Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Congratulations to Hemal Kanzaria and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Social Medicine program! (led by Hemal) This was one of five ZSFG programs awarded grant support through the "Transforming Mental Behavioral Health Fund" from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation UCSF

Congratulations to Patti Katz, professor of the UCSF Division of Rheumatology, and core faculty member of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, on receiving the CR Masters Award by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)! Recognition as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is one of the highest honors the College bestows. https://www.rheumatology.org/Annual-Meeting

Dr. Philip R. Lee, who helped implement #Medicare and was a former @UCSF Chancellor and Professor Emeritus of Social Medicine, and the founder of IHPS, was featured on #SundayTODAY with @WillieGeist https://www.today.com//dr-philip-lee-who-helped-implement- via @TODAYshow

IHPS shares the sad news that Philip R. Lee, MD, founder of the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies, died peacefully earlier this week at age 96. We honor his legacy and his many groundbreaking contributions to healthcare. https://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/

Congratulations to Joanne Spetz, PhD, on her selection as the new director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies! https://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/joanne-spetz-selected-new-ihp

On Oct. 27, at the APHA 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo, Claire Brindis, DrPH, UCSF will be presented with the Martha May Eliot Award for her lifetime of service to the field of maternal and child health. Congratulations, Dr. Brindis! #APHA2020 https://apha.org//news-releases/apha/2020/apha-2020-awards

Congratulations to Urmimala Sarkar on the profile of her work on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website! https://www.ahrq.gov//grantee-profi/grtprofile-sarkar.html

Congratulations to Megie Okumura on winning a StateScoop 50 Award! Megie's "Criminal Justice Data Linkage Project" was selected as a winner of a StateScoop 50 Award in the category of State IT Innovation of the Year. The State IT Innovation of the Year award celebrates the innovative state IT approach to cross-agency or intra-agency technology that may have been unfathomable until recently. https://statescoop.com/statescoop50/vote/

Congratulations to Tracey J Woodruff on the opening of the new @UCSFEaRTH Center. Accelerating discovery & prevention of environmental exposures affecting reproduction and development to improve health across the lifespan. Funded by @NIEHS P30 grant & supported by an all #WomenInSTEM Leadership Team @UCSF https://earth.ucsf.edu/

Congratulations to Ulrike Muench, who is now an Associate Professor with Tenure at the School of Nursing and is an Affiliated Faculty member at PRL-IHPS!! Her rigorous research of #nursepractitioner practice and prescribing is shaping policy, and that's only one part of her important work. https://profiles.ucsf.edu/ulli.muench

Congratulations to Dr. Rita Hamad, MD, on her selection as the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) 2020 James C. Puffer, M.D./American Board of Family Medicine Fellow! Dr. Hamad is a social epidemiologist and family physician in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Family & Community Medicine at UCSF. https://nam.edu//james-c-puffer-m-d-american-board-of-fam/

Reopening elementary schools is risky but so is keeping them closed. Naomi Bardach, a UCSF pediatrician and associate professor of pediatrics and health policy comments in the LA Times about some of the concerns of an on-line only eduction for students. https://www.latimes.com//coronavirus-covid-19-reopen-eleme

Coronavirus transmission: A UCSF doctor explains dangers of workplace break rooms "A lot of the transmission that is happening in the workplace is happening in break rooms and happening during lunches or meals," Dr. Ralph Gonzales. https://abc7news.com//are-break-rooms-hot-spot-fo/6356951/

Congratulations to Drs. Linda Reilly and Julie Ann Sosa UCSF who will be inducted in a virtual ceremony on 9-25-2020 as members of the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. Read more: https://surgery.ucsf.edu/news-events/ucsf-news.aspx

COVID-19 Risk in Schools: What You Should Know. Listen to a KQED interview with Dr. Naomi Bardach, associate professor of pediatrics and health policy at UCSF and core faculty member at The Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF https://www.kqed.org//covid-19-risk-in-schools-what-you-sh

Claire Brindis, DrPH has stepped down as Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, after 11 years. Daniel Dohan, PhD, will serve in an interim capacity until a new Director is selected. Read Claire Brindis' Director's message here: https://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/claire-brindis-directors-mess

We are delighted to announce that Mary Whooley, MD has been selected as this year's recipient of the Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research, awarded by the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies UCSF. Learn more: https://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/harold-s-luft-mentoring-award