Our Division has been continuously educating medical trainees since 1970. We are proud to continue in this tradition, we are committed to training the next generation of physicians, and we are dedicated to providing the highest-quality medical education possible. Teaching is built into our Division's ethos.
We believe that a diversity of learners enriches the learning environment. As such, our 3 teaching programs run the gamut from medical student to resident to fellow. We offer 3 distinct but intersecting teaching rotations:
GI Consult Teaching Rotation ('Medicine Resident and Student Rotation'):
California Pacific Medical Center GI Fellows Rotation ('GI Fellow Rotation')
UCSF East Bay Surgery Rotation ('Surgery Resident Rotation')
Prospective rotating medical students must apply through the Department of Medicine Medical Student Coordinator Mylene D'Cunha (mdunha@alamedahealthsystem.org). We typically take 1-2 medical students per rotation.
Prospective rotating Department of Medicine Residents are scheduled through the Department of Medicine Residency Program.
Prospective rotating Department of Surgery Residents are scheduled through the Department of Surgery Residency Program.
Prospective rotating California Pacific Medical Center GI Fellows are scheduled through the CPMC GI Fellowship Program.
Welcome. Thank you for visiting our site. The web pages on our site should provide you with much of the information that you will need during your rotation with us. Please review this information both prior to and during the course of your rotation with us.
For all of our teaching programs, our goals can be simply stated:
To provide a rigorous and high-quality learning experience in GI/Liver diseases.
To provide high-quality GI/Liver care to the safety-net population of Alameda County.
Toward these goals, we expect our trainees to have a deep commitment to active learning, hard work, professionalism, and the pursuit of excellence in patient care. You should expect us to provide a supportive, engaging, challenging, and safe environment towards achieving these goals. Our faculty embrace the Socratic Method of education, so you should expect to be asked LOTS of questions during your time with us. LOTS of questions.
We know that at this stage of your journey you are going to get answers wrong and that you are going to make mistakes. And we know that this can be quite uncomfortable for you. So, we ask you to be brave enough to fail during your time with us . . . and then quickly learn from those failures.
We hope you enjoy your time with us. We all look forward to having you.
Benny Liu, MD
Division Chief
Show a high degree of professionalism. In specific terms, bring a great attitude, bring a great work ethic, be on-time/readily available, and be reliable. Read this as a start.
Be an active, engaged, and brave learner. Read on a daily basis. Be attentive when we are teaching. Take notes, take notes, TAKE NOTES!!!! Review your notes. In specific terms, embrace the concept that failure is integral to learning, get comfortable with the notion that we are going to push your comfort level, and make active use of your voice. Watch these 2 videos as a start:
Be a great team player. Mentally, physically, and emotionally support your teammates, always be thoughtful of the team, and challenge each other to continuously improve.
Be a great doctor-in-training. Be helpful, courteous, respectful, and professional. Do your best to educate yourself, your team, your patients, and those who are asking for your help. Address the questions that have been asked of our service. Provide timely and effective communication to the teams and patients who require our assistance (i.e., text pages are not effective communication, speak in person when possible). We DO NOT BLOCK consults. If someone asks for our help, we give it!!!!
Keep the workroom clean!!!!
Know these core expectations. Know the expectations that are specific to your role (these are listed by role on each rotation page). Do your best to fulfill them.
Ask for feedback.
Create a safe and rigorous learning environment for all trainees.
Create a safe clinical care environment for patients.
Show a high degree of professionalism. In specific terms, bring a great attitude, bring a great work ethic, be on-time/readily available, and be reliable.
Be an active, engaged, and brave teacher. Be an active, engaged, and brave learner.
Be a great team player. Mentally, physically, and emotionally support your teammates, always be thoughtful of the team, and challenge each other to continuously improve.
Be a great physician-educator role-model.
Provide formal end of rotation face-to-face feedback to all trainees. Provide ad hoc feedback to trainees during the rotation.