University of California San Francisco
Perspectives on education, research, and patient care
Leadership Insights
Getting to the Heart of Workplace Trust
The quality of workplace relations is dynamic. External and internal elements can affect how teams get along. Effective teams are key to an organization's…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Health Insurance Should Cover the Whole Patient
Those of us in dentistry know that a person cannot truly be healthy unless they have good oral health. Dentists often see things in our patients' mouths…
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Leadership Insights
Examining the Role of Trust in the Workplace
Think about how much time you spend with your coworkers. In some groups, people work together for many hours each day. During the week, you may see your…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Protecting Students' Mental Health
We're obviously concerned with people's dental health here at the UCSF School of Dentistry. But how much do we think about people's mental…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Holistic Admissions
Is it someone who sailed through organic chemistry in college? Or someone who brings a wealth of life experiences and personal qualities to a role that is…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Reflecting on Recent Supreme Court Decisions
The recent Supreme Court decisions have distressed many in our society, including those within the UCSF family. In our busy lives, supreme court rulings often…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
The Iceberg of Student Debt
A ship cruises atop ocean waves. As it steams toward its destination, the lookout spots an iceberg in the distance. The captain needs to change course to avoid…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Learn from Yesterday – Teach for Tomorrow
If you took someone from 100 years ago and you brought them into modern day society, nearly everything they saw would completely astonish and flummox them—…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Grit or Quit: The Pursuit of Health Sciences Discovery
In his hit song "The Gambler", Kenny Rogers refers to a fundamental concept in playing poker: "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Living Like a Superhero with Work-Life Integration
I love a good superhero movie. Superheroes are inspirational and fun to watch, but they also have some very real human qualities. While recently watching the…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
Thinking Inside the Box: Creative Constraints May Be the Secret to Higher Education Innovations
Many of us have been to a strategic planning retreat, or a blue-sky visioning meeting, where the unofficial blessing to "think outside the box" is…
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Dean's Spotlight Column
What the UCSF PRIDE Values Mean to Me
At UCSF, we often talk about our True North. This is the direction that we want all our efforts to move toward to improve and become successful. A True North…
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