DATE: December 3, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Affiliation Agreement with The Regents of the University of California
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of San Francisco campus, to allow the placement of Preventive Medicine Residents at the Department of Public Health to advance the Residents’ knowledge of the field of preventive medicine and public health, effective upon execution for a period of five years ($0); and
2. Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, as signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated Program Letters of Agreement and any Addendum to the Program Letters of Agreement.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department of Public Health (Department) to provide field and clinical experience to Preventative Medicine Residents (Residents) from University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (UCSF). This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, Residents from UCSF would not be able to obtain broader clinical learning experiences from the Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended agreement does not provide any compensation between the County and UCSF.
DISCUSSION:
UCSF conducts accredited medical educational programs for resident physicians and fellows and desires to collaborate with facilities in which these program participants can obtain broader clinical learning experiences. The Department’s collaboration with UCSF will advance the Residents’ knowledge of the field of preventive medicine and public health, while also providing the Department with additional skilled professional medical personnel to assist with public health activities. The County’s Interim County Health Officer will be the faculty site director who assumes administrative, educational, and supervisory responsibilities for the Residents during the rotation. This collaboration will help provide the community with medical providers that possess more comprehensive knowledge and experience to better service the public. This collaboration will also provide Residents with an opportunity to work in public health and possibly make a career in this underserved area.
Over a period of three months, Residents will be assigned to various activities within the Department, structured and supervised by the Department’s team of Health Officers and contracted physicians. These activities will include, but are not limited to, assisting with the Tuberculosis, Communicable Disease Investigations, Rural Mobile Health, and Harm Reduction programs. Upon completion of the three months, another set of Residents will rotate into assignment with the Department.
Approval of the second recommended action will allow the Director of the Department, or designee, as signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated Program Letter of Agreement and any Addendum to the Program Letter of Agreement. The recommended agreement deviates from the County’s standard indemnification language thereby including mutual indemnity in connection with the performance of the agreement.
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Affiliation Agreement with The Regents of the University of California
On file with Clerk - Program Letter of Agreement
CAO ANALYST:
Ron Alexander