Events
Upcoming Events
Value-Based Medicine SIG - Welcome Meeting!
Date: TBD, Fall 2024
Time: 12-1 PM
Location: TBD
Stay tuned for the VBM SIG's intro meeting this upcoming fall!
Past Events
Diabetes Care Discussion
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Time: 12-1 PM
Location: MET 315
The Value Based Medicine SIG is so excited to announce a value-based diabetes care discussion led by Dr. Thomas (our outstanding lecturer from ERM)! It will be a great way to integrate what we just learned about diabetes in ERM (one of the most common diseases we will all encounter) with the realities of everyday clinical practice. For those of you who took or are planning to take the value based medicine elective, this is a great event to put towards your two event requirement for the letter of distinction.
Lunch will be served! Please RSVP by 11:59pm on May 4 so we can be sure to order food for you.
2024 VBM Case Competition
UCSD SOM is excited to participate in the Medical College of Georgia's Value-Based Care Competition! The VBM SIG is hosting a case competition to get students involved in real-world problem-solving related to healthcare quality improvement. This is a great opportunity to apply concepts of value-based care in a team-based setting, network with physicians with quality improvement experience, and compete for a chance to participate in a national competition! If interested, please fill out this form by January 28th, 2024. Please reach out to Jean, Daisy, Sacha or Sahana if you have any questions!
Value-Based Medicine/Innovation SIGs Intro Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
Time: 12-1 PM
Location: MET 315
The VBM and Innovation SIGs will be giving an informative, interesting presentation on important topics including: What are the VBM and Innovation SIGs. Value/Innovation-based summer opportunities. Value/Innovation initiatives happening at UCSD. The UCSD value-based medicine course and certificate program (this is a very popular course offered during Winter quarter, and the certificate is something that is included by UCSD in your residency application). Food will be provided with RSVP.
Meet our Faculty Advisor, Dr. Seymann
Date: Friday, October 28th, 2022
Time: 12-1 PM
Location: MET 215
Students are invited to join the Value-Based Medicine SIG for an informal social event with our faculty advisor, Dr. Greg Seymann (Hospital Medicine). This is a great opportunity to learn more about value-based medicine and the work that our SIG is doing!
Pizza courtesy of Pepperoni Prognosis!
Please RSVP by Wednesday (10/26) via this form if you plan to stop by!
Coffee & Donuts Q&A with current STARS
Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Time: 12-1 PM (come and go as you please)
Location: MET 214
Are you an MS1 interested in applying to be a Choosing Wisely STAR?
Come meet our current UCSD STARS (second-year students Emma Williams and Karthik Ramesh) to learn more about this awesome opportunity!
More information on the STARS application can be found here: https://www.vbm-ucsd.org/stars-program
If you missed us this time but would still like to chat, please send either Emma or Karthik an email!
High-Value Care Initiative Panel
The UC San Diego Value-Based Medicine and Internal Medicine Student Interest Groups are proud to present our first HVC initiative panel. During the panel we discussed:
Resources from the American College of Physicians High Value
Care initiative
Resources that work to mitigate the impact of high out-of-pocket costs for patients and toolkits to facilitate patient-centered
communication
Efforts and advocacy to provide the best outcomes possible and efficiently use resources to optimize patient care
Journal Club and Advocacy Lab on Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care
Thank you to everyone that came to the first Journal Club / Advocacy Lab of the year for Health Equity!
This Journal Club and Advocacy Lab focused on the financial costs of cancer care in the U.S., the detrimental consequences they have on patients and caregivers, and how we as future providers can make change. We discussed the article “Financial toxicity in cancer care: Prevalence, causes, and consequences” (read it HERE) during the Journal Club on September 27th. The following week, on October 4th, we had small group discussions facilitated by experts in the field. Each group focused on a different aspect of financial toxicity, ranging from pharmaceutical pricing to coordination of care, with the goal of identifying areas for student advocacy and action.
Discussing costs of care in the U.S. can be challenging, confusing, and discouraging. Answering patients’ questions and advocating for their needs can be even harder. Thank you to those who joined us as we tried to make sense of these important issues and envision a path forward.
Led by: Emma Williams (MS2), Karthik Ramesh (MS2), Victoria Groysberg (MS2), Varsha Prakash (MS2), Job Shiach (MS2), and Lucas Patel (MS2)