The Academy has funded 50+ curricular innovation projects since its inception. For further information please contact the prinicipal investigator found at the end of each proposal. For general questions, contact: Christine Khuu

2008 all are pdfs

• Developing Cross-Pathway Core Writing Courses: Scientific Writing, Reflective Writing and Public Writing
  
• Developing an Identification Tool and Early Intervention Curriculum for Medical Students at Risk of Poor Clinical and Communications Skills Performance in the CPX
  
• Developing an Interdisciplinary, Competency-Based Health Systems and Health Policy Training Curriculum for Learners at Diverse Levels of Career Development
  
• An Integrated Approach to Family Violence and its Health Effects: Creating a Coordinated Four Year Curriculum on Interpersonal Violence at the UCSF School of Medicine
  
• A Curriculum to Train Health Care Leaders Across the Spectrum
  
• A Shared Outpatient Clinic Model for Graduate Internal Medicine Residents
  
• Towards a UCSF Children's Hospital Simulation Training and Assessment Program: Procedural Skills Training and Assessment for Pediatric Residents and Medical Students
  
• Continuity of Adult Care in Model SFGH 2008-9
  
• Developing Competencies in Community Engagement: A Pilot in UCSF UME and GME Programs

2007 all are pdfs

• Creation and application of interactive computer-based 3D modules for the teaching of anatomy to medical students and postgraduate trainees
  
• Integrated Teaching of the Physical Examination and Clinical Reasoning through Problem-Based Learning
  
• Assessment of Neurologic Reflex Skills in Medical Students and Residents at Various Levels of Training
  
• An E-Portfolio Tool to Foster Formative Evaluation of Independent Projects
  
• Improving Small Groups: Videos for faculty development and student instruction
  
• Maternal, Child and Family Health; Model Longitudinal Integration at UCSF Fresno
  
• Comprehensive student assessment for the one-year Integrated Clerkship Pilot at Parnassus (PISCES)
  

2006 all are pdfs

• Resident physician and faculty members' ratings of adequacy of dematologic teaching in medical school: a preliminary study in the development of a standardized dermatology curriculum
• Assessing Inter-Professional Communication Skills in Health Professional Trainees
  
• Evaluation of a Multimedia Interactive Learning Experience
  
• An Interdiciplinary, Relationship-Centers, Cross-Clerkship Curriculum at VAMC SF
  
• Self contained tutorials of Movement Disorders using video examples
  
• Vision for Life: Ophthalmology from Preemies to the Elderly
  
• Transforming 'professionalism' from concept to practice: Teaching third-year medical students and medicine residents concrete professionallism skills in provider transitions of care
  
• A Novel Instructional Approach to Teaching Bedside Abdominal Ultrasonography Using a Self-Directed, Interactive Flash Multimedia Module for Preclinical and Clinical Medical Students
  
• Modernizing the UCSF School of Medicine's Teaching on Tobacco Effects and Treatment across Disciplines and All Four Years of Training
  
• Can you hear it? Developing a Comprehensice Case-Based Cardiac Physical Exam Curriculum for All Four Years of Medical School
  
• Model SFGH: Longitudinal Mentoring, Self Assessment, and Learning
  
• Improving the Transition to 3rd Year: An Interdisciplinary "Pre-Clerkship" at SFGH
  

2005 all are pdfs

• A Collaborative Approach to the Advanced Studies Curriculum for 4th year Medical Students Interested in Careers in Emergency Medicine, Radiology or Neurology
• Creating and Coordinating for Change: Working Group on Health Disparities Curriculum
• A curriculum for Integrating Incarceration Health Studies and Multidisciplinary Students and Community Preceptors: A Proposal uncer the Area of Concentration in Community Health and Advocacy
• Developing a Social Sciences Track for the Newly Reconfigured Area of Concentration in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Medicine
  
• Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Education: Introducing Third-Year Medicine and Pharmacy Clerkship Students to Chronic Illness Management through an Inpatient Curriculum and Patient Follow-Up Visits
• A Longitudinal Evaluation Plan for Area of Concentration Participants
• Re-thinking Genetics in Medical Education: An Innovative, Integrated Medical Genetics Curriculum
  

2004

• Assessing and Enhancing Students' Interviewing Skills with interpreters in the Mini-CPX
• Deepening and Expanding the Concept of Professionalism: An Intensive Healer's Art Retreat for 3rd and 4th yr Medical Students on Service, Values, Relationships, Commitment, and Meaning in Medicine.
• Developing an Observed Structured Teaching Exam at UCSF
• Developing Community Partners for the Area of Concentration in Community Health and Advocacy
• Enhancing undergraduate medical education using handheld computing: a pilot program during the UCSF Clinical Core curriculum
• Integration of Health Policy into Medical School Curriculum: Theme and Area of Concentration.
• Medical Education Elective as the first elective in the Medical Education Area of Concentration
• Teaching the Musculoskeletal Exam: A Pathophysiology-Focused Approach
• Teaching the Sexual Interview through Interactive Videotapes
• Third Year Medical Student Review of Basic Anatomy During the Surgery 110 Rotation
  

Spring 2003

• "Becoming a Clerk": An Observational/Interview Study of Student Acculturation to the Clerkships
• Creating Novel Case Studies that Integrate Concepts in Pharmacology and Public Health
• Developing an Area of Concentration in Community Health and Advocacy
• Developing of a Web Based Curriculum and Resource Page for Neurology Residents to Teach Clerkship Students and Subinterns at UCSF
• Enriching and Strengthening the Curriculum via Infusion of Sexuality and LGBTI Topics
• Surviving and Thriving in Medical Training and Beyond: A Third and Fourth-year Elective for Medical Students to Retain Commitment to Interpersonal Aspects of the Practice of Medicine

Fall 2002

• Comprehensive Curriculum in Global Health
• Developing a Fourth Year Area of Concentration for the Humanities
• Perioperative Care Clerkship for Future Primary Care Doctors
• Pilot of an Evaluation Tool in the Pediatric Clerkship to Improve Observation and Feedback
• Teaching Residents to Teach: A Mini-Fellowship to Improve Teaching Skills and Encourage Careers in Academic Medicine
• Transition from the Preclinical to Clinical Clerkships in Medical School: Benchmarking study

Spring 2002

• Ambulatory Womens Health Elective for Future Primary Care Physicians
• Culture and Integrative Medicine: A Month-long, Fourth-year Elective
• Developing and Implementing an Assessment Tool for Establishing Core Competency in the Neurologic Exam and the Mental Status Exam
• Development of Enduring Materials for Essential Core in the Organs and Metabolism Blocks
• Improving Competence in Long Term Care and Palliative Medicine for Medical Students
• Students as Teachers: Improving Instruction of the Physical Examination While Encouraging Careers in Academic Medicine
• Three Clerkship Knowledge Integration and Assessment Project
• Understanding the Complexities of Illicit Substance Use: A 4^th Year Medical Student Elective

Fall 2001

• Direct Observation Teaching
• Development of a 4th Year Medical Student Cadaver-Based Procedures Course

Spring 2001

• Anatomical Infrastructure
• Behavioral Science in the Curriculum
• Culture in the Curriculum
• Neurology/Psychiatry Web Based Core Clerkship