Grand Rounds - Information for Patients
UCSF Department of Dermatology
Your doctor has invited you to participate in the UCSF Department of
Dermatology “Grand Rounds.” This is a weekly patient care
and education conference attended by University and community physicians
and trainees. Patients with disorders that are rare, difficult to treat,
or challenging to diagnose are discussed. You may benefit from participating
in this conference as many Dermatologists will be carefully considering
your case. You may learn about new approaches to diagnosis and treatment
of your condition. Since you will also be assisting in the teaching
mission of the University, there will be no charge to you for this visit.
Patient Arrival
Please arrive at 8:45am on Wednesday, __________________to the Mt. Zion
Dermatology Clinic, located on the 3rd floor of 1701 Divisadero Street
(cross street Sutter). Upon checking in, you will be taken to a private
examination room. A written summary of your case, without name identification,
will be posted next to your room. If you give us permission, we may
photograph your skin for teaching purposes only (personal identifying
features are excluded). If you do not wish to have photos taken, please
do not sign the photo consent form attached.
Patient Examination
Starting at 9:00am, you will be examined and briefly questioned by many
Dermatologists and trainees (30-50 medical personnel). You will be free
to leave when examination completed, usually by 9:30am. Sometimes, your
Dermatologist may ask you to wait until 10:30am, in case immediate treatment
needs to be made after the Physician Conference.
If you are attending Grand Rounds on the first Wednesday of the month,
the examining physicians may not ask you any questions and may initially
not be familiar with your case. This is part of an educational process
for the Dermatology residents (the residents are asked to describe your
exam and offer a diagnosis without knowing your history first). Your
Dermatologist will then give a detailed summary to the group during
the Physician Conference for discussion.
Physician Conference
The Physician Conference begins at 9:30am. Your history and biopsy results
(if applicable) are discussed in detail. The goal is to summarize new
ideas to aid in your care and to teach the trainees.
Patient Follow-up
Your Dermatologist will contact you shortly after Grand Rounds by phone
or e-mail with a summary of the discussion and recommendations from
the Physician Conference. We hope that this will be an interesting,
valuable, and beneficial experience for all participants. If you have
any questions, please call the Dermatology Clinic at (415-) 353-7800.
Driving Directions
From the East Bay
From I-80 after crossing the Bay Bridge, exit at "Ninth Street-Civic Center." Turn left (west) onto Harrison Street, drive one block and turn right (north) onto Ninth Street. Drive 4 blocks and cross Market Street, turning left (west) onto Hayes Street just as you cross Market. Drive 4 blocks and turn left (South) onto Gough Street, go one full block and turn right (west) onto Fell Street. Drive 9 blocks down Fell and turn right (north) onto Divisadero Street and drive 12 blocks to Sutter Street. Turn Left (East) onto Sutter Street and parking is on your left.
From the Peninsula (via 101 and 280)
Follow the signs for "101 North/Golden Gate Bridge" toward
San Francisco. Follow the signs for "Mission St." and exit
on Mission St. Get in the middle lanes and turn left on S. Van Ness
Ave. After 7 blocks, turn left on Turk St. After 1 mile, turn right
on Divisadero St. and continue to UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion.
For 280 travelers, take north 280 until it intersects with 101 North,
and follow the above directions for 101 North.
From Marin (101)
From the Golden Gate Bridge, take the "Downtown" exit to Lombard
Street. Turn right on Divisadero Street and continue to UCSF Medical
Center at Mount Zion.
Bus Routes
Mount Zion is accessible via the following San Francisco Municipal
Railway (MUNI) bus routes. For further MUNI information, call 415-673-6864
(415-923-6366 for Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY) or check the MUNI website.
Route 2 Clement
Route 24 Divisadero
Route 38 Geary
Route 4 Sutter
UCSF Shuttle Timetables
http://www.campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/transportation/shuttles/timetables/
You can also have a hardcopy mailed or faxed to you by calling 415/476-1511.
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