A
ABMS: American Board of Medical Specialties
ABMS: American Board of Medical Specialties
ABOG: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
ACGME: Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education
ACOG: American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AMP: Administrative Management Professionals
ANSIRH: Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health
APGO Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
APM Academic Personnel Manual
APR Annual Program Review
ARF Authorization Release Form (Med Center Side)
ART Advanced Reproductive Technology
ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASRM American Society for Reproductive Medicine
B
BFC Budget Finance Committee
BIRCwH: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health
C
CAPS: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
CAPTC: California Prevention Training Center
CDC: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CHC: Center for Health & Community
CHQI Center for Health Quality and Innovation
CHR Committee on Human Research
COE: Center of Excellence in Women's Health
CRH: Center for Reproductive Health
CRS: Center for Reproductive Sciences
CTSI: Clinical & Translational Science Institute
CUCOG Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology
CVP: Center for Vulnerable Populations
D
DCF Data Collection Form
DEA Drug Enforcement Agency
DOC Destination of Choice
E
EAP Emergency Action Plan
ECFMG Education Council for Foreign Medical Graduates
EMB Executive Medical Board
EMLR Extended Mastery Learning Rotation
ESHRE European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
F
FACES: Family AIDS Care & Education Services
FOGG Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology Group
FIGO Int’l Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
FTC Fetal Treatment Center
G
GAC Governance Advisory Council
GD Graduate Division
GHI: Global Health Institute
GME Graduate Medical Education
GynOnc: Gynecologic Oncology
GRC Gordon Research Conference
H
HR: Human Resources
I
IAHR International Academy of Human Reproduction
IFFS International Federation of Fertility Societies
IERH: Innovating Education in Reproductive Health
IHPS: Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
ISDP Int’l Society for Prenatal Diagnosis
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
IVI Valencian Infertility Institute
J
where are all the "J" acronyms?
K
KEMRI: Kenya Medical Research Institute
L
LER Labor Employee Relations
M
M&M Morbidity and Mortality
MB: Mission Bay
MFM: Maternal Fetal Medicine
MFMU Maternal Fetal Medicine Units
MH: Mission Hall
MOC Maintenance of Certification
MOD BWF March of Dimes-Burroughs Wellcome Fund
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSO Management Services Officer
MSP Medical Staff Physician
MZ: Mount Zion
N
NAM National Academy of Medicine
NAS: National Academy of Sciences
NASEM: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
NCTRI: National Center for Translational Research in Reproduction and Infertility
NewGen: New Generation Health Center
NFPRHA: National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association
NIH: National Institute of Health
NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NCTRI National Center for Translational Research in Reproduction and Infertility
O
ObGynRS: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproducive Sciences
OGGS: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Gynecologic Subspecialties
ORU: Organized research unit
OSOG Owens Street Obstetrics and Gynecology
P
PCRHP: Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program
PCRS Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
PDC Prenatal Diagnostic Center
PI: Prinicpal Investigator
POSTDOC: Post Doctoral (PhD holder who continues research training)
PP: Planned Parenthood
PRHE: Program for Reproductive Health and the Environment
PTBi: Pre-Term Birth Initiative
Q
Where are all the Q acronyms?
R
RAC Research Advisory Committee
RAP Research Allocation Program
REI: Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
RFA Request for Application
RFG Research Focus Group
RMB Regeneration Medicine Bldg
RMN Reproductive Medicine Network
RSDPP Reproductive Scientist Development Program
S
SAB Scientific Advisory Board
SASGOG Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology
SGI Society for Gynecologic Investigation
SGO Society of Gynecologic Oncology
SIG Special Interest Group
SOGC Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
SOM: School of Medicine
SP Strategic Planning
SPR Search Process Report
SRI Society of Reproductive Investigation
SRS Service Request System
T
TCB Themed Clinical Blocks
U
UCOP: University of California Office of the President
UCSF: University of California San Francisco
UDAR: University Development & Alumni Relations
V
Where are all the V acronyms?
W
WAGO Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists
WERF World Endometriosis Research Foundation
WES World Endometriosis Society
WGV-CV: Wayne & Gladys Valley Center for Vision
WHCRC Women’s Health Clinical Research Center
WHRC Women’s Health Resource Center
WOC: Women's Options Center
WOW Work of the Week
WRHR Women’s Reproductive Health Research
X
Where are all the X acronyms?
Y
Where are all the Y acronyms?
Z
ZSFG: Zuckerberg San Francisco General
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