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Thursday, May 1, 2014
NEWS
Learn to Live Green at the LivingGreen Fair By Deborah Fleischer Contributing Writer
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ooking for something fun to do over lunch area with affordable, healthy food and engaging activities related to sustainability? On May 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., UCSF is holding its annual LivingGreen Fair at the Millberry Union Game Room. “The fair will offer many fun and engaging resources on how you can live green at work and home,” said UCSF Sustainability Manager Gail Lee. “Plus we are offering great prizes this year, including a bicycle, chocolate, organic snacks and healthy beauty products, as well as the chance to taste organic chocolate and learn about UCSF’s sustainability program.” Carmelina’s Taqueria will provide healthy lunches for only $5.
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Volume 58, Number 29
NEWS
Pharmacy Students Begin Rotations at SF Health Plan By Priya Jayachandran Staff Writer
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he San Francisco Health Plan has completed an affiliation agreement with UCSF to provide managed care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotations for fourth-year students enrolled in the School of Pharmacy. The program began on March 31, 2014. The strong interest in the field of managed care prompted San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP) to create this rotation. “We want to directly impact aspiring managed care pharmacy leaders,” said SFHP Director of Pharmacy Elizabeth Sampsel. “The only way to do that is to set up a training program. We are very fortunate in this organization to have strong leadership and a supportive Governing Board to work with academic institutions such as UCSF, where education and moving to the next professional level and team-based care is encouraged. “We encourage innovative care models and this is our way of reaching out to academia to engage in innovative care models to train the next generation,” added Sampsel. UCSF pharmacy students are also working with Dr. Sampsel to establish SFHP as an Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) site for first and second-year pharmacy students to gain exposure to managed care.
Photo courtesy of SFHP The Pharmacy Team at SFHP (Left-right) Andrew Costiniano (Pharmacy Coordinator), Rebecca Au (Clinical Pharmacist), Kenneth Garcia (Pharmacy Coordinator), Olga Mostovetsky (Clinical Pharmacist), Sue Chan (Pharmacy Specialist), Minh Le (Intern) and Elizabeth Sampsel (Pharmacy Director).
Dr. Sampsel recently spoke with Synapse about the organization’s forward-thinking structure and how it is rising to meet the needs of the recent changes in health care reform. The City and County of San Francisco established the San Francisco Health Authority
in 1994 to create an efficient, integrated health care delivery system in order to provide Medi-Cal beneficiaries and others access to comprehensive health care services. The San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP) is one of California’s local health plans that pro-
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Hidden San Francisco: The Enchanting Strawberry Hill By T. Booth Haley Staff Writer
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Showcasing UCSF Sustainability Efforts “Come learn more about the UCSF Sustainability Action Plan and partake in the fun activities,” said Lee. Over 60 vendors from Sierra Club to Rainbow Grocery to My Green Lab to Campaign for Safe Cosmetics will provide information on their products and programs. There will be a variety of fun activities: • Test drive a Nissan Leaf electric car • Check out the Scoot Network electric scooters • Take the UCSF Commuter Survey • Learn about community organizations such as 350.org, Sierra Club and the Parks Conservancy • Explore the Visual Arts Club at UCSF and Campus Life Services Arts & Events second Recycled/Reclaimed Art Show • Participate in the used bike auction
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Photo by Alyson Olander/flickr The rustic bridge leading to Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park.
he Inner Sunset is surrounded by three mighty hills—Mt. Sutro, Turtle Hill (aka Grandview Park) and Strawberry Hill—all three of which are widely under-appreciated. If you are not yet a devotee of hill walks, perhaps Strawberry Hill is the best one to start with. At just over 400 feet tall, it is the easiest walk, and being located in the eastern half of Golden Gate Park, access from either 19th or 9th Avenue is quite easy. Besides offering views of downtown and the Marin Headlands, which are available from the tops of all three of the Inner Sunset hills, Strawberry Hill has a number of unique features which, when experienced together, create an almost surreal outdoor experience. As the days grow long, and the air warms and flowers blossom, there has never been a
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