University of California San Francisco
UCSF School of Medicine UCSF Medical Center

Vanessa Thompson, MD

Associate Professor; School of Medicine Coach

Vanessa Thompson, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and a primary care provider at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She is a clinician-educator with medical education roles as a coach for the School of Medicine and an Associate Program Director for UCSF's Internal Medicine residency. Dr. Thompson is committed to diversity and equity and is a founder of the Women in Leadership Development (WILD) program for the Department of Medicine. She was inducted into the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators in 2020.
Education
2020 - Teaching Scholars Program, University of California
2017 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
BA, - History, Trinity College
Residency, - Internal Medicine, Primary Care, University of California
MD, - Medicine, Global Health, University of California