The US health care system is failing many patients and clinicians today. Medical education must be a part of the solution, as all future physicians need the knowledge and skills to lead and participate in innovations to improve outcomes. This webinar describes a unique partnership between undergraduate medical education and an academic health system that allows early medical students to learn health systems improvement by contributing to real-time efforts. It features medical educators and health systems leaders as well as inspirational stories of student learning and project impact.
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Anna Chang MD is Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. She received her MD from St. Louis University, completed her internal medicine residency at the University of California at Davis, and her geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. Her clinical practice focuses on older adults and those near the end of life. Dr. Chang directs the Clinical Microsystems Clerkship, the clinical skills and health systems curriculum for first- and second- year medical students. She is the Associate Chief for Education in the Division of Geriatrics, Director of the Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Program, and was awarded the Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Education Chair in Internal Medicine.
Edgar Pierluissi MD is Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and Director of the Acute Care for Elders Unit at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School, completed his internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of California San Francisco, and a quality improvement fellowship through the Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Program. He was the Vice President for Quality Improvement for the County of San Mateo, and a Master Clinician at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Pierluissi has cared for vulnerable populations his entre career and is committed to health care quality improvement.
Adrienne Green MD is Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and Chief Medical Officer of UCSF Health. She received her MD from Hannemann University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at Stanford University Hospital. Dr. Green is responsible for alignment of all adult inpatient and hospital-based services with the mission and vision of UCSF Health and the academic missions of the UCSF campus. She is responsible for ensuring the highest level of quality, safety, efficiency, patient and provider experience, and for doing so in a fiscally responsible manner. As Vice President for Patient Safety and Accreditation, Dr. Green provides leadership and oversight for all accreditation activities at UCSF Health and is accountable for establishing and maintaining a culture of patient safety and leading the organizationās efforts to achieve zero harm to patients.