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School of Medicine Education Deans

Connect directly with any of our deans if you have concerns or questions about the School of Medicine and your educational experience at UCSF. These messages are triaged by the Associate Dean for Curriculum and Associate Dean for Students.

For current students with general inquiries, please contact:

[email protected]
513 Parnassus Ave., Suite S-245
San Francisco, CA
94143-0454
Phone (415) 476-1216
Fax (415) 502-1320

Associate Deans

Dr. Albert can advise students with information about admissions.
To schedule an appointment with Dean Chin-Hong, please contact David Rachleff.

In this new role, Dr. Chin-Hong will work with the leaders at each regional campus to ensure that the admissions, student experience, curricular integrity, and quality are comparable to those provided at the UCSF main campus.
To schedule an appointment with Christina, please contact Ryan Johannesen.

​​​​Christina serves as the administrative dean for medical education and can assist students and faculty with information about staff functions, budgets, learning and development, and operations.
John Davis

John Davis, PhD, MD

Associate Dean for Curriculum; Interim Associate Dean for Assessment; Professor of Medicine

John Davis, PhD, MD Profile
To schedule an appointment with Dean Davis, please contact David Rachleff.

Dr. Davis oversees the medical student curriculum and can assist students and faculty with issues related to courses, teaching and supporting the curriculum.
To schedule an appointment with Dean Hauer, please contact Sheila Salapare.

Dr. Hauer sees students with questions about the coaching program, medical education scholarship, the student assessment program, and the MSPE.
Dr. Hung sees students with questions about student life, issues related to the learning environment including mistreatment, DEI initiatives, medical student wellbeing and mental health, academic support, disabilities and accommodations, leaves of absence, professional development, and career advising and exploration.

Vice Dean for Education

To schedule an appointment with Dean Hauer, please contact Sheila Salapare.

Dr. Hauer supervises a talented team of associate deans and directors who collectively oversee Admissions, Student Experience, Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Standards, Medical Education Administration, Regional Campuses, Graduate Medical Education, Continuing Medical Education, Program Evaluation, Faculty Development and Research, and the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators.