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EVENT: CHESA 5th Anniversary Community Event

Join us as we mark five years of the UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia! This event is open to all – CHESA members, faculty, current and prospective trainees and fellows, partners, and students eager to learn more about our work and community and ways to get involved.

Event Details

  • 🕗 Date/Time: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 9:00 – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
  • 📌 Locations: Virtual: Zoom link (join for Part 1 only from 9:00 – 10:30 AM Pacific | 7:00 – 8:30 PM East Africa Time); In-Person: UCSF Parnassus Heights, Aldea Center at Mount Sutro, 155 Johnstone Dr, San Francisco, CA 94131 (Google Maps) – See here for info on getting here, parking, etc.

Agenda

🌍 Part 1: Reflection & Visioning (9:00 – 10:30 AM Pacific | 7:00 – 8:30 PM East Africa Time) – Hybrid

  • Celebrate CHESA’s achievements
  • Hear from our guest speaker and CHESA Advisory Board Chair, Dr. Haile Debas
  • Participate in an interactive visioning and community-building exercise
  • Join virtually via Zoom or in person in SF (coffee, pastries will be served)

🎉 Part 2: Social Gathering (10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific) – In-Person Only

  • Networking, project sharing, and exploring collaborations
  • Brunch and lunch boxes will be provided

How to Join

💻 Virtual Attendees: Click this Zoom link to join Part 1.
📍 In-Person in SF: RSVP here by Friday, April 4th.

This event is made possible by a UCSF Community Well-being Grant, supporting efforts to foster collaboration, emotional well-being, and community-building among faculty, staff, and trainees across diverse specialties and departments.

If you have any questions about this event, please email global.surgery@ucsf.edu.