DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for Longitudinal Integrated Fresno Experience (LIFE) Clinical Learning Experiences
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for the provision of clinical learning experiences as part of the Longitudinal Integrated Fresno Experience (LIFE) program, effective July 1, 2023, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions ($0).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval will provide for UCSF to conduct the Longitudinal Integrated Fresno Experience (LIFE) program, which is an integrated clerkship designed to address the core competencies for Family and Community Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, and Psychiatry made available to UCSF third year medical students in order to obtain clinical learning experiences. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, UCSF medical students in the LIFE program will not obtain necessary clinical learning experiences. Additionally, the County will not benefit from the opportunity to engage students that may return as future employees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, as there is no exchange of funds.
DISCUSSION:
On July 9, 2019, The Board approved a retroactive agreement for the provision of clinical learning experiences as part of the Longitudinal Integrated Fresno Experience (LIFE) program. The UCSF LIFE program first became operative on August 1, 2018. The UC...
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