatives and Resources
Visiting Elective Scholarship Program (VEP) for fourth-year medical students who are underrepresented in medicine.
Differences Matter : developing and sustaining a culture of equity and inclusion at UCSF.
UCSF's Diversity and Outreach website.
"Injustice and Health" UCSF Teach-in
with CNN Correspondent Soledad O'Brien, recorded on February 24, 2016.
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Under-Represented Faculty and Senior Fellows for Clinical and Translational Research Award
Take the Implicit Association Test (IAT) online at Project Implicit to discover and measure your attitudes and beliefs toward others.