Well-Being, Interest Groups, & Community Service

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