Michele Long, MD
Professor
Michele Long, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and a board-certified pediatric hospitalist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She serves as Co-Director of Medical Student Career Advising for Pediatrics and is the Director of the UCSF Pediatric Specialized Training with Advancement to Residency Track (Peds-START), a longitudinal pediatric training program designed to align medical school experiences with residency.
Dr. Long received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at the University of California, San Diego. She has practiced as a pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Hospital San Diego, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Her academic and scholarly work centers on medical student and resident education, competency-based medical education, faculty development, and longitudinal advising. She has published and presented nationally on a broad range of medical education topics and is a graduate of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Educational Scholars Program. She is the co-creator of the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advancing Pediatric Educator eXcellence (APEX) faculty development program and previously was the director of UCSF’s Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC) initiative during its active period.
Dr. Long is deeply committed to mentoring and coaching learners and educators across the continuum. Her mentoring approach has evolved through formal training in professional coaching, including completion of the inaugural Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) COACH Certificate Program. She actively applies these skills as a member of the COMSEP Coaching Continuum and was selected to serve as a coach in the UCSF PEARLS coaching program for pediatric medical educators.
Dr. Long was inducted into UCSF’s Academy of Medical Educators in 2016. She received the APA Teaching Award for Mid-Career Faculty in 2017, the UCSF Fellowship Faculty Mentor Award in 2018, was selected to the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics (NADEP) in 2023, and received the 2024 Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Excellence in Medical Education Award. She currently serves as Treasurer of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP).
She is a passionate, collaborative educator who thrives on coaching, mentoring, and partnering with learners and colleagues to support growth, professional identity formation, and career development.
Dr. Long received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at the University of California, San Diego. She has practiced as a pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Hospital San Diego, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Her academic and scholarly work centers on medical student and resident education, competency-based medical education, faculty development, and longitudinal advising. She has published and presented nationally on a broad range of medical education topics and is a graduate of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Educational Scholars Program. She is the co-creator of the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advancing Pediatric Educator eXcellence (APEX) faculty development program and previously was the director of UCSF’s Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC) initiative during its active period.
Dr. Long is deeply committed to mentoring and coaching learners and educators across the continuum. Her mentoring approach has evolved through formal training in professional coaching, including completion of the inaugural Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) COACH Certificate Program. She actively applies these skills as a member of the COMSEP Coaching Continuum and was selected to serve as a coach in the UCSF PEARLS coaching program for pediatric medical educators.
Dr. Long was inducted into UCSF’s Academy of Medical Educators in 2016. She received the APA Teaching Award for Mid-Career Faculty in 2017, the UCSF Fellowship Faculty Mentor Award in 2018, was selected to the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics (NADEP) in 2023, and received the 2024 Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Excellence in Medical Education Award. She currently serves as Treasurer of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP).
She is a passionate, collaborative educator who thrives on coaching, mentoring, and partnering with learners and colleagues to support growth, professional identity formation, and career development.
