Diversity Hub

Inside UCSF is an annual outreach program geared towards students at two- and four-year degree schools who are interested in pursuing careers in health and science. This interprofessional opportunity is designed to: introduce students to a specific health science career path; provide opportunities to meet with students and faculty; and offer a chance to become inspired about future career possibilities.

Transgender Day of Remembrance will include a panel discussion as well as a reading of names memorializing lives we have lost as a result of transphobia.

This innovative program, started in 2009, educates students and providers about healthcare disparities faced by members of the LGBTQI community. Specialists in LGBTQI healthcare are brought together to discuss a wide range of topics including transgender health, bisexual invisibility, lesbian health, intersex awareness, gay men's health, youth and aging issues, and LGBTQI parenting. Attendees are given the opportunity to interact with specialists through small breakout sessions and panel discussions featuring community professionals and patients. The forum includes several opportunities for professional networking and is offered as elective credit for current UCSF students.

Preview Sessions are in-person presentations to help prospective students learn more about our PharmD degree program. These sessions highlight the UCSF curriculum and admissions process.

CTRFP is a yearlong pre-doctoral training program open to students in UCSF School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy and School of Dentistry. The program provides training and mentorship to pre-doctoral students in clinical and translational research methodology and practice. Students who wish to participate must take a year off from their studies and commit one year (July-June) to clinical and translational research work under the guidance of a UCSF mentor. The program is also available to medical students outside of UCSF through the Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship (details can be found here: CTR Fellowship Programs International Research). Funding for this yearlong program is available to students through RAPtr and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

The Child Life Department at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital offers practicum and internship programs to students interested in the field of child life and child development careers. The Child Life Internship Program is open to students considering careers in the child life profession. Students must have completed significant academic work in child development or child life studies in a bachelor or master degree program. Students also must have documented experience working or volunteering with children in a hospital under supervision of a child life specialist (minimum of 100 hours). This is a 15-week internship with two full rotations in different units and one week in pediatric prepare program working with a certified child life specialist (CCLS). A primary supervisor, assigned to each intern, will meet with you once a week to discuss goals, journal entries, his or her case study, and specific rotations and interventions. During your internship, you will focus on therapeutic play and child development in our programming spaces. Interns also work at bedside with a CCLS in preparation, procedural support and charting. The Child Life Practicum Program is open to college students enrolled in child development courses. This is a 12-week program that offers child development students the opportunity to interact with children in our playroom. Students are offered several learning opportunities to better understand the impact of hospitalization on child development.

Learning Resource Services (LRS; within the Office of Student Academic Affairs): LRS is available to all students via individual student appointments, school-specific workshops, and small group appointments with students who study together informally. LRS' primary areas of support are for: (1) Students who want/need to maximize their learning in academically and clinically rigorous environments; (2) Students with disabilities; and (3) Students might find that the learning strategies which served them well in the undergrad environment are no longer a good fit at the Health Sciences Professional School level.

This special program will help you discover pharmacy as a profession and learn about the training you need to succeed in this well-respected, highly-compensated healthcare field. Participants will learn about the unique role of pharmacists in healthcare, the many options for career specialization, and the workforce demand for pharmacy professionals. Students and faculty will share their insights on the Doctor of Pharmacy program at UCSF, the curriculum, admissions requirements, and preparation for the field of pharmacy. Program overview: (1) Career opportunities in pharmacy - Pharmacist panel; (2) Overview of the doctor of pharmacy curriculum; (3) Why pharmacy? Student-pharmacist panel; (4) Preparing a competitive application; and (5) Interprofessional Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program Presentation (Optional)

If you're looking for an exciting career in health sciences, join us for Pharmacy Information Day to learn more about a career in pharmacy. This special program will help you discover pharmacy as a profession and learn about the training you need to succeed in this well-respected, highly-compensated health care field. You'll learn about the unique role of pharmacists in health care, the many options for career specialization, and the workforce demand for pharmacy professionals. Students and faculty will share their insights on the doctor of pharmacy program at UCSF - the curriculum, admissions requirements, and preparation for the field of pharmacy.

If you're looking for an exciting career in health sciences, join us for Pharmacy Information Day to learn more about a career in pharmacy. This special program will help you discover pharmacy as a profession and learn about the training you need to succeed in this well-respected, highly-compensated health care field. You'll learn about the unique role of pharmacists in health care, the many options for career specialization, and the workforce demand for pharmacy professionals. Students and faculty will share their insights on the doctor of pharmacy program at UCSF - the curriculum, admissions requirements, and preparation for the field of pharmacy.