UC HEARS
UC HEARS is a UCSF-led hearing health collaboration in development. It is connected to the public UCSF EARS platform and is intended to support care improvement, research, education, and broader academic partnership over time.
What this page is (and isn’t)
This page explains the purpose and direction of UC HEARS. UC HEARS is not presented as a formal University of California systemwide program at this stage. It is a UCSF-led effort in development. For current public tools and guidance, visit UCSF EARS.
What UC HEARS is today
UC HEARS is an emerging academic and professional-facing collaboration connected to UCSF EARS. It is being developed at UCSF as a way to organize hearing health work across care improvement, research, education, and implementation.
The goal is to build a hearing-focused learning health system approach: one that connects patient needs, clinical care, practical tools, real-world data, and continuous improvement.
What UC HEARS aims to support
Hearing health is often fragmented. Screening, diagnosis, devices, counseling, communication support, and long-term follow-up can feel disconnected. UC HEARS aims to support a more coordinated, patient-centered, and evidence-informed approach, starting at UCSF and designed for broader collaboration over time.
Support practical, evidence-informed pathways so people can find appropriate next steps faster and with less confusion.
Link research to real-world care so hearing health discoveries can be tested, refined, and applied in everyday settings.
Strengthen clinician, trainee, and public education with plain-language tools, practical guidance, and shared learning.
Build with patients, families, communities, and collaborators so resources reflect real priorities, access barriers, and lived experience.
How UC HEARS connects to UCSF EARS
UCSF EARS is the public-facing platform. It shares tools, guides, and practical next steps for patients, families, and the public.
UC HEARS is the broader academic and professional-facing layer connected to that work. It is intended to support the learning, partnership, and improvement infrastructure around hearing health while UCSF EARS serves as the public resource platform.
Where this may go
Over time, UC HEARS may support broader collaboration across UCSF, other University of California partners, and additional academic or community collaborators. That broader future is a goal, not a claim of formal systemwide status today.
Contact
Questions about UCSF EARS or UC HEARS: [email protected]