2008 Exploring Health Care Program Calendar

9:15am

Participants arrive at San Francisco International Airport from Japan on NW028. VIA Staff will be there to meet you.

10:30am

A charter bus will take participants to San Francisco

12:00pm

Lunch

1:30pm-3:30pm

Orientation

3:30pm-5:00pm

Check in to the Powell Hotel and Free Time.

6:00pm

Welcome Dinner

10:00am

Visit the Magnet Clinic in the Castro.

“In the Middle of the Castro [neighborhood], Magnet takes a truly holistic approach to gay men’s physical, mental and sexual health. . .”
Magnet offers a variety of services to gay men, including anonymous testing and screening for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.  However, Magnet prides itself on being more than just a sterile clinic.  At its location in the Castro, it also provides art shows, seminars, counseling services and even game nights.
The Director, Steven Gibson, will talk to the group about Magnet’s role in the community and gay men’s health care.  After the meeting, the group will go on a walking tour of the Castro to learn how this originally working-class neighborhood of European immigrants became an international symbol of gay pride and liberation.

11:30am

Take a tour of the Castro Neighborhood. "What was once dairy farms and dirt roads is now one of the city's most vibrant and cohesive communities, saturated with stylish shops and bars so popular that patrons spill out onto the street.

The activism of the '60s and '70s forged a community with sizable political and economic power, and when the historic Twin Peaks bar at Market and Castro streets was built with floor-to-ceiling windows, most took it as a sign that Castro residents were secure in their gay identity. There were, however, tense and sometimes violent clashes with the police, and the assassination in 1978 of openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Milk ButtonHarvey Milk was a turning point in the community's history. Milk's death and the impact of AIDS brought the community together and made activists of almost everyone; the Castro became not just open but celebratory about its thriving gay and lesbian population."

4:30pm

Host Presentations: The Stanford Hosts and UCSF Coordinators will present on a variety of topics from the U.S. Health Care System to HIV Medicine.

9:00am-10:30am

Attend the unique Sunday Celebration at Glide Memorial Church. The Glide Ensemble will clap, sway and blast out the spirit of empowerment though singing a variety of songs, including jazz, blues and gospel.

AM/PM

Free Day: Enjoy shopping, site-seeing and eating & drinking in San Francisco with the Stanford Hosts!

9:00am-11:00am

Visit Kaiser Permanente's clinics and hospital: "Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health care organization. Founded in 1945, it is a nonprofit health plan, with headquarters in Oakland, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of members in nine states and Washington, D.C.

Kaiser Permanente aspires to be the world leader in improving health through high-quality, affordable, integrated health care. We are distinguished by our strong social purpose, physician responsibility for clinical care, and enduring cooperation between our health plan and our medical groups.

There are 8.7 million voluntarily enrolled members as of May 2007. Most members join through their employers, who pay part or all of the monthly dues. Qualified individuals who do not have access to the plan through their employers also may join."

PM

(tentative) Visit George Mark Children's House: GMCH is the first children's hopsice house in the country.

"George Mark Children's House is….

* A PIONEER in creating and providing a new model of family-centered pediatric care for families with seriously ill or dying children.
* FREE to all families.
* A CHAMPION for increasing access to its model of pediatric palliative care.
* A HOME-LIKE REFUGE for families whose children are the most seriously ill or dying.
* HERE, for as long as families need us."

AM

Small Group Visits in San Francisco: Students will be divided into three groups and each group will go to a different hospital or clinic in San Francisco. Students will sign up by their own interests.

-On Lok Senior Health
-Quan Yin Healing Arts Center (Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic)
-Ward 86 (the AIDS clinic at SFGH)

PM

Activities at UCSF:

-Dr. Dave Teng from Health Net (a large managed health care company) will present on pharmaceutical coverage in the U.S.

-A UCSF Nursing student will present on the role of nursing in the American health care system and the interaction between different members of the health care team.

AM

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is located in the Bay Area and is one of the top 3 medical schools in the US. This year, one medical student and one pharmacy student from UCSF will help to organize the academic programs at UCSF as program coodinators. The program includes doctor rounds, lectures and discussions. On Wednesday, half of the group will go on Doctor Rounds and the other half will attend classes and go on a tour at UCSF. On Thursday, the groups will switch.

Group A: Doctor Rounds

Group B: UCSF Small Groups (medical classes) and UCSF Tour

2:00pm

Dr. Ruth Brousseau will present on the importance of addressing mental health issues. Shel received a Ph.D. in psychology and social relations from Harvard University and has pursued post-doctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley in mental health, culture and society.

3:00pm

Visit South of Market Mental Health Services to learn about Mental Health Services offered by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

AM

UCSF Program Continues: Those participants that went on doctor rounds on Wednesday will attend classes at UCSF and go on a tour of the campus. Those that attended classes on Wednesday will go on Doctor Rounds.

Group B: Doctor Rounds

Group A: UCSF Small Groups (medical classes) and UCSF Tour

4:00

7:30

NBA: Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trailblazers. This activity is optional.

Morning

Check out of the Powell Hotel and move to Stanford. You will stay at the Cardinal Hotel in Palo Alto.

3:00-4:30pm

Dr. Ashima Madan will give a presenation and lead a discussion about balancing a medical career with family life. Dr. Madan is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chief of Research Programs in the Division of Neonatal Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine. To view her bio, please visit this link.

11:00am-1:00pm

Group A: Visit Stanford's Pacific Free Clinic:

"Founded in 2003, Pacific Free Clinic is a Stanford student-run clinic providing free health care services for adults in the East San Jose area with low-income, no insurance, and/or low English proficiency. Open to all regardless of immigration status, the clinic offers on-site medical interpretation services in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Mandarin Chinese to help patients overcome cultural and language barriers to health care access."

11:00am-1:00pm

Group B: Tour of the Stanford campus with the Stanford Medical Hosts

11:00am-1:00pm

Group B: Visit Stanford's Arbor Free Clinic:

"Arbor Free Clinic provides basic health care services at no charge to underserved populations in the South Bay area and fosters the clinical development of current and future medical students. Arbor is comprised of volunteer physicians, students, and translators and receives funding from private contributions and from the Office of Student Services at Stanford Medical School.

Arbor was founded in1990, the result of a Medical Scholar's research proposal to establish a volunteer clinic that would address unmet health care needs in the Stanford vicinity. From the beginning Arbor has been organized and operated by Stanford Medical School students under faculty guidance."

11:00am-1:00pm

Group A: Tour of Stanford's Campus with the Stanford Medical Hosts

4:00pm

You will have a chance to learn how Stanford undergraduate and medical students are trained in Emergency Medicine. Teaching Assistants from the Emergency Medical Technician training course will teach you how to perform different techniques in Emergency Medicine. You may also have a chance to hear from a doctor working in the Emergency Room at Stanford Hospital.

9:00am

Visit Stanford's Anatomy Lab

10:00am-12:00pm

Afternoon

Visit the Opportunity Center: The Opportunity Center provides coordinated services and housing to homeless men, women and children in our community - and those at risk of becoming homeless. It also serves as a resource to the whole community in the challenge of responding to homelessness. We will meet with Dr. Osterberg and Dr. Reicherter, who provide heath services for residents of this center.

9:00-11:00am

Participants will have a chance to attend classes with Stanford Medical students.

1:00-2:30

Tour the operating room at Stanford Hospital.

AM

Small Group Visits at Stanford:

Visit the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University: "The Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine is at the forefront of a groundbreaking approach to biomedical research and patient care. This approach aims to harness the power of stem cells — master cells from which all specialized cells and tissues in our bodies are derived — to target and remedy the root causes of today's most devastating diseases."

OR

Visit a Bioinformatics Lab at Stanford University

12:00pm-3:00pm

Visit with Stanford's Spiritual Care Services:

In the U.S., chaplains (who are similar to pastors or priests) serve the spiritual and religious needs of patients in hospitals, prisoners and those in the military.

You will meet the staff and residents of the Spiritual Care Service at Stanford Hospital, including the Reverend John Harrison. They will talk about the importance of providing “interfaith” spiritual care for patients and their families. According to their website, “The Spiritual Care Service has 240 volunteers to assist the staff in providing spiritual care and support. The volunteers are interfaith and include members from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh spiritual traditions.” You will also have the opportunity to talk, in small groups, with a chaplain about their work.

4:00pm

(tentative) Stanford Life Flight: Stanford Life Flight is Stanford Hospital's emergency helicopter response unit. "The Life Flight program at Stanford is staffed by a specially trained crew of two Flight Nurses and a Pilot. The nurses all have backgrounds in critical care and emergency medicine. Stanford Life Flight flies in a custom-configured BK 117 helicopter that can fly under both visual and instrument flight rules, allowing us to respond to calls in nearly any weather. The aircraft will accommodate two patients with two Flight Nurses, or one patient with up to four caregivers, plus the Pilot."

6:00pm

Farewell Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory in Palo Alto, followed by a Farewell Presentation at the Cardinal Hotel.