In alignment with the California Department of Public Health for Higher Education, UCSF is taking guidance from our local department of public health for social distancing and other actions to mitigate the risk of transmission of the coronavirus. For the latest information and guidance on COVID-19, go to UCSF’s coronavirus website, https://coronavirus.ucsf.edu/, which is updated regularly.
Spring 2020 Virtual Courses
Includes updated understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic!
Interactive Webinar: Due to the fluidity of the current situation and extensions of stay-at-home orders, the UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public spring quarter will be live-streamed. Opportunities will be available to interact with the speakers on each evening.
THE HEALTH EMERGENCY OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Tuesday evenings, April 28 – June 2, 2020
WHAT’S NEXT?: UCSF Scientists Outline What’s to Come
Wednesday evenings, April 29– June 10, 2020
INNOVATIONS IN CANCER TREATMENT: Radiation Therapy in the Modern Era
Thursday evenings, April 23 – June 4, 2020 - CANCELLED
(No session on April 30)
We will be using Zoom, which is accessible on a laptop, desktop or mobile device (smartphone, tablet). We recommend downloading the Zoom app in advance of the first session for the most efficient connection.
Need help with Zoom? View the Getting Started Guide: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-Windows-and-Mac
The UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public is designed to provide members of the community the opportunity to see and hear what goes on every day in UCSF’s classrooms and research labs with lectures from the same faculty who are on the front lines, teaching students in the health professions. UCSF Osher Mini Medical School addresses the accelerating public interest in the scientific knowledge behind the health headlines, the role of the consumer in health care decision making, and each citizen’s role in participating in the shaping of health policy.
Learn more about UCSF Osher Mini Medical School by watching this clip