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Alicia Fernandez, MD

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Alicia Fernandez, M.D., is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF and a general internist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General where she practices primary care medicine and attends on the medical wards. Her expertise is in health and health care disparities, with a strong focus on diabetes, Latino health, immigrant health, and language barriers. Dr. Fernandez is an active mentor of students, residents, fellows, and faculty. A member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators, she received the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Professorship for Humanism in Medicine (2009-2013). She directs UCSF PROF-PATH(NIMHD R25 MD006832), an academic career and research training program for URM students and students focused on health disparities research; is co-PI of RISE (NHLBI R25HL126146), a national training program in implementation science for URM faculty; and core-PI of SF BUILD (U54MD009523) a joint capacity building program between UCSF and San Francisco State University. Dr. Fernandez has served as an advisor to many organizations on health disparities related projects, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the California Endowment, the National Quality Forum, the Commonwealth Fund, the American Medical Association, and the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Fernandez has also been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the National Academy of Science Roundtable on Health Literacy, and she has served on both since 2014. At UCSF, Dr. Fernandez has also served as leader in the Differences Matter initiative for health equity since 2015.
Education
2017 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Fellowship, 1998 - Health Services Research, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 1997 - Internal Medicine Primary Care, University of California, San Francisco
MD, 06/93 - Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
BA, 06/84 - Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale College
Honors and Awards
COVID Heroes Award, California Senate District 11, 2021 Distinguished Citizen Award, Commonwealth Club, 2021 Thomas N. Burbridge Award for Public Service, University of California, San Francisco, 2021 Annual John Benson Professionalism Article Prize, ABIM Foundation, 2020 Distinguished Professor of Health Equity, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, 2020 Roundtable on Health Literacy, Institute of Medicine, 2014-now Board of Governors, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), 2014-now Fellow, American College of Physicians, 2012 Arnold P. Gold Professorship Award for Humanism in Medicine, Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2009-2012 Outstanding Research Paper-of-the-Year Award, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2005 Richard J. Haber, MD Excellence in Outpatient Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco Department of Medicine, 2004 Latino Health Policy Leadership Fellow, National Hispanic Medical Association, 2003 Early Career Research Award, Hellman/UCSF, 2001 Significant Improvement in Medicine for Immigrant Populations and Urban Poor, Mayoral Achievement Award, City of San Francisco, 2000 Kaiser Award for Excellence in Housestaff and Medical Student Teaching, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2000 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1993
Alicia Fernandez, MD

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