LGBTQI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
the deans of the Schools of Medicine and
Nursing and senior health system administrators about the needs and concerns of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or
questioning, and intersex patients, faculty,
staff, students, alumni, and affiliates. The
LGBTQI Advisory Council members
Chair: Edward Callahan, associate dean
for academic personnel
Colleen Burke-Pitts, assistant to Ed
Callahan
Lavjay Butani, chief of pediatric
nephrology
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, health sciences
associate professor of family and
community medicine
J.P. Eres, manager, Volunteer Services
Albina Gogo, associate residency
program director, Department of
Pediatrics
Dianne Gregory, analyst, Health
Information Management
Marci Hoze, director, Hospital and
Clinics, Patient Care Services
Leon Jones, associate dean of student
affairs
Darin Latimore, associate dean for
student and resident diversity
Cindy Oropeza, manager, EEO,
Benefits, Employee Relations and Sexual
Harassment in Human Resources
José Parés-Avila, assistant clinical
professor, School of Nursing
Angel Rosales, patient biller,
Professional Billing Group
Galen Sanderlin, credentialing
coordinator, Department of Radiology
Andrés Sciolla, associate professor of
psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Hendry Ton, associate clinical professor
of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Marlene von Freiderichs-Fitzwater,
associate adjunct professor of internal
medicine
Julie Weckstein, licensed clinical social
worker, Department of Social Services
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council’s charge includes reviewing campus
policies, procedures and practices that affect
employment, academic status, and quality
of life for LGBTQI members, and developing recommendations to create a more
universally welcoming environment.
Offending behaviors tend to be subtle
rather than overt and often result from
unconscious bias, in the view of Edward J.
Callahan, who chairs the LGBTQI Advisory
Council.
“Microaggressions — little casual things
that are said — can make people feel less
welcomed, less a part of the overall culture,”
said Callahan, associate dean for academic
personnel. “Almost a quarter of the people
who took the climate survey said they
sometimes were treated poorly and that
A. Acosta, associate vice chancellor for
diversity and inclusion. “In order to shift
the normative culture here, we need fresh
ideas at the table to show us what we
and our policies have been missing. I’m
expecting the LGBTQI Advisory Council
to ask perceptive, probing questions.”
Acosta is calling upon all members of
the health sciences campus and health
system to become “allies and champions”
to support the marginalized LGBTQI
group and discourage intimidation and
other forms of bullying.
“The process begins with awareness,
followed by personal responsibility, then
the critically important step of accountability. All of this has a bearing on our
ability to attract the best and the brightest who may be among
these oppressed and
marginalized population
groups,” Acosta said.
“Numerous studies have
documented that heterogeneity leads to greater
innovation and creativity,
and to more understanding of the value that
people bring to the table
because of their diverse
perspectives.”
Many straight as well as LGBTQI staff members voluntarily apply
Julie A. Freischlag,
rainbow stickers to their name badges to identify them as welcoming to members of the LGBTQI community. The stickers are available vice chancellor for human
from Julie Weckstein of the Department of Social Services.
health sciences and dean
of the UC Davis School of
sometimes interfered with their ability to
Medicine, strongly endorses the goals of
learn. That tells us we have to work harder
the LGBTQI Advisory Council.
to create a climate where everybody is valued
“The council further demonstrates
and respected regardless of who they are.
our commitment to creating a respectful
“Among the groups that have the less
environment that welcomes everyone,
safe, less comfortable experience are people regardless of sexual orientation, gender
of color and the LGBTQI community. We
identity or a broad range of other woncan’t accept most people being comfortable derful ways that each of us is different,”
and safe as ‘good enough.’ We have to push said Freischlag. “Bringing together difhard to try to have all people feel comfort- ferent perspectives, backgrounds and life
able, included and safe,” Callahan declared. experiences helps make UC Davis Health
The advisory council consists of straight System a great place to work, learn,
people as well as LGBTQI community
teach, conduct research and engage with
members, representing divergent functional the community we serve.”
areas and perspectives.
Heather M. Young, associate vice
“The LGBTQI Advisory Council is about chancellor and dean of the Betty Irene
collaboration and partnership,” said David
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LGBTQI Advisory Council seeks to mobilize ‘allies and champions’
Imagine this scene: Staff members Kim
and Pat are engaged in animated conversation in whispers, until Kim notices
Jan, another employee, approaching
and — with a furtive gesture —signals
the conversation to an abrupt halt. As
Jan passes by, Kim and Pat avert eye
contact and dissolve into their offices. As
a member of the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning
and intersex) community, what is Jan to
think about that?
Was their stealth innocuous or
ominous? Had Kim and Pat been idly
gabbing and realized they should return
to work? Were they discussing a confidential work-related matter that did
not involve Jan? Or were they gossiping
about Jan?
Exclusionary actions such as that
exchange can make people feel unwanted and unworthy. While generalized nondiscrimination policies have
been in force at UC Davis for decades,
they haven’t been enforced unilaterally,
leaving some oppressed groups more
vulnerable than others to mistreatment.
Inequities that the recent UC Davis
Campus Climate Survey Report brought
to light prompted formation of the
LGBTQI Advisory Council to investigate
the means to attain a more inclusive environment within the UC Davis Schools
of Health and Health System.
The council, which first convened
in July, will meet regularly with the
intention to identify, analyze and advise
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Moore School of Nursing, points to work that has been under way in the nursing school
in response to LGBTQI health disparities.
“Over the past year, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing has hosted two large
public gatherings to promote dialogue about LGBTQI health disparities and issues of
long-term planning, and we are eager to engage in developing and implementing strategies that can improve our understanding and responsiveness to the specific needs and
expectations of the individuals and families we serve. We have the opportunity to influence the outcomes we desire through both education and research,” Young said.
“Improving health for the LGBTQI community requires every member of our
schools of health and our health system to share a commitment and a willingness to
become more aware and more accountable for our actions,” she said. “I hope that faculty, staff and students will all engage in this effort, and that we will all benefit from the
perspectives and recommendations of the LGBTQI Advisory Council.”
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The LGBTQI Advisory Council. Standing L-R: Darin Latimore, Edward Callahan, Dianne Gregory,
Galen Sanderlin, Albina Gogo, Leon Jones, J.P. Eres, Hendry Ton; seated L-R: Cindy Oropeza,
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, Julie Weckstein, Marci Hoze, Colleen Burke-Pitts. Not shown: Lavjay Butani,
José Parés-Avila, Angel Rosales, Andrés Sciolla, Marlene von Freiderichs-Fitzwater. (Photo: Emi
Manning, Medical Illustration)
officeVISIT
PATHOLOGIST CHRIS HANSEN GIVES RESIDENTS
PERSPECTIVE ABOUT PRIVATE PRACTICE
The donated medical supplies that surgical
pathologist Chris Hansen takes on his
recurrent humanitarian trips to Africa
during the past five years may seem odd to
the uninitiated. In addition to antibiotics,
sterile gloves, bandages, glucose meters
with test strips, digital thermometers, pulse
oximeters and replacement batteries, he
packs dozens of cycling gloves.
Hansen has performed volunteer work
reading pathology slides on trips sponsored
by Pathologists Overseas and Partners In
Health to Ghana, Malawi and Rwanda.
There, standard wheelchairs are impractical
for use on deeply rutted dirt roads and
paths. Their wheelchairs are improvised
from bicycle parts.
“Vendors at roadside stands use scrap
bicycle frames to weld together threewheeled bikes for use as wheelchairs. They
have regular-sized bicycle wheels, which can
ride over irregular terrain, and a hand crank
for propulsion and steering,” Hansen said.
“I take bike gloves to give away because the
hand cranks are just spindles without pedals. So paraplegics are ecstatic to have a pair
of bike gloves to protect their hands.”
On his most recent journey to Rwanda
this past June, Hansen took 250 pounds
of supplies donated by doctors’ offices
and CHOMP (Community Hospital of
the Monterey Peninsula), and by friends
responding to his posts on Facebook,
“In African clinics, I commonly find
inoperative machines. A hospital may
have a $300,000 machine that just sits in
a corner because they lack the reagents to
run it, it doesn’t have the right plug, or a
bulb is burned out and they don’t have
a replacement. I try to take things that
are very practical and needed,” explained
Hansen, who since 2001 has been a
partner in Monterey Pathologists, a private
practice in Monterey.
Monterey Pathologists performs services
at CHOMP and in a gastroenterology
group office. With a background in
immunoassays and immunology testing,
viewPOINT
A WELCOME TO NEW
FACULTY COLLEAGUES
BY JULIE A. FREISCHLAG, VICE CHANCELLOR AND DEAN
Janice Bell
UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER AND
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LEAD
THE NATION’S TOP 50 ELITE
Craig Watson
Each edition of the Faculty Newsletter introduces several faculty colleagues who recently joined the UC Davis
Health System community. Watch for more new clinical and research staff members in the next issue.
Residents including Sarah Barnhard,
who recently completed her residency
at UC Davis and is now a fellow in the
transfusion medicine program, appreciate
Hansen’s contributions.
“We can always count on him for
teaching sessions that are incredibly
practical. He reviews billing codes,
the process of accounting in a private
pathology office, and prepares us for job
interviews. His focus on billing specifically
fills a gap in an academic-based education
since we are not only tested over some
health finance topics, but it makes our
interview prospects wider. He has been
a fantastic addition to our volunteer
teaching faculty, and we appreciate his
dedication,” Barnhard said.
Chris Hansen (center) this past June donating
medical supplies to the head of otolaryngology (at
Lydia P. Howell, professor and chair of
left) and the head of nursing (right) at King Faisal
the Department of Pathology and LaboratoHospital in Kigali, Rwanda (courtesy photo)
ry Medicine, amplifies Bernhard’s remarks.
“Dr. Hansen brings a perspective from
Hansen is the medical director for
private
practice that faculty in an academic
the CHOMP Blood Donor Center. He
setting
can’t
fully provide,” Howell said.
analyzes tissues for leukemia, lymphoma,
“In addition, the loyalty he demonstrates
myelodysplasia, or breast, colon or gastric
as an alum of our residency program sets
cancer, as well as parasitic, bacterial
a wonderful example to our residents and
or fungal infections, drawing upon
fellows about creating a community of
his background in microbiology and
colleagues and generously ‘paying forward’
immunology. Hansen spends about 60
what they have received to the next
percent of his time performing surgical
generation of pathologists.”
pathology functions, and 40 percent in
Hansen worries, though, about the
clinical pathology.
changing economics of pathology practice.
He additionally donates his time as
“Biopsies are being increasingly sent
an uncompensated volunteer clinical
to large, corporate labs to reduce costs,
faculty member at UC Davis, lecturing to
and local pathologists are losing out.
residents about what he calls “the realities Pathologists reading cases at these labs
of pathology private practice” and about
don’t know the physician or the patient,”
volunteering as a pathologist in ThirdHansen asserted. “In our practice we know
World countries.
the patients’ physicians personally, see
“I discuss salary and contract
all their lab testing, previous cases and
negotiations, hiring and firing practices,
radiology, and we coordinate all of that for
billing, and medical legal issues,” Hansen
a comprehensive, more clinically relevant
said. It’s his way not only of helping
interpretation. That ability is being lost in
young physicians, but also expressing his
‘the financial race to the bottom.’ Clinics
gratitude for the educational experiences
that pay labs as little as possible are getting
he gained while completing his pathology only what they pay for.”
residency and hematopathology fellowship
Chris Hansen’s clients and patients, in
contrast, are getting a lot for their money.
at UC Davis.
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facultyROUNDS
Janice Bell investigating
health service use patterns
Atlas, which is now in its sixth edition.
The book is a guide for medical students
and for residents studying for board
examinations.
Janice F. Bell, M.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., is
an associate professor in the Betty Irene
Other new colleagues
Moore School of Nursing, where she
and colleagues are developing health
n Board-certified gynecologist Catherine
information technology-enabled care
D. Cansino, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant
coordination interventions intended to
professor of obstetrics and gynecology,
reduce preventable health service use
practices family planning with
among cancer patients.
emphasis on contraception for women
As an affiliate faculty member in health
with medical co-morbidities and on
services with the School of Public Health
abortion care. She is medical director of
at the University of Washington, she is
outpatient clinical services and director
collaborating in examination of health
of the Ryan Residency Training Program
service use and quality among young
in Abortion and Family Planning.
children who take prescribed psychotropic
Cansino is researching contraceptive
medications. In a CDC-funded project
initiation and continuation among postshe is participating in evaluation of
abortion women and among women
management of co-morbid conditions
with medical co-morbidities. She also is
among adults with cognitive impairment.
studying provider knowledge, attitudes
Neurologist Craig Watson
and practice regarding reproductive
has expertise in epilepsy
health care with a focus on adherence to
practice guidelines.
Medically intractable epilepsy and
n Roberto De Vogli, M.P.H., Ph.D.,
hippocampal sclerosis are among the
an associate professor of public health
specialties of Craig Watson, M.D.,
sciences, is an authority on social
a professor of clinical neurology and
determinants of global health. A former
of cell biology and human anatomy.
member of the WHO Commission on
Hippocampal sclerosis is the most
Social Determinants of Health, and a
common lesion associated with
member of the Economic and Social
temporal lobe epilepsy in adults. He
Research Council Peer Review College
also has expertise in lesional epilepsy,
and of the Alliance for Sustainable
nonpharmacological epilepsy therapy, and
Prosperity, he is investigating the health
neuroimaging in epilepsy.
effects of the financial crisis; global
Watson, who obtained his M.D. degree
market deregulation; and relationships
and completed his residency training in
between highly processed food and
neurology at UC Davis, is a fellow of the
obesity.
American Academy of Neurology and the
American Neurological Association. He
n Anesthesiologist Eva Hughes, M.D.,
is the author of the book Basic Human
an assistant clinical professor of
Neuroanatomy: A Clinically Oriented
anesthesiology and pain medicine,
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practices general anesthesia with a
particular interest in neuroanesthesia,
management of the difficult airway,
and regional anesthesia. She is on the
neuroanesthesia and the airway teams,
and teaches residents in the OR and in
classroom didactic sessions. Hughes,
who is board-certified, completed
her residency in anesthesiology at UC
Davis is 2009.
n
n
I am so excited and proud that our
Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
are accelerating their rise to the top of the
most prestigiously ranked hospitals in the
nation! Our teams deserve great recognition
for both the rapid pace and the expanding
scope of their success in the annual U.S.
News & World Report rankings.
UC Davis Medical Center rankings
Between the 2010–11 and 2014–15 U.S.
News reports, UC Davis Medical Center
jumped from two to 10 specialties in the
national Top 50 rankings!
n Of the 20 hospitals in the Sacramento
area, our Medical Center is rated #1 and
is the only one that received national
ranking recognition – and that ranking is
for an impressive 10 specialties!
Medical oncologist Edward J. Kim,
M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor
of medicine in the Division of
Hematology and Oncology at the
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer
Center, has expertise in gastrointestinal
oncology. Board-certified in internal
medicine and medical oncology, he is
investigating development of clinical
trials for patients with gastrointestinal
malignancies and is conducting
translational research in pancreatic
cancer, including novel therapies
directed at developmental pathways.
n
For the 2014–15 rankings, U.S. News
evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals and
surveyed 9,500 physicians to rank the
best hospitals in 16 specialties. Only 144
hospitals were nationally ranked.
n
Rankings confirm that we are doing the
right things – interprofessional team
care, patient-centered care programs, and
innovative quality and safety initiatives.
n
Rankings demonstrate our dedication
to achieving the best for our patients
– Magnet designation (highest level
awarded by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center); HIMSS Stage 7
status in EMR adoption (104th hospital in
the world to achieve this highest level);
“Top Hospital” and “A” for patient safety
from the Leapfrog Group; along with
many more outstanding accomplishments
in patient care.
What the U.S. News rankings say
U.S News rankings specifically report
on our reputation as determined by a
“Best hospital” rankings matter
physician survey and reflect an analysis
Information about our excellent care helps of three performance metrics: process
convince patients to select us as their health (developing and sustaining a system
services provider, and rankings reports help that delivers safe, high-quality care),
us establish goals and track our progress
structure (hospital volume, technology,
compared to local, state and national peers. other resources that shape the hospital
* Huesch, Marco D., Currid-Halkett,
Elizabeth and Doctor, Jason N., “Public
hospital quality report awareness: Evidence
from national and Californian Internet
searches and social media mentions, 2012,”
BMJ Open. 2014; 4(3): e004417 (http://
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/3/e004417)
Between the 2010–11 and 2014–15 U.S.
News reports, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
vaulted from one to four specialties in the
national Top 50 rankings!
n Of the 89 nationally ranked Best
Children’s Hospitals, only one is located
in the Sacramento metropolitan area –
UC Davis Children’s Hospital!
n
3
environment) and outcomes (risk-adjusted
mortality).U.S. News rankings also tell
patients about who we are as providers and
what defines us as an institution.
n Rankings prove that we care – we care
about our patients, each other and the
communities we serve.
Every member of the UC Davis Health
System family contributes to our success,
and we have so many reasons to be proud.
One of the wonderful qualities of our
culture is that we are a humble organization
– we know what makes us great, we know
why we stand out from our peers and
we know how patients will benefit from
our expertise – yet our humbleness often
prevents us from shouting our excitement
to the world. Our excellent national
rankings in U.S. News’ “Best Hospitals”
and “Best Children’s Hospitals” reports are
powerful ways for our voices to be heard!
UC Davis Children’s Hospital rankings
Aiming Yu, Ph.D., an associate
professor of biochemistry and
molecular medicine, specializes in
drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics,
and noncoding RNA biochemistry. He
is a member of the Cancer Center at
UC Davis Medical Center, and directs
a PK/PD bioanalytical core facility. Yu
is conducting research to define the
mechanistic functions of noncoding
RNAs in the control of cancer cellular
processes such as drug disposition and
tumor progression, and to develop
novel noncoding RNA-based therapies.
According to a recent study* funded
by the USDHHS Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, “Public reports
of hospital quality are a national public
health priority at the intersection of
several important movements in health
care: quality improvement, outcome
transparency and autonomous, patientcentered decision-making by informed
individuals.”
To better understand the increasing
use of the Internet to access information
about hospital-care quality and safety,
Duke University and University of
Southern California researchers studied
national searches conducted through
Google between August 1, 2012, and
July 31, 2013, for keywords related
to “top hospital,” “best hospital” and
“hospital quality.” The study found that
the national Google search volume for 75
hospital quality-related terms averaged an
astounding 610,700 searches per month.
Most important, the data confirmed
the prominence of U.S. News & World
Report rankings.
n The four most popular hospital-related
search terms were “hospital compare,”
“hospital ratings,” “best hospitals in the
US” and “US News best hospitals.”
Julie A. Freischlag
For the 2014–15 rankings, U.S. News
evaluated 183 pediatric centers in 10
specialties and surveyed 150 pediatric
specialists in each specialty.
n
Time trends for searches showed an
increase for “US news best hospitals”
and “best hospitals in the US”
coinciding with the release of US
News’ Best Hospitals report.
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officeVISIT
PATHOLOGIST CHRIS HANSEN GIVES RESIDENTS
PERSPECTIVE ABOUT PRIVATE PRACTICE
The donated medical supplies that surgical
pathologist Chris Hansen takes on his
recurrent humanitarian trips to Africa
during the past five years may seem odd to
the uninitiated. In addition to antibiotics,
sterile gloves, bandages, glucose meters
with test strips, digital thermometers, pulse
oximeters and replacement batteries, he
packs dozens of cycling gloves.
Hansen has performed volunteer work
reading pathology slides on trips sponsored
by Pathologists Overseas and Partners In
Health to Ghana, Malawi and Rwanda.
There, standard wheelchairs are impractical
for use on deeply rutted dirt roads and
paths. Their wheelchairs are improvised
from bicycle parts.
“Vendors at roadside stands use scrap
bicycle frames to weld together threewheeled bikes for use as wheelchairs. They
have regular-sized bicycle wheels, which can
ride over irregular terrain, and a hand crank
for propulsion and steering,” Hansen said.
“I take bike gloves to give away because the
hand cranks are just spindles without pedals. So paraplegics are ecstatic to have a pair
of bike gloves to protect their hands.”
On his most recent journey to Rwanda
this past June, Hansen took 250 pounds
of supplies donated by doctors’ offices
and CHOMP (Community Hospital of
the Monterey Peninsula), and by friends
responding to his posts on Facebook,
“In African clinics, I commonly find
inoperative machines. A hospital may
have a $300,000 machine that just sits in
a corner because they lack the reagents to
run it, it doesn’t have the right plug, or a
bulb is burned out and they don’t have
a replacement. I try to take things that
are very practical and needed,” explained
Hansen, who since 2001 has been a
partner in Monterey Pathologists, a private
practice in Monterey.
Monterey Pathologists performs services
at CHOMP and in a gastroenterology
group office. With a background in
immunoassays and immunology testing,
viewPOINT
A WELCOME TO NEW
FACULTY COLLEAGUES
BY JULIE A. FREISCHLAG, VICE CHANCELLOR AND DEAN
Janice Bell
UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER AND
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LEAD
THE NATION’S TOP 50 ELITE
Craig Watson
Each edition of the Faculty Newsletter introduces several faculty colleagues who recently joined the UC Davis
Health System community. Watch for more new clinical and research staff members in the next issue.
Residents including Sarah Barnhard,
who recently completed her residency
at UC Davis and is now a fellow in the
transfusion medicine program, appreciate
Hansen’s contributions.
“We can always count on him for
teaching sessions that are incredibly
practical. He reviews billing codes,
the process of accounting in a private
pathology office, and prepares us for job
interviews. His focus on billing specifically
fills a gap in an academic-based education
since we are not only tested over some
health finance topics, but it makes our
interview prospects wider. He has been
a fantastic addition to our volunteer
teaching faculty, and we appreciate his
dedication,” Barnhard said.
Chris Hansen (center) this past June donating
medical supplies to the head of otolaryngology (at
Lydia P. Howell, professor and chair of
left) and the head of nursing (right) at King Faisal
the Department of Pathology and LaboratoHospital in Kigali, Rwanda (courtesy photo)
ry Medicine, amplifies Bernhard’s remarks.
“Dr. Hansen brings a perspective from
Hansen is the medical director for
private
practice that faculty in an academic
the CHOMP Blood Donor Center. He
setting
can’t
fully provide,” Howell said.
analyzes tissues for leukemia, lymphoma,
“In addition, the loyalty he demonstrates
myelodysplasia, or breast, colon or gastric
as an alum of our residency program sets
cancer, as well as parasitic, bacterial
a wonderful example to our residents and
or fungal infections, drawing upon
fellows about creating a community of
his background in microbiology and
colleagues and generously ‘paying forward’
immunology. Hansen spends about 60
what they have received to the next
percent of his time performing surgical
generation of pathologists.”
pathology functions, and 40 percent in
Hansen worries, though, about the
clinical pathology.
changing economics of pathology practice.
He additionally donates his time as
“Biopsies are being increasingly sent
an uncompensated volunteer clinical
to large, corporate labs to reduce costs,
faculty member at UC Davis, lecturing to
and local pathologists are losing out.
residents about what he calls “the realities Pathologists reading cases at these labs
of pathology private practice” and about
don’t know the physician or the patient,”
volunteering as a pathologist in ThirdHansen asserted. “In our practice we know
World countries.
the patients’ physicians personally, see
“I discuss salary and contract
all their lab testing, previous cases and
negotiations, hiring and firing practices,
radiology, and we coordinate all of that for
billing, and medical legal issues,” Hansen
a comprehensive, more clinically relevant
said. It’s his way not only of helping
interpretation. That ability is being lost in
young physicians, but also expressing his
‘the financial race to the bottom.’ Clinics
gratitude for the educational experiences
that pay labs as little as possible are getting
he gained while completing his pathology only what they pay for.”
residency and hematopathology fellowship
Chris Hansen’s clients and patients, in
contrast, are getting a lot for their money.
at UC Davis.
facultyNEWSLETTER | Autumn 2014 | www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev
facultyROUNDS
Janice Bell investigating
health service use patterns
Atlas, which is now in its sixth edition.
The book is a guide for medical students
and for residents studying for board
examinations.
Janice F. Bell, M.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., is
an associate professor in the Betty Irene
Other new colleagues
Moore School of Nursing, where she
and colleagues are developing health
n Board-certified gynecologist Catherine
information technology-enabled care
D. Cansino, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant
coordination interventions intended to
professor of obstetrics and gynecology,
reduce preventable health service use
practices family planning with
among cancer patients.
emphasis on contraception for women
As an affiliate faculty member in health
with medical co-morbidities and on
services with the School of Public Health
abortion care. She is medical director of
at the University of Washington, she is
outpatient clinical services and director
collaborating in examination of health
of the Ryan Residency Training Program
service use and quality among young
in Abortion and Family Planning.
children who take prescribed psychotropic
Cansino is researching contraceptive
medications. In a CDC-funded project
initiation and continuation among postshe is participating in evaluation of
abortion women and among women
management of co-morbid conditions
with medical co-morbidities. She also is
among adults with cognitive impairment.
studying provider knowledge, attitudes
Neurologist Craig Watson
and practice regarding reproductive
has expertise in epilepsy
health care with a focus on adherence to
practice guidelines.
Medically intractable epilepsy and
n Roberto De Vogli, M.P.H., Ph.D.,
hippocampal sclerosis are among the
an associate professor of public health
specialties of Craig Watson, M.D.,
sciences, is an authority on social
a professor of clinical neurology and
determinants of global health. A former
of cell biology and human anatomy.
member of the WHO Commission on
Hippocampal sclerosis is the most
Social Determinants of Health, and a
common lesion associated with
member of the Economic and Social
temporal lobe epilepsy in adults. He
Research Council Peer Review College
also has expertise in lesional epilepsy,
and of the Alliance for Sustainable
nonpharmacological epilepsy therapy, and
Prosperity, he is investigating the health
neuroimaging in epilepsy.
effects of the financial crisis; global
Watson, who obtained his M.D. degree
market deregulation; and relationships
and completed his residency training in
between highly processed food and
neurology at UC Davis, is a fellow of the
obesity.
American Academy of Neurology and the
American Neurological Association. He
n Anesthesiologist Eva Hughes, M.D.,
is the author of the book Basic Human
an assistant clinical professor of
Neuroanatomy: A Clinically Oriented
anesthesiology and pain medicine,
2
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practices general anesthesia with a
particular interest in neuroanesthesia,
management of the difficult airway,
and regional anesthesia. She is on the
neuroanesthesia and the airway teams,
and teaches residents in the OR and in
classroom didactic sessions. Hughes,
who is board-certified, completed
her residency in anesthesiology at UC
Davis is 2009.
n
n
I am so excited and proud that our
Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
are accelerating their rise to the top of the
most prestigiously ranked hospitals in the
nation! Our teams deserve great recognition
for both the rapid pace and the expanding
scope of their success in the annual U.S.
News & World Report rankings.
UC Davis Medical Center rankings
Between the 2010–11 and 2014–15 U.S.
News reports, UC Davis Medical Center
jumped from two to 10 specialties in the
national Top 50 rankings!
n Of the 20 hospitals in the Sacramento
area, our Medical Center is rated #1 and
is the only one that received national
ranking recognition – and that ranking is
for an impressive 10 specialties!
Medical oncologist Edward J. Kim,
M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor
of medicine in the Division of
Hematology and Oncology at the
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer
Center, has expertise in gastrointestinal
oncology. Board-certified in internal
medicine and medical oncology, he is
investigating development of clinical
trials for patients with gastrointestinal
malignancies and is conducting
translational research in pancreatic
cancer, including novel therapies
directed at developmental pathways.
n
For the 2014–15 rankings, U.S. News
evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals and
surveyed 9,500 physicians to rank the
best hospitals in 16 specialties. Only 144
hospitals were nationally ranked.
n
Rankings confirm that we are doing the
right things – interprofessional team
care, patient-centered care programs, and
innovative quality and safety initiatives.
n
Rankings demonstrate our dedication
to achieving the best for our patients
– Magnet designation (highest level
awarded by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center); HIMSS Stage 7
status in EMR adoption (104th hospital in
the world to achieve this highest level);
“Top Hospital” and “A” for patient safety
from the Leapfrog Group; along with
many more outstanding accomplishments
in patient care.
What the U.S. News rankings say
U.S News rankings specifically report
on our reputation as determined by a
“Best hospital” rankings matter
physician survey and reflect an analysis
Information about our excellent care helps of three performance metrics: process
convince patients to select us as their health (developing and sustaining a system
services provider, and rankings reports help that delivers safe, high-quality care),
us establish goals and track our progress
structure (hospital volume, technology,
compared to local, state and national peers. other resources that shape the hospital
* Huesch, Marco D., Currid-Halkett,
Elizabeth and Doctor, Jason N., “Public
hospital quality report awareness: Evidence
from national and Californian Internet
searches and social media mentions, 2012,”
BMJ Open. 2014; 4(3): e004417 (http://
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/3/e004417)
Between the 2010–11 and 2014–15 U.S.
News reports, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
vaulted from one to four specialties in the
national Top 50 rankings!
n Of the 89 nationally ranked Best
Children’s Hospitals, only one is located
in the Sacramento metropolitan area –
UC Davis Children’s Hospital!
n
3
environment) and outcomes (risk-adjusted
mortality).U.S. News rankings also tell
patients about who we are as providers and
what defines us as an institution.
n Rankings prove that we care – we care
about our patients, each other and the
communities we serve.
Every member of the UC Davis Health
System family contributes to our success,
and we have so many reasons to be proud.
One of the wonderful qualities of our
culture is that we are a humble organization
– we know what makes us great, we know
why we stand out from our peers and
we know how patients will benefit from
our expertise – yet our humbleness often
prevents us from shouting our excitement
to the world. Our excellent national
rankings in U.S. News’ “Best Hospitals”
and “Best Children’s Hospitals” reports are
powerful ways for our voices to be heard!
UC Davis Children’s Hospital rankings
Aiming Yu, Ph.D., an associate
professor of biochemistry and
molecular medicine, specializes in
drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics,
and noncoding RNA biochemistry. He
is a member of the Cancer Center at
UC Davis Medical Center, and directs
a PK/PD bioanalytical core facility. Yu
is conducting research to define the
mechanistic functions of noncoding
RNAs in the control of cancer cellular
processes such as drug disposition and
tumor progression, and to develop
novel noncoding RNA-based therapies.
According to a recent study* funded
by the USDHHS Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, “Public reports
of hospital quality are a national public
health priority at the intersection of
several important movements in health
care: quality improvement, outcome
transparency and autonomous, patientcentered decision-making by informed
individuals.”
To better understand the increasing
use of the Internet to access information
about hospital-care quality and safety,
Duke University and University of
Southern California researchers studied
national searches conducted through
Google between August 1, 2012, and
July 31, 2013, for keywords related
to “top hospital,” “best hospital” and
“hospital quality.” The study found that
the national Google search volume for 75
hospital quality-related terms averaged an
astounding 610,700 searches per month.
Most important, the data confirmed
the prominence of U.S. News & World
Report rankings.
n The four most popular hospital-related
search terms were “hospital compare,”
“hospital ratings,” “best hospitals in the
US” and “US News best hospitals.”
Julie A. Freischlag
For the 2014–15 rankings, U.S. News
evaluated 183 pediatric centers in 10
specialties and surveyed 150 pediatric
specialists in each specialty.
n
Time trends for searches showed an
increase for “US news best hospitals”
and “best hospitals in the US”
coinciding with the release of US
News’ Best Hospitals report.
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officeVISIT
PATHOLOGIST CHRIS HANSEN GIVES RESIDENTS
PERSPECTIVE ABOUT PRIVATE PRACTICE
The donated medical supplies that surgical
pathologist Chris Hansen takes on his
recurrent humanitarian trips to Africa
during the past five years may seem odd to
the uninitiated. In addition to antibiotics,
sterile gloves, bandages, glucose meters
with test strips, digital thermometers, pulse
oximeters and replacement batteries, he
packs dozens of cycling gloves.
Hansen has performed volunteer work
reading pathology slides on trips sponsored
by Pathologists Overseas and Partners In
Health to Ghana, Malawi and Rwanda.
There, standard wheelchairs are impractical
for use on deeply rutted dirt roads and
paths. Their wheelchairs are improvised
from bicycle parts.
“Vendors at roadside stands use scrap
bicycle frames to weld together threewheeled bikes for use as wheelchairs. They
have regular-sized bicycle wheels, which can
ride over irregular terrain, and a hand crank
for propulsion and steering,” Hansen said.
“I take bike gloves to give away because the
hand cranks are just spindles without pedals. So paraplegics are ecstatic to have a pair
of bike gloves to protect their hands.”
On his most recent journey to Rwanda
this past June, Hansen took 250 pounds
of supplies donated by doctors’ offices
and CHOMP (Community Hospital of
the Monterey Peninsula), and by friends
responding to his posts on Facebook,
“In African clinics, I commonly find
inoperative machines. A hospital may
have a $300,000 machine that just sits in
a corner because they lack the reagents to
run it, it doesn’t have the right plug, or a
bulb is burned out and they don’t have
a replacement. I try to take things that
are very practical and needed,” explained
Hansen, who since 2001 has been a
partner in Monterey Pathologists, a private
practice in Monterey.
Monterey Pathologists performs services
at CHOMP and in a gastroenterology
group office. With a background in
immunoassays and immunology testing,
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Residents including Sarah Barnhard,
who recently completed her residency
at UC Davis and is now a fellow in the
transfusion medicine program, appreciate
Hansen’s contributions.
“We can always count on him for
teaching sessions that are incredibly
practical. He reviews billing codes,
the process of accounting in a private
pathology office, and prepares us for job
interviews. His focus on billing specifically
fills a gap in an academic-based education
since we are not only tested over some
health finance topics, but it makes our
interview prospects wider. He has been
a fantastic addition to our volunteer
teaching faculty, and we appreciate his
dedication,” Barnhard said.
Chris Hansen (center) this past June donating
medical supplies to the head of otolaryngology (at
Lydia P. Howell, professor and chair of
left) and the head of nursing (right) at King Faisal
the Department of Pathology and LaboratoHospital in Kigali, Rwanda (courtesy photo)
ry Medicine, amplifies Bernhard’s remarks.
“Dr. Hansen brings a perspective from
Hansen is the medical director for
private
practice that faculty in an academic
the CHOMP Blood Donor Center. He
setting
can’t
fully provide,” Howell said.
analyzes tissues for leukemia, lymphoma,
“In addition, the loyalty he demonstrates
myelodysplasia, or breast, colon or gastric
as an alum of our residency program sets
cancer, as well as parasitic, bacterial
a wonderful example to our residents and
or fungal infections, drawing upon
fellows about creating a community of
his background in microbiology and
colleagues and generously ‘paying forward’
immunology. Hansen spends about 60
what they have received to the next
percent of his time performing surgical
generation of pathologists.”
pathology functions, and 40 percent in
Hansen worries, though, about the
clinical pathology.
changing economics of pathology practice.
He additionally donates his time as
“Biopsies are being increasingly sent
an uncompensated volunteer clinical
to large, corporate labs to reduce costs,
faculty member at UC Davis, lecturing to
and local pathologists are losing out.
residents about what he calls “the realities Pathologists reading cases at these labs
of pathology private practice” and about
don’t know the physician or the patient,”
volunteering as a pathologist in ThirdHansen asserted. “In our practice we know
World countries.
the patients’ physicians personally, see
“I discuss salary and contract
all their lab testing, previous cases and
negotiations, hiring and firing practices,
radiology, and we coordinate all of that for
billing, and medical legal issues,” Hansen
a comprehensive, more clinically relevant
said. It’s his way not only of helping
interpretation. That ability is being lost in
young physicians, but also expressing his
‘the financial race to the bottom.’ Clinics
gratitude for the educational experiences
that pay labs as little as possible are getting
he gained while completing his pathology only what they pay for.”
residency and hematopathology fellowship
Chris Hansen’s clients and patients, in
contrast, are getting a lot for their money.
at UC Davis.
facultyNEWSLETTER | Autumn 2014 | www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev
facultyROUNDS
Janice Bell investigating
health service use patterns
Atlas, which is now in its sixth edition.
The book is a guide for medical students
and for residents studying for board
examinations.
Janice F. Bell, M.N., M.P.H., Ph.D., is
an associate professor in the Betty Irene
Other new colleagues
Moore School of Nursing, where she
and colleagues are developing health
n Board-certified gynecologist Catherine
information technology-enabled care
D. Cansino, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant
coordination interventions intended to
professor of obstetrics and gynecology,
reduce preventable health service use
practices family planning with
among cancer patients.
emphasis on contraception for women
As an affiliate faculty member in health
with medical co-morbidities and on
services with the School of Public Health
abortion care. She is medical director of
at the University of Washington, she is
outpatient clinical services and director
collaborating in examination of health
of the Ryan Residency Training Program
service use and quality among young
in Abortion and Family Planning.
children who take prescribed psychotropic
Cansino is researching contraceptive
medications. In a CDC-funded project
initiation and continuation among postshe is participating in evaluation of
abortion women and among women
management of co-morbid conditions
with medical co-morbidities. She also is
among adults with cognitive impairment.
studying provider knowledge, attitudes
Neurologist Craig Watson
and practice regarding reproductive
has expertise in epilepsy
health care with a focus on adherence to
practice guidelines.
Medically intractable epilepsy and
n Roberto De Vogli, M.P.H., Ph.D.,
hippocampal sclerosis are among the
an associate professor of public health
specialties of Craig Watson, M.D.,
sciences, is an authority on social
a professor of clinical neurology and
determinants of global health. A former
of cell biology and human anatomy.
member of the WHO Commission on
Hippocampal sclerosis is the most
Social Determinants of Health, and a
common lesion associated with
member of the Economic and Social
temporal lobe epilepsy in adults. He
Research Council Peer Review College
also has expertise in lesional epilepsy,
and of the Alliance for Sustainable
nonpharmacological epilepsy therapy, and
Prosperity, he is investigating the health
neuroimaging in epilepsy.
effects of the financial crisis; global
Watson, who obtained his M.D. degree
market deregulation; and relationships
and completed his residency training in
between highly processed food and
neurology at UC Davis, is a fellow of the
obesity.
American Academy of Neurology and the
American Neurological Association. He
n Anesthesiologist Eva Hughes, M.D.,
is the author of the book Basic Human
an assistant clinical professor of
Neuroanatomy: A Clinically Oriented
anesthesiology and pain medicine,
2
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practices general anesthesia with a
particular interest in neuroanesthesia,
management of the difficult airway,
and regional anesthesia. She is on the
neuroanesthesia and the airway teams,
and teaches residents in the OR and in
classroom didactic sessions. Hughes,
who is board-certified, completed
her residency in anesthesiology at UC
Davis is 2009.
n
n
I am so excited and proud that our
Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
are accelerating their rise to the top of the
most prestigiously ranked hospitals in the
nation! Our teams deserve great recognition
for both the rapid pace and the expanding
scope of their success in the annual U.S.
News & World Report rankings.
UC Davis Medical Center rankings
Between the 2010–11 and 2014–15 U.S.
News reports, UC Davis Medical Center
jumped from two to 10 specialties in the
national Top 50 rankings!
n Of the 20 hospitals in the Sacramento
area, our Medical Center is rated #1 and
is the only one that received national
ranking recognition – and that ranking is
for an impressive 10 specialties!
Medical oncologist Edward J. Kim,
M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor
of medicine in the Division of
Hematology and Oncology at the
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer
Center, has expertise in gastrointestinal
oncology. Board-certified in internal
medicine and medical oncology, he is
investigating development of clinical
trials for patients with gastrointestinal
malignancies and is conducting
translational research in pancreatic
cancer, including novel therapies
directed at developmental pathways.
n
For the 2014–15 rankings, U.S. News
evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals and
surveyed 9,500 physicians to rank the
best hospitals in 16 specialties. Only 144
hospitals were nationally ranked.
n
Rankings confirm that we are doing the
right things – interprofessional team
care, patient-centered care programs, and
innovative quality and safety initiatives.
n
Rankings demonstrate our dedication
to achieving the best for our patients
– Magnet designation (highest level
awarded by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center); HIMSS Stage 7
status in EMR adoption (104th hospital in
the world to achieve this highest level);
“Top Hospital” and “A” for patient safety
from the Leapfrog Group; along with
many more outstanding accomplishments
in patient care.
What the U.S. News rankings say
U.S News rankings specifically report
on our reputation as determined by a
“Best hospital” rankings matter
physician survey and reflect an analysis
Information about our excellent care helps of three performance metrics: process
convince patients to select us as their health (developing and sustaining a system
services provider, and rankings reports help that delivers safe, high-quality care),
us establish goals and track our progress
structure (hospital volume, technology,
compared to local, state and national peers. other resources that shape the hospital
* Huesch, Marco D., Currid-Halkett,
Elizabeth and Doctor, Jason N., “Public
hospital quality report awareness: Evidence
from national and Californian Internet
searches and social media mentions, 2012,”
BMJ Open. 2014; 4(3): e004417 (http://
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/3/e004417)
Between the 2010–11 and 2014–15 U.S.
News reports, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
vaulted from one to four specialties in the
national Top 50 rankings!
n Of the 89 nationally ranked Best
Children’s Hospitals, only one is located
in the Sacramento metropolitan area –
UC Davis Children’s Hospital!
n
3
environment) and outcomes (risk-adjusted
mortality).U.S. News rankings also tell
patients about who we are as providers and
what defines us as an institution.
n Rankings prove that we care – we care
about our patients, each other and the
communities we serve.
Every member of the UC Davis Health
System family contributes to our success,
and we have so many reasons to be proud.
One of the wonderful qualities of our
culture is that we are a humble organization
– we know what makes us great, we know
why we stand out from our peers and
we know how patients will benefit from
our expertise – yet our humbleness often
prevents us from shouting our excitement
to the world. Our excellent national
rankings in U.S. News’ “Best Hospitals”
and “Best Children’s Hospitals” reports are
powerful ways for our voices to be heard!
UC Davis Children’s Hospital rankings
Aiming Yu, Ph.D., an associate
professor of biochemistry and
molecular medicine, specializes in
drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics,
and noncoding RNA biochemistry. He
is a member of the Cancer Center at
UC Davis Medical Center, and directs
a PK/PD bioanalytical core facility. Yu
is conducting research to define the
mechanistic functions of noncoding
RNAs in the control of cancer cellular
processes such as drug disposition and
tumor progression, and to develop
novel noncoding RNA-based therapies.
According to a recent study* funded
by the USDHHS Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, “Public reports
of hospital quality are a national public
health priority at the intersection of
several important movements in health
care: quality improvement, outcome
transparency and autonomous, patientcentered decision-making by informed
individuals.”
To better understand the increasing
use of the Internet to access information
about hospital-care quality and safety,
Duke University and University of
Southern California researchers studied
national searches conducted through
Google between August 1, 2012, and
July 31, 2013, for keywords related
to “top hospital,” “best hospital” and
“hospital quality.” The study found that
the national Google search volume for 75
hospital quality-related terms averaged an
astounding 610,700 searches per month.
Most important, the data confirmed
the prominence of U.S. News & World
Report rankings.
n The four most popular hospital-related
search terms were “hospital compare,”
“hospital ratings,” “best hospitals in the
US” and “US News best hospitals.”
Julie A. Freischlag
For the 2014–15 rankings, U.S. News
evaluated 183 pediatric centers in 10
specialties and surveyed 150 pediatric
specialists in each specialty.
n
Time trends for searches showed an
increase for “US news best hospitals”
and “best hospitals in the US”
coinciding with the release of US
News’ Best Hospitals report.
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LGBTQI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
the deans of the Schools of Medicine and
Nursing and senior health system administrators about the needs and concerns of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or
questioning, and intersex patients, faculty,
staff, students, alumni, and affiliates. The
LGBTQI Advisory Council members
Chair: Edward Callahan, associate dean
for academic personnel
Colleen Burke-Pitts, assistant to Ed
Callahan
Lavjay Butani, chief of pediatric
nephrology
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, health sciences
associate professor of family and
community medicine
J.P. Eres, manager, Volunteer Services
Albina Gogo, associate residency
program director, Department of
Pediatrics
Dianne Gregory, analyst, Health
Information Management
Marci Hoze, director, Hospital and
Clinics, Patient Care Services
Leon Jones, associate dean of student
affairs
Darin Latimore, associate dean for
student and resident diversity
Cindy Oropeza, manager, EEO,
Benefits, Employee Relations and Sexual
Harassment in Human Resources
José Parés-Avila, assistant clinical
professor, School of Nursing
Angel Rosales, patient biller,
Professional Billing Group
Galen Sanderlin, credentialing
coordinator, Department of Radiology
Andrés Sciolla, associate professor of
psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Hendry Ton, associate clinical professor
of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Marlene von Freiderichs-Fitzwater,
associate adjunct professor of internal
medicine
Julie Weckstein, licensed clinical social
worker, Department of Social Services
Faculty Development Office
Sherman Building, Suite 3900
UC Davis Health System
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
council’s charge includes reviewing campus
policies, procedures and practices that affect
employment, academic status, and quality
of life for LGBTQI members, and developing recommendations to create a more
universally welcoming environment.
Offending behaviors tend to be subtle
rather than overt and often result from
unconscious bias, in the view of Edward J.
Callahan, who chairs the LGBTQI Advisory
Council.
“Microaggressions — little casual things
that are said — can make people feel less
welcomed, less a part of the overall culture,”
said Callahan, associate dean for academic
personnel. “Almost a quarter of the people
who took the climate survey said they
sometimes were treated poorly and that
A. Acosta, associate vice chancellor for
diversity and inclusion. “In order to shift
the normative culture here, we need fresh
ideas at the table to show us what we
and our policies have been missing. I’m
expecting the LGBTQI Advisory Council
to ask perceptive, probing questions.”
Acosta is calling upon all members of
the health sciences campus and health
system to become “allies and champions”
to support the marginalized LGBTQI
group and discourage intimidation and
other forms of bullying.
“The process begins with awareness,
followed by personal responsibility, then
the critically important step of accountability. All of this has a bearing on our
ability to attract the best and the brightest who may be among
these oppressed and
marginalized population
groups,” Acosta said.
“Numerous studies have
documented that heterogeneity leads to greater
innovation and creativity,
and to more understanding of the value that
people bring to the table
because of their diverse
perspectives.”
Many straight as well as LGBTQI staff members voluntarily apply
Julie A. Freischlag,
rainbow stickers to their name badges to identify them as welcoming to members of the LGBTQI community. The stickers are available vice chancellor for human
from Julie Weckstein of the Department of Social Services.
health sciences and dean
of the UC Davis School of
sometimes interfered with their ability to
Medicine, strongly endorses the goals of
learn. That tells us we have to work harder
the LGBTQI Advisory Council.
to create a climate where everybody is valued
“The council further demonstrates
and respected regardless of who they are.
our commitment to creating a respectful
“Among the groups that have the less
environment that welcomes everyone,
safe, less comfortable experience are people regardless of sexual orientation, gender
of color and the LGBTQI community. We
identity or a broad range of other woncan’t accept most people being comfortable derful ways that each of us is different,”
and safe as ‘good enough.’ We have to push said Freischlag. “Bringing together difhard to try to have all people feel comfort- ferent perspectives, backgrounds and life
able, included and safe,” Callahan declared. experiences helps make UC Davis Health
The advisory council consists of straight System a great place to work, learn,
people as well as LGBTQI community
teach, conduct research and engage with
members, representing divergent functional the community we serve.”
areas and perspectives.
Heather M. Young, associate vice
“The LGBTQI Advisory Council is about chancellor and dean of the Betty Irene
collaboration and partnership,” said David
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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1 Strategies for Managing Conflict, Part 1 (ECLP/MCLP)s
2 New Faculty Workshop – Tools for Success
8 Strategies for Managing Conflict, Part 2 (ECLP/MCLP)
12 Workshop: Enhanced Training for Faculty Search Committee Members
October
January
9 Workshop: Faculty Merits,
Promotions and Tenure
9 Breakfast with the Vice Chancellor / Dean
13 Resilience, Part 1 (ECLP/MCLP)
14 Workshop: Health Sciences
Clinical Professor (HSCP) Faculty
Promotions Process
16 Workshop: Enhanced Training for Faculty Search Committee Members
20 Resilience, Part 2 (ECLP/MCLP)
facultyNEWSLETTER
Published quarterly by the Faculty
Development Office, which administers
and coordinates programs that respond to the
professional and career development needs of
UC Davis Health System faculty members.
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sherman Building, Suite 3900
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 703-9230
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev
Edward Callahan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Personnel
Brent Seifert, J.D.
Assistant Dean for Academic Personnel
Cheryl Busman
Program Manager, Faculty Development
cheryl.busman@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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Event co-sponsors
ECLP: Early Career Leadership Program
MCLP: Mid-Career Leadership Program
20 Workshop: Enhanced Training for
Faculty Search Committee Members
LGBTQI Advisory Council seeks to mobilize ‘allies and champions’
Imagine this scene: Staff members Kim
and Pat are engaged in animated conversation in whispers, until Kim notices
Jan, another employee, approaching
and — with a furtive gesture —signals
the conversation to an abrupt halt. As
Jan passes by, Kim and Pat avert eye
contact and dissolve into their offices. As
a member of the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning
and intersex) community, what is Jan to
think about that?
Was their stealth innocuous or
ominous? Had Kim and Pat been idly
gabbing and realized they should return
to work? Were they discussing a confidential work-related matter that did
not involve Jan? Or were they gossiping
about Jan?
Exclusionary actions such as that
exchange can make people feel unwanted and unworthy. While generalized nondiscrimination policies have
been in force at UC Davis for decades,
they haven’t been enforced unilaterally,
leaving some oppressed groups more
vulnerable than others to mistreatment.
Inequities that the recent UC Davis
Campus Climate Survey Report brought
to light prompted formation of the
LGBTQI Advisory Council to investigate
the means to attain a more inclusive environment within the UC Davis Schools
of Health and Health System.
The council, which first convened
in July, will meet regularly with the
intention to identify, analyze and advise
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
24 Setting Priorities & Managing Time
in a 24/7/365 Connected World! –
Part 2 (ECLP/MCLP)
LGBTQI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
November
6 Workshop: Introduction to
MyInfoVault
Moore School of Nursing, points to work that has been under way in the nursing school
in response to LGBTQI health disparities.
“Over the past year, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing has hosted two large
public gatherings to promote dialogue about LGBTQI health disparities and issues of
long-term planning, and we are eager to engage in developing and implementing strategies that can improve our understanding and responsiveness to the specific needs and
expectations of the individuals and families we serve. We have the opportunity to influence the outcomes we desire through both education and research,” Young said.
“Improving health for the LGBTQI community requires every member of our
schools of health and our health system to share a commitment and a willingness to
become more aware and more accountable for our actions,” she said. “I hope that faculty, staff and students will all engage in this effort, and that we will all benefit from the
perspectives and recommendations of the LGBTQI Advisory Council.”
13 “That’s Not What I Meant!” Why
communication is harder than we
think it should be! – Part 1 (ECLP/
MCLP)
20 “That’s Not What I Meant!” Why
communication is harder than we
think it should be! – Part 2 (ECLP/
MCLP)
20 Workshop: Enhanced Training for
Faculty Search Committee Members
DECEMBER CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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6
The LGBTQI Advisory Council. Standing L-R: Darin Latimore, Edward Callahan, Dianne Gregory,
Galen Sanderlin, Albina Gogo, Leon Jones, J.P. Eres, Hendry Ton; seated L-R: Cindy Oropeza,
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, Julie Weckstein, Marci Hoze, Colleen Burke-Pitts. Not shown: Lavjay Butani,
José Parés-Avila, Angel Rosales, Andrés Sciolla, Marlene von Freiderichs-Fitzwater. (Photo: Emi
Manning, Medical Illustration)
LGBTQI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
the deans of the Schools of Medicine and
Nursing and senior health system administrators about the needs and concerns of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or
questioning, and intersex patients, faculty,
staff, students, alumni, and affiliates. The
LGBTQI Advisory Council members
Chair: Edward Callahan, associate dean
for academic personnel
Colleen Burke-Pitts, assistant to Ed
Callahan
Lavjay Butani, chief of pediatric
nephrology
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, health sciences
associate professor of family and
community medicine
J.P. Eres, manager, Volunteer Services
Albina Gogo, associate residency
program director, Department of
Pediatrics
Dianne Gregory, analyst, Health
Information Management
Marci Hoze, director, Hospital and
Clinics, Patient Care Services
Leon Jones, associate dean of student
affairs
Darin Latimore, associate dean for
student and resident diversity
Cindy Oropeza, manager, EEO,
Benefits, Employee Relations and Sexual
Harassment in Human Resources
José Parés-Avila, assistant clinical
professor, School of Nursing
Angel Rosales, patient biller,
Professional Billing Group
Galen Sanderlin, credentialing
coordinator, Department of Radiology
Andrés Sciolla, associate professor of
psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Hendry Ton, associate clinical professor
of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Marlene von Freiderichs-Fitzwater,
associate adjunct professor of internal
medicine
Julie Weckstein, licensed clinical social
worker, Department of Social Services
Faculty Development Office
Sherman Building, Suite 3900
UC Davis Health System
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
council’s charge includes reviewing campus
policies, procedures and practices that affect
employment, academic status, and quality
of life for LGBTQI members, and developing recommendations to create a more
universally welcoming environment.
Offending behaviors tend to be subtle
rather than overt and often result from
unconscious bias, in the view of Edward J.
Callahan, who chairs the LGBTQI Advisory
Council.
“Microaggressions — little casual things
that are said — can make people feel less
welcomed, less a part of the overall culture,”
said Callahan, associate dean for academic
personnel. “Almost a quarter of the people
who took the climate survey said they
sometimes were treated poorly and that
A. Acosta, associate vice chancellor for
diversity and inclusion. “In order to shift
the normative culture here, we need fresh
ideas at the table to show us what we
and our policies have been missing. I’m
expecting the LGBTQI Advisory Council
to ask perceptive, probing questions.”
Acosta is calling upon all members of
the health sciences campus and health
system to become “allies and champions”
to support the marginalized LGBTQI
group and discourage intimidation and
other forms of bullying.
“The process begins with awareness,
followed by personal responsibility, then
the critically important step of accountability. All of this has a bearing on our
ability to attract the best and the brightest who may be among
these oppressed and
marginalized population
groups,” Acosta said.
“Numerous studies have
documented that heterogeneity leads to greater
innovation and creativity,
and to more understanding of the value that
people bring to the table
because of their diverse
perspectives.”
Many straight as well as LGBTQI staff members voluntarily apply
Julie A. Freischlag,
rainbow stickers to their name badges to identify them as welcoming to members of the LGBTQI community. The stickers are available vice chancellor for human
from Julie Weckstein of the Department of Social Services.
health sciences and dean
of the UC Davis School of
sometimes interfered with their ability to
Medicine, strongly endorses the goals of
learn. That tells us we have to work harder
the LGBTQI Advisory Council.
to create a climate where everybody is valued
“The council further demonstrates
and respected regardless of who they are.
our commitment to creating a respectful
“Among the groups that have the less
environment that welcomes everyone,
safe, less comfortable experience are people regardless of sexual orientation, gender
of color and the LGBTQI community. We
identity or a broad range of other woncan’t accept most people being comfortable derful ways that each of us is different,”
and safe as ‘good enough.’ We have to push said Freischlag. “Bringing together difhard to try to have all people feel comfort- ferent perspectives, backgrounds and life
able, included and safe,” Callahan declared. experiences helps make UC Davis Health
The advisory council consists of straight System a great place to work, learn,
people as well as LGBTQI community
teach, conduct research and engage with
members, representing divergent functional the community we serve.”
areas and perspectives.
Heather M. Young, associate vice
“The LGBTQI Advisory Council is about chancellor and dean of the Betty Irene
collaboration and partnership,” said David
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Published by the Faculty Development Office
AUTUMN 2014
Workshops and other activities
You are invited! We encourage you to
enroll in one of the various workshops,
programs and events sponsored by the
Faculty Development Office. For more
event details and to register, visit
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev/
and click Enroll Online. (Event co-sponsors are indicated within parentheses.)
Volunteer Clinical Faculty members are
also welcome and encouraged to attend
faculty development events.
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December
1 Strategies for Managing Conflict, Part 1 (ECLP/MCLP)s
2 New Faculty Workshop – Tools for Success
8 Strategies for Managing Conflict, Part 2 (ECLP/MCLP)
12 Workshop: Enhanced Training for Faculty Search Committee Members
October
January
9 Workshop: Faculty Merits,
Promotions and Tenure
9 Breakfast with the Vice Chancellor / Dean
13 Resilience, Part 1 (ECLP/MCLP)
14 Workshop: Health Sciences
Clinical Professor (HSCP) Faculty
Promotions Process
16 Workshop: Enhanced Training for Faculty Search Committee Members
20 Resilience, Part 2 (ECLP/MCLP)
facultyNEWSLETTER
Published quarterly by the Faculty
Development Office, which administers
and coordinates programs that respond to the
professional and career development needs of
UC Davis Health System faculty members.
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sherman Building, Suite 3900
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 703-9230
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev
Edward Callahan, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Personnel
Brent Seifert, J.D.
Assistant Dean for Academic Personnel
Cheryl Busman
Program Manager, Faculty Development
cheryl.busman@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
EditPros LLC
Writing and Editing
www.editpros.com
27 Scientific Writing for Publication (ECLP)
17 Setting Priorities & Managing Time
in a 24/7/365 Connected World! –
Part 1 (ECLP/MCLP)
Event co-sponsors
ECLP: Early Career Leadership Program
MCLP: Mid-Career Leadership Program
20 Workshop: Enhanced Training for
Faculty Search Committee Members
LGBTQI Advisory Council seeks to mobilize ‘allies and champions’
Imagine this scene: Staff members Kim
and Pat are engaged in animated conversation in whispers, until Kim notices
Jan, another employee, approaching
and — with a furtive gesture —signals
the conversation to an abrupt halt. As
Jan passes by, Kim and Pat avert eye
contact and dissolve into their offices. As
a member of the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning
and intersex) community, what is Jan to
think about that?
Was their stealth innocuous or
ominous? Had Kim and Pat been idly
gabbing and realized they should return
to work? Were they discussing a confidential work-related matter that did
not involve Jan? Or were they gossiping
about Jan?
Exclusionary actions such as that
exchange can make people feel unwanted and unworthy. While generalized nondiscrimination policies have
been in force at UC Davis for decades,
they haven’t been enforced unilaterally,
leaving some oppressed groups more
vulnerable than others to mistreatment.
Inequities that the recent UC Davis
Campus Climate Survey Report brought
to light prompted formation of the
LGBTQI Advisory Council to investigate
the means to attain a more inclusive environment within the UC Davis Schools
of Health and Health System.
The council, which first convened
in July, will meet regularly with the
intention to identify, analyze and advise
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
24 Setting Priorities & Managing Time
in a 24/7/365 Connected World! –
Part 2 (ECLP/MCLP)
LGBTQI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
November
6 Workshop: Introduction to
MyInfoVault
Moore School of Nursing, points to work that has been under way in the nursing school
in response to LGBTQI health disparities.
“Over the past year, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing has hosted two large
public gatherings to promote dialogue about LGBTQI health disparities and issues of
long-term planning, and we are eager to engage in developing and implementing strategies that can improve our understanding and responsiveness to the specific needs and
expectations of the individuals and families we serve. We have the opportunity to influence the outcomes we desire through both education and research,” Young said.
“Improving health for the LGBTQI community requires every member of our
schools of health and our health system to share a commitment and a willingness to
become more aware and more accountable for our actions,” she said. “I hope that faculty, staff and students will all engage in this effort, and that we will all benefit from the
perspectives and recommendations of the LGBTQI Advisory Council.”
13 “That’s Not What I Meant!” Why
communication is harder than we
think it should be! – Part 1 (ECLP/
MCLP)
20 “That’s Not What I Meant!” Why
communication is harder than we
think it should be! – Part 2 (ECLP/
MCLP)
20 Workshop: Enhanced Training for
Faculty Search Committee Members
DECEMBER CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
5
ENDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION BIAS
facultyNEWSLETTER | Autumn 2014 | www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev
6
The LGBTQI Advisory Council. Standing L-R: Darin Latimore, Edward Callahan, Dianne Gregory,
Galen Sanderlin, Albina Gogo, Leon Jones, J.P. Eres, Hendry Ton; seated L-R: Cindy Oropeza,
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, Julie Weckstein, Marci Hoze, Colleen Burke-Pitts. Not shown: Lavjay Butani,
José Parés-Avila, Angel Rosales, Andrés Sciolla, Marlene von Freiderichs-Fitzwater. (Photo: Emi
Manning, Medical Illustration)