The Office of Diversity and Outreach (ODO) collaborates with campus partners to engage in meaningful diversity dialogues. These conversations have been recorded and are available for trainings or instructional use.

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ODO Mission

Find out about the mission of the Office of Diversity and Outreach.

Vice Chancellor’s Welcome
Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD, Vice Chancellor Diversity and Outreach
Clear Direction: Equity and Inclusion at UCSF
Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS
UCSF Embraces the PRIDE Values
Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS

Chancellor’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion

The Annual Chancellor’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion is held to share with the campus community the highlights of the initiatives and activities over the past year. The gatherings, which are live-streamed, provide a chance for faculty, staff and students to engage in a conversation with campus leadership.

12th Annual Chancellor’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion
11th Annual Chancellor’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion
10th Annual Chancellor’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion
9th Annual Chancellor’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion
8th Annual Chancellor’s Leadership Forum on Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion Foundations Training

Watch our recorded trainings to strengthen your understanding around foundations of diversity, review concepts of bias and micro aggressions, and learn how to use Cultural Humility as a framework to support equity and inclusion. Explore free On-Demand Training courses your UCSF community organization can host and promote.
January 19, 2017 Diversity & Inclusion Training video
Training presented by Klint Jaramillo recorded on Jan 19, 2017. March 15, 2017 Diversity & Inclusion Training video
Training presented by Evolve Benton recorded on Mar 15, 2017.

Targeted Universalism with john powell

The Multicultural Resource Center presented a keynote and book signing with author john a. powell.

john a. powell is the author of Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conception of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society. He is also the Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society (Haas Institute) at the University of California, Berkeley.

Watch the keynote as it livestreamed Thurs. Sept 22, 2016 noon - 1:00 pm
Targeted Universalism with john powell video
This event was livestreamed Thurs. Sept 22, 2016 noon - 1:00 pm

Teach-in: Injustice & Health

In February 2016, the campus held a teach-in as part of an ongoing effort to engage the UCSF community in a candid conversation about race, social justice, health sciences education and patient care.

The keynote address by journalist Soledad O’Brien on intolerance and discrimination in America was told through her own story as a woman of color and through her experience as a journalist. Afterwards a panel of UCSF faculty and students held an impassioned discussion about injustice, intolerance and inequities and their profound impact on health in America.

More than 450 people attended the teach-in at Cole Hall and another 1,400 watched a live web cast at various UCSF locations.

Watch the event live-streamed Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 12:00 pm.
Injustice and Health Teach-in video
The Teach-in live-streamed Wed. Feb 24, 2016 at noon.

"Challenging Islamophobia" Grand Rounds

In September 2015, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) held a grand rounds called “Challenging Islamophobia”. Four panelists, including two ZSFG residents, shared their daily experiences with discrimination based on their religion. The discussion included ideas for concrete actions others can take to challenge Islamophobia in the country, the community and in the clinical care setting.

Watch the grand rounds held Mon. Sept 28, 2015 noon - 1:00 pm.
Challenging Islamophobia Grand Rounds video
This grand rounds was held Mon. Sept 28, 2015 noon - 1:00 pm

Unconscious Bias

Learn about Unconscious Bias.

What is Unconscious bias?
Renee Navarro, PharmD, MD, Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach
The Science of Unconscious Bias
Kizza Chadiha, MEPN, Program Coordinator, Office of the Dean, SON
The Impact of Unconscious Bias
Rene Salazar, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of Diversity, Graduate Medical Education
Assessing Unconscious Bias
Teresa Scherzer, PhD, MSW, Academic Programs Evaluator, Office of the Dean , SON
Individuals Addressing Unconscious Bias
Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH, Vice Dean and Professor, SOP
Institutions Addressing Unconscious Bias
Elizabeth Ozer, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
Resources for Unconscious Bias
Linda Centore, PhD, APRN, Clinical Professor, SOD

Voices

VOICES is a series of short films highlighting diverse members of the UCSF community. The videos were produced in 2008-2009 by UCSF Strategic Communications and University Relations in partnership in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Outreach.

Faculty, staff, students and trainees share their personal stories and reflect on diversity at UCSF. Their stories help to foster an inclusive campus community where all members are valued for their unique differences.

Watch these five minute videos to hear their inspiring stories.

Voices: Mary Anne Koda-Kimble
Voices: Venu Gopal Varanasi
Voices: Marcus Penn
Voices: Nathaniel Gleason
Voices: Glenna Dowling
Voices: Alicia Gonzoles-Flores
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