News & Events

Upcoming Events

Friday, June 21, 2013 / 3:30 – 5:00 pm / 745 Parnassus, Faculty Alumni House
Award Ceremony and Reception in Honor of Michael A. Matthay, MD, Recipient of the 2013 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award

Past Events

January 2013: National Mentoring Month

2012 – 2013 Meet the Mentor Series
This lunchtime brown-bag lunch series features senior mentors, each facilitating an informal discussion about mentoring and professional development . Get your mentoring and career questions answered with the help of an experienced faculty mentor. All faculty are invited to attend.

Tuesday, October 02 / Noon – 1 pm / Parnassus, Room S-171
H. Carrie Chen, MD, MS Ed
Professor, Clinical Pediatrics
Abraham Rudolph Endowed Chair in Pediatric Education
Director, Health Professions Education Pathway
Ask a clinician educator your questions about building a career in health professions education.

Tuesday, November 13 / Noon – 1 pm / Parnassus, Room S-175
Tracy Weitz, PhD, MPA
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Director, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)
Recipient, 2012 Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award
Ask a recipient of the 2012 UCSF Distinction in Mentoring Award your career and mentoring questions. 

Monday, January 7, Noon – 1 pm / Parnassus, Room S-172
Sally J. Marshall, PhD
Vice-Provost, Academic Affairs
Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences
Recipient, 2011 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award     
Ask a vice-provost and Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award recipient your questions about advancement and promotion.

Thursday, February 14, Noon – 1 pm / Laurel Heights, Room 263
Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Principal Investigator, UCSF Pediatric AsthmaNet Research Center
Recipient, 2010 UCSF Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research
Recipient, 2006 Academy Health Nemours Child Health Services Research Award
Ask your questions about building a career in clinical and health services research.

Thursday December 6, 2012 / 4:00-5:00 pm / Parnassus, Room N-517
CCFL and the Office of Diversity and Outreach invite you to attend a guest lecture on mentoring
Creating Lift: Charting Underrepresented Minority Student Integration into the Scientific Community,
given by Mica Estrada, PhD

Dr. Estrada earned her doctorate in Social Psychology from Harvard University (1997) and is currently a Research Scientist at California State University, San Marcos.  Her area of expertise is social influence, including the study of identity, forgiveness, intergroup relations, and integrative education. Working with Dr. Wesley Schultz (PI), Dr. Estrada (co-PI) is conducting a National Institutes of Health longitudinal, theory-driven evaluation of minority science training programs.

2012 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award

The UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program selected Arthur Weiss, MD, PhD, to receive the 2012 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. Dr. Weiss is the Ephraim P. Engleman Distinguished Professor of Rheumatology in the UCSF Department of Medicine. The award recognizes an outstanding senior faculty mentor at UCSF who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to mentoring of faculty in the academic health sciences. Dr. Weiss was recognized at an award ceremony on June 20, 2012. Read more about the award ceremony.

National Mentoring Month January 2012
A series of January events and interactive workshops celebrating the value of mentoring at UCSF, in honor of Kevin Mack, MD, MS.

Monday, January 9, 2012 / 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. / Parnassus - N-225
Keynote Presentation, "Mentoring of Value: Inspiration from Kevin Mack, MD, MS"
Helen Loeser, MD, MSc and Amin Azzam, MD, MA.

Thursday, January 12, 2012 / 12 - 1:30 p.m. / Parnassus - UCSF Library 2nd Floor, Room 221/222
"Mentor Training Workshop: Teaching Observation Program (TOP)"
Katherine Hyland, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, UCSF School of Medicine and Kathleen Land, Programs Analyst, The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (AME), UCSF School of Medicine.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 / 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. / Mission Bay - Genentech Hall, Room N-114
"Speed Mentoring for Postdocs"
Sponsored by the Graduate Outreach, UCSF Postdoc Office/Graduate Division.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 / 3:30 - 5pm / Parnassus - UCSF Library, 2nd Floor, CL 220/223
Panel Discussion, "Coaching for Clinician Educators: Perspectives from the Coaches and the Players"
Tina Brock, BSPharm, MSPH, EdD, Barbara J. Burgel, RN, PhD, FAAN, H. Carrie Chen, MD, MSEd, Mark I. Ryder, DMD, Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD, Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Outreach.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 / 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. / Parnassus - S-174 Workshop,
“Resources for Mentoring: CTSI Mentor Development Program (MDP) at UCSF”
Jeanette S. Brown, MD, Professor and Director, UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Comprehensive Mentoring Program. More about the CTSI Comprehensive Mentoring Program.

2011 – 2012 Meet the Mentor
A lunchtime brown-bag lunch series featuring senior mentors, each leading an informal discussion on the topic of mentoring and professional development . These talks will be a great way for faculty to get their questions answered while interacting with a senior faculty member they might not otherwise have a chance to meet. All faculty are invited to attend.

Thursday, October 6, 2011 / Noon – 1 pm / Mission Bay, Genentech Hall, S-222P
Carol A. Gross, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Professor, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology; Founder and Chair, Faculty Diversity Committee Recipient of the 2011 NAS Selman A. Waksman Award and the 2010 UCSF Martin Luther King Jr. Award

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 / Noon – 1 pm / Mt. Zion, Hellman Building, Room C504
Michael W. Rabow, MD
Professor, Clinical Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine
Director, Symptom Management Service at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Director, UCSF Palliative Care Leadership Center

Tuesday, February 15, 2012 / Noon – 1 pm / SFGH, Building 3, Room 505
William B. Shore, MD
Professor, Clinical Family and Community Medicine
Endowed Teaching Chair in Primary Care, Permanente Medical Group
Director, Medical Education Program Development, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Interim Director of the UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 / Noon – 1 pm / Parnassus, Room S-118
Sally J. Marshall, PhD
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences
2011 UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award

2011

2011 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award
The UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, Sally J. Marshall, PhD. Dr. Marshall is Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Distinguished Professor of Biomaterials and Bioengineering in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences. This award recognizes an outstanding senior faculty mentor at UCSF who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to mentoring of faculty in the academic health sciences.

2011 National Mentoring Month Lecture
The Chancellor’s Council on Faculty Life (CCFL) held a series of three January events promoting faculty mentoring and wellness in January 2011 including Dr. Christina Maslach’s January 19th keynote lecture "The Truth About Burnout: What Organizations Can Do To Prevent Burnout and Promote Engagement".

Post-retirement: Issues and Concerns
Cynthia Lynch Leathers

2010

Mentoring Facilitators Meeting

For departmental and divisional mentoring facilitators. March 15, 2010/ Noon-2pm/ S-118

Please contact Abigail Draper for notes or presentation materials.

The Faculty Mentoring Program hosted two special events celebrating National Mentoring Month in January 2010.

Speed Mentoring

January 6, 2010/ Noon - 1:30pm / Parnassus, Millberry Union Conference Center

Mentoring Leadership Panel: The Role of Mentors in Shaping Careers

January 25, 2010/ Noon - 1:30pm / Parnassus, Room N-225 Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann was joined by a distinguished panel of UCSF leaders and mentors discussing the central question "Who influenced you, and how do you pass it on?"

2010 Meet the Mentor

This new seminar series features senior mentors, each leading an informal, lunchtime brown-bag talk on a mentoring/professional development topic. These talks will be a great way for faculty to interact with a senior faculty member they might not otherwise have a chance to meet. All faculty are invited to attend.

Bring your lunch and your questions, and our mentors will provide their expertise.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010/ Noon - 1pm / Parnassus, Room S-172
Sally J. Marshall, PhD

Vice Provost, Academic Affairs Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences
Ask the Vice Provost your questions about advancement and promotion.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010/ Noon - 1pm / Parnassus, Room S-30
Louise C. Walter, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, UCSF Geriatrics Research Program
2010 Academic Senate Distinction In Mentoring Award Recipient
Ask the 2010 Distinction in Mentoring Award recipient what it takes to be a great mentor.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010/ Noon - 1pm / SFGH, Building 3, Room 505
Joseph M. (Mike) McCune, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Experimental Medicine
Ask what skills are needed to lead a successful and productive lab.

Monday, October 4, 2010/ Noon - 1pm/ Parnassus, Room S-30
Hobart W. Harris, MD, MPH

Professor and Chief, Division of General Surgery
J. Engelbert Dunphy Endowed Chair in Surgery
Ask a division chief how he balances being a successful mentor, clinician and scholar.