At UC San Francisco, the Bridges Curriculum educates UCSF medical students to prepare and excel as physician leaders to transform 21st century health care. Part of this curriculum is the coaching program, designed to provide academic guidance to promote professional and personal development throughout the medical school experience. Miles Conrad, MD, MPH, a professor in the Interventional Radiology Section has been a coach since 2020, and Preeti Sukerkar, MD, PhD, assistant clinical professor in the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section, joined the program as a coach in 2021.
“The coaching role is a 20% faculty position with the UCSF School of Medicine. It entails teaching exam skills and introducing fundamental clinical medicine, with an emphasis on patient care, physical exam, professionalism, and clinical reasoning. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are placed at the forefront of…
