Updates & Events
Read about the latest updates from CHESA members including achievement, partnerships and events.
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EVENT: Global Cancer Lecture Series with Dr. Tamara Fitzgerald
CHESA Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Ava Yap
Passing of Dr. Martin Situma
FUNDING: CHESA Annual Seed Funding (Due June 24th)
The UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia (CHESA), in collaboration with the ZSFG Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Department and the Collaborative for Surgical Health Outcomes, Research, and Equity (C-SHORE), is seeking proposals for research, education, or policy projects that address any aspect of health equity related to surgery, anesthesia, nursing, and perioperative care for domestic populations. This year’s theme is “Perioperative Health Disparities in the Bay Area.”
ARTICLE: Health Equity Curriculum for Anesthesiology and Surgery Residents
This new article in the April 2022 ASA Monitor, “Health Equity Curriculum for Anesthesiology and Surgery Residents: A Necessary Step Toward Addressing Perioperative Disparities,” was written by by former UCSF Anesthesia Global Health Equity Fellows Beti Asnake, Bunmi Okunlola and Elliot Wollner and CHESA Faculty/ Leadership Council member Odi Ehie.
