Your Student Experience Team
School of Medicine Student Experience Team
Thriving in medical school, navigating career choices, and transitioning into residency training presents new opportunities and potential challenges. At UCSF, the Student Experience Team (SET) supports you during these transitions and helps you on your way to becoming a physician committed to advancing health for all.
The Student Experience Team works closely with your education deans to provide the resources and support necessary for your success, and ultimately the success of your patients and our community.
OUR SET TEAM
LEADERSHIP
Erick Hung, MD
Associate Dean for Students
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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.
FACULTY STUDENT SUPPORT
Odi Ehie, MD
Director, Student Support
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
Dr. Ehie provides support to students with academic, social, financial, health, and accommodation needs. She also leads student support initiatives, identifying strategies, developing programs, and coordinating with other school and campus resources.
Denise Davis, MD, FACH
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Academy on Communication in Healthcare Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Dr. Davis provides support and mentoring to UIM students. She also leads Diversity Matters Orientation and other diversity initiatives to support medical students.
Contact Denise
CAREER ADVISORS
Brent Kobashi, MD
Faculty Director of Career Advising,
Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCSF
Leads improvements to the career advising programs for medical students. Evaluates and implements best practices in career development and match advising. Develops and oversees the specialty advisor program. Provides faculty mentoring and support for coaches and career advisors. Dr. Kobashi is also the Bridges Curriculum Coach.
Neeti Parikh, MD
Faculty Assistant Director of Career Advising,
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Jessie Werner, MD
Faculty Assistant Director of Career Advising - Fresno,
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Emergency Medicine Medical Education Fellowship Director, UCSF Fresno
STAFF
Amanda Dohse
Assistant Director for Student Programs
- Leads the Student Programs unit which provides general advising, manage support programs, and guide students through the curriculum.
Dennis Chan
Student Life and Leadership Advisor
- Manages the operation of the Medical Student Center
- Develops and distributes the weekly Student Digest e-newsletter
- Directs students to resources around campus
Amanda Dohse
Foundations 1 Academic Advisor (Interim)
- Helps students prepare for and manage the Foundations 1 component of the Bridges Curriculum.
- Provides individual academic advising and resources to the students.
- Develops and manages the student orientation.
Nikki Williams
Foundations 2 Academic Advisor
- Helps students prepare for the Foundations 2 component of the Bridges Curriculum
- Provides individual academic advising to students
Wenia Lee
Career Launch Advisor
- Assists during your final 18 months for scheduling career-launch courses, such as sub-internships, and will ensure you’re on track to graduate on time.
- Helps navigate the administrative process to take a gap year between your 3rd and 4th year to complete an additional degree or to conduct research.
- Helps students decide when to take Step 2 Clinical Knowledge and Clinical Science board exams and manage the residency application process.
Valerie A. Jones
Operations & Student Visitor Program Manager
- Manages operations of the Student Experience Team
- Executive Assistant to Associate Dean for Students, helping to support student meeting scheduling
- Manages the Student Visitor Program for incoming visiting students.
- Supports students applying for away rotations in their 4th year.
Heather Yaden
Learning Success Specialist
Serves as the department expert for learning resources, academic remediation, assessment, and accommodations.
Manages learner support programs like peer tutoring and USMLE Board exam preparation.
MEDICAL STUDENT WELL-BEING PROGRAM
Howard Rubin, MD
Director, Medical Student Well-being, Psychiatrist
Supports physicians-in-training to develop their personal wellness plans during medical school.
[email protected]
(415) 476-0468
Alice Hua, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Medical Student Well-being
Supports physicians-in-training to develop their personal wellness plans during medical school.
[email protected]
(415) 476-0468
DISABILITY SERVICES
Timothy Montgomery
Director, Student Disability Services
Coordinates the support services offered to medical students with disabilities.
Clayton Littrell
Associate Director, Student Disability Services
Coordinates the support services offered to medical students with disabilities.
OTHER SUPPORT
Susan Whitlow
Learning Resources Specialist
Provides strategies to help enhance students' study skills, test performance, and mastery of material.
Franchesca Torres
Student Records Analyst
- Oversees DocuSign forms
- Manages changes in AAMC and NBME
- Manages APeX accounts for all students
- Certifies Candidates for Certificates and Degrees
- Responsible for completing all state licensing, verification of education
