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
Mentoring Across Differences: Webinar
by Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, MD, PhD
Monday October 21, 12pm to 1pm PST
Click here at or before noon on the 21st to access the webinar. You will be promoted to download free Zoom software if you don't already have it installed; click again to be connected to the webinar. Alternatively, you can open up Zoom and type in the meeting ID number 4084011311.
For this session we will be using Poll Everywhere. Log into Poll Everywhere to participate: https://pollev.com/catherinelom208
If using a mobile phone, text the message Catherinelom208 to 22333 to participate.
The webinar will be recorded for anyone who is unable to join us in real time.
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.
More events here: https://diversity.ucsf.edu/
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.