UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine

Clinicians with 10+ hrs/week of caregiving responsibilities outside of work are at greater risk of burnout, found a new study in the Journal of American Board of Family Medicine. It is the first study to demonstrate the correlation. Female clinicians were found to be most at risk. They were twice as likely than male clinicians to report 20+ hrs of caregiving per week and reported greater emotional exhaustion than male clinicians. https://bit.ly/41EIszp Authors: Rachel Willard-Grace at UCSF | Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Kevin Grumbach, Eric McNey and Beatrice Huang

#Thankaresidentday isn't until tomorrow, but we just couldn't wait to express our deep gratitude for our amazing residents. Please join us tomorrow in recognizing these awesome individuals. Learn more about our residents at https://bit.ly/4keTAKF #familymedicine

"Rich in Culture, Victorious through the Decades" - This was the theme of the UCSF Black Caucus' 33rd Annual Black Heritage Gala on Saturday night. We were thrilled to be an event sponsor and build community with other supporters of this incredible forum. The Black Caucus was founded in 1968 from the direct action of UCSF staff who advocated for change. Pictured: Our chair Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA, with FCM residents Indigo Gill, Liana Mixson, Pierrot Rutagarama, Alex Coston, Dreana Jett, Tamaara Bostwick, Simone DeShields, Adwoa Agyarkowah, and friends. Learn more about the UCSF Black Caucus: https://bit.ly/4gXKZco  #blackhistorymonth

#Primarycare takes care of half of all US healthcare needs and the public knows it. What it doesn’t know is that primary care is surviving on a shoestring budget - 10 times less than the public's estimate. Study by Melissa Ma, Rebecca Etz, Andrew Bazemore American Board of Family Medicine and Kevin Grumbach in Annals of Family Medicine https://bit.ly/3XfJqjk

Our residency program is now recruiting medical students for a 4-week sub-internship starting March 31, 2025. You will be based at UCSF Lakeshore, a full-spectrum, community-based, academic family medicine practice that serves a diverse mix of patients and insurance types. It has been a highly rated medical student teaching site for more than two decades. Visit https://bit.ly/3Clezu8 or the QR code and contact roy.johnston@ucsf.edu to learn more. 

Join the Bixby Center for a staged reading of The Turnaway Play! Based on the groundbreaking study conducted by Bixby researchers, the show tells the behind-the-scenes story of the study with humor and candor. It features the experiences of real women who received or were denied abortions across the United States.   We’ll follow the reading with a panel to learn more about the research, the current landscape for abortion access, and how to take action.    Sunday, April 6th, 4pm The Brava Theater 2781 24th St, San Francisco

"I love my team. They are a fierce group of individuals whom I am proud to call colleagues and friends. I feel blessed to be on a team that cares about each other and the people we strive to help." This month, we're featuring Rebecca Kriz, MS, RN, program director for the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program (PCRHP). In this interview, Beckie tells us about her role at PCRHP, her learnings from the UCSF Leadership Academy, and what she enjoys most about working at FCM. We also get a glimpse into Beckie's life outside of work and learn which 80's British new wave band she "just can't get enough" of. Read the article: https://bit.ly/3Xvy2jt

Earlier this month, our FCM teams gathered for the annual state of the department address delivered by our chair Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA. It was truly inspiring to hear about all the progress achieved by our department in 2024 and get a preview of what developments are in store for 2025. We also recognized several of our colleagues who go above and beyond, displaying exceptional dedication to advancing our mission. Congratulations to our Shine Award Winners, including those pictured here receiving their awards from our CAO Shanice Jackson: Amy Lee (pic 2), Sharon Keyes (pic 3), Emily Lo (pic 4), Hoa Su (pic 5), Yuri Cartier, MPH (pic 6) and Roy Johnston (pic 7). Other awardees included (but not pictured) Reina Delos Santos, Robin Young, and Kana Liang. An extra special highlight at the event was seeing our Family Health Center patient advisors and FCM community advisors. You’ll see our amazing community and patient advisors in the first few rows of the auditorium (in pic 1), just as their wisdom takes a front seat for all that we do at FCM. In pic 8, Megan Mahoney stands with community advisors Dr. Monique LeSarre, Dr. Angela Gallegos-Castillo, and Joyce Cheng. Learn more about our FCM Shine Awardees. https://bit.ly/3XuVe1h Photos by Adam Gonzalez

Together We Rise! Together We Heal! February 18, 12pm at Pride Hall The Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program is co-sponsoring this debut of a new art installation and exhibit featuring community-created memorial quilts and sharing the history and narratives of forced sterilization in California state prisons. Survivors and advocates will speak and lunch will be served. Register for the event at the QR code.

In the midst of the country’s political and climatic maelstrom, SIREN's 2025 National Research Meeting in San Diego last week provided a much-needed reprieve. It felt restorative to be surrounded by people driving to improve health equity in the US. Our team certainly appreciated the opportunity to dive deeply into the increasingly rigorous field of health services and policy research related to social care -- and to simultaneously think together about the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We have returned to work buoyed by the degree to which all attendees and speakers leaned in, lifting both each other’s spirits and work.    For those who were not able to join us in person this year, fear not! We plan to release many conference materials in days ahead, including audio/ slides from our research presenters as well as keynote videos and podcasts. As these become available, we will signpost where to find them in the SIREN Evidence and Resource Library.    —The SIREN Team Laura Gottlieb, Caroline Fichtenberg, Danielle Hessler Jones, Holly Wing, Yuri Cartier, MPH, Alejandra González-Rocha, & Dylnne Gonzalez