CREST Program: Characteristics of Successful Applicants Panel

The CREST Program provides education and mentoring to help HDFCCC staff both explore the differences between the nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and MD roles (Career Exploration Track) and to support their application process (Application Track). All HDFCCC staff are eligible to register. For more information on the tracks and upcoming events, click here. You must first register for the Program, followed by registration for each individual event you wish to attend. Once you have regisrered for the CREST Program, you will receive a link to register for this "Characteristics of Successful Applicants" Panel.

HDFCCC Health Center Staff may use their education hours to attend CREST events. They must be approved in advance by the employee's manager and recorded in MyTime.

The “Characteristics of Successful Applicants” Panel will feature admissions professionals from medical schools, physician assistant, and nursing programs across California. Panelists will give tips and best practices for completing your medical school, PA, or nursing program applications. This panel will occur over Zoom only.

Open to all HDFCCC staff. If you work in another department at UCSF and still want to join, please email Jennifer Seuferer.

Registration

Panelists:

Medical:

• Toyia Fleming  - Admissions Recruitment Specialist, UC Davis
• Rodrigo Gutierrez, Jr. - Admissions Recruitment Specialist, UC San Diego
• Alisa Lopez - Executive Director of Admissions, UCLA

Nursing: 

• Jim Gatewood, PhD, AGNP, RN - Assistant Professor, Community Health Systems; UCSF
• Dr. Maria Cho - Assistant Director of Nursing, Professor; Cal State University, East Bay

PA:

• Hali Loyd - Admissions Counselor, Samuel Merritt University
• Xue Tao - Associate Director of Admissions, Stanford