Current role, Specialty/Department, Practice Location
- Chief, Continuing Medical Education
- Director, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Academy of Medical Educators
- Residency Site Director for PGY-3 rotation, UCSF/ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency
- Emergency Medicine
- Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco Medical Center
Academic Appointments
- Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF, Department of Emergency Medicine
Education and Professional Summary
| Undergraduate: | University of Florida, BS in Neuroscience, 1998 |
| Medical Education: | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2002 |
| Residency/Fellowship: | Stanford University, 2005 |
| Board Certification: | Emergency Medicine |
Honors and Awards
| 2024 | Physician of the Year Award, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco. One physician out of 520 career physicians nominated and selected by physicians. |
| 2022 | Outstanding CME Leadership Award, given by the California Medical Association (CMA) to one CME Chief in the state, presented at the Annual CME Providers Conference in June 2022 |
| 2021 | TPMG Award for Excellence in Continuing Medical Education, awarded to one physician among 10,000+ MDs across Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, for extraordinary contributions to the clinical education of their colleagues |
| 2021 | Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Academy of Medical Educators, Excellence in CME Didactic Teaching Award, given to one physician in recognition of exemplary accomplishment in didactic teaching/lecturing, in the ability to engage and inspire their learners, and/or in developing, creating, or improving curricula. |
| 2018 | 2018 Charlotte Baer Memorial Award – presented annually to one member of the volunteer clinical faculty (2800 clinician-educators) of the UCSF School of Medicine in recognition of distinguished service with special emphasis on excellence as a teaching clinician |
| 2009 | 2008 Rookie Speaker of the Year Award, American College of Emergency Physicians, Scientific Assembly, Boston, MA, awarded to the faculty member receiving the highest performance ratings when compared with other first-year presenters at the 2008 Scientific Assembly, average faculty evaluation score – 99% |
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
- California Chapter of American Academy of Emergency Medicine (CAL-AAEM) – President, 2009-2010
- American College of Emergency Physicians, California Chapter (CAL-ACEP) – Scientific Assembly – Conference Chair (2008-2009), Co-Chair (2007-2008), Assistant Chair, 2006-2007)
- San Francisco Marin Medical Society – Board of Directors member, 2014-2017
Areas of Interest
Faculty and Professional Development, Women in Medicine, AI and Medical Education
Presentations
“Make it Stick: How to Design Presentations that Last”
2023-02-10 Make It Stick How to Design Presentations that Last – 2 of 2 Recording.mp4