We support our residents in a number of ways including but not limited to the following:
- Advisor Families
- Each family consists of one-two members of each residency class, fellows, and two faculty advisors
- Families meet for residency-funded dinners three times per year to check in with one another, provide peer-to-peer mentorship, and faculty support
- Areas of Distinction (faculty and peer mentorship culminating in an area of expertise and an associated scholarly project)
- EM Interest Groups
- EM Diversity Committee
- Global Health
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Women in Emergency Medicine
- Annual Senior Resident (R4) Retreat
- Preparation for job/fellowship searches
- CV & cover letter review
- Networking
- Annual Resident (R1-R3) Retreat
- Holistic review of residency didactics, clinical rotations, faculty
- Team building
- Systems Based Practice
- Monthly sessions during weekly didactics to address programmatic needs
- Monthly residency-funded evening events coordinated by residents specifically to address resident wellness
- Annual Bay Area Emergency Medicine joint residency wellness events with Highland and Stanford EM Programs
- Department of Emergency Medicine Circle of Respect (Caring for the Caregivers) Dinners
- Service to Our Community
- National EM Day of Service
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Training and Education Programs for Underserved Populations (STEP UP)
- Event management preparation/mass casualty exercises (with UCSF EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellowship personnel)
- Sports physical exams for local high school athletes
- Participation in regional and national competitions (Sim Wars, Sonogames)
- UCSF Emergency Medicine Alumni Reunion (proceeds support resident travel awards for domestic and international electives - Make a Gift Here)
- UCSF offers a multitude of support services including (but not limited to):
- UCSF School of Medicine Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE reporting system)
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
- UCSF Office of the Ombuds
- Office for the Prevention of Harrassment and Discrimination (OPHD)
- UCSF Health Caring for the Caregiver Peer Support Program
- UCSF GME Well-Being & Mental Health Resources for Residents & Clinical Fellows