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Dr. Vlahov is Professor Emeritus and past Dean at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. As Dean, he provided support for the development of the MS-HAIL program as the first on-line graduate program at UCSF. Dr. Vlahov has extensive experience in interprofessional and interdisciplinary education and research and has served as Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins and Columbia Universities with adjunct appointments in medical schools at Cornell, Mount Sinai, New York University and the College of Nursing at New York University.

Dr. Tina Penick Brock joined the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in July 2010. She was previously the Director of Capacity Building at Management Sciences for Health, a Senior Lecturer at the University of London, and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a BA German, a BS Pharmacy and a MS Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Mississippi and the Doctorate of Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As a professor, Dr. Castro teaches courses and conducts research on policy, leadership and diversity issues. He has mentored graduate students from several UC campuses.

During his 22-year career, Dr. Castro has served in leadership positions within the UC system at the Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa Barbara campuses and at the Office of the President. Dr. Castro received a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley and a doctorate in higher education policy and leadership from Stanford University.

Daniel Dohan is Professor of Health Policy and Social Medicine in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) at UCSF. He is also Associate Director for Training and Development at IHPS and Director of the UCSF-UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science and Health Policy (along with Professor of Law David Faigman).

Dr. Dohan’s work focuses on the culture of medicine: how it ameliorates and perpetuates societal inequalities; its relationship to science and discovery; and how training creates health professionals.

Dr. Flatt is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Health & Aging, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. He is also a research scholar with the UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities and the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care. His research program focuses on dementia risk and prevention with vulnerable populations, including older racial and ethnic minorities and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) adults.

Mary E. Foley PhD, RN, FAAN is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing. She is the Director of the Center for Nursing Research and Innovation. Mary has worked with the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) since 2004 and is currently a member of the Board of Directors. During that relationship, Mary developed an expertise in medication safety. Mary is past president of the American Nurses Association and the National Student Nurses Association.

Jane Hirsch, RN, MS, is Clinical Professor Emeritus in the UCSF School of Nursing, and is the former Director of the Nursing & Health Systems Leadership Graduate Program. Her responsibilities included curriculum design, teaching, student advising/mentoring, as well as participation in leadership aspects of the Department of Community Health Systems.

Cynthia Kim graduated from Harvard University with a BA and obtained a master’s in health education at Stanford School of Education. She went to Cornell Medical College and completed her pediatrics residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She is currently an associate professor of pediatrics at UCSF, in the Division of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine, focusing on pain and sedation. Licensed in acupuncture, she specializes in pediatric pain management, working with a team to deliver innovative, effective complementary medical services.

Catherine Reinis Lucey, MD, is Vice Dean for Education. She directs the undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education programs of the School of Medicine and the Office of Medical Education. Dr. Lucey comes to UCSF from Ohio State University where she was vice dean for education for the College of Medicine and associate vice president for health sciences education for the Office of Health Sciences. She is a member of the AAMC MR5 committee, charged with overseeing the revision of the Medical College Admission Test process. Dr.

Jennifer G. Okonsky, PhD, RN, MA, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Systems in the School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Okonsky has worked nationally and internationally and her work has afforded her varied leadership experiences. Her work in curriculum development, project implementation, and overseas collaborations with interprofessional teams has helped her build a broad portfolio of leadership insights and accomplishments.

Nancy Oliva PhD, MS, MHA, MPA, RN holds a faculty appointment in the University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health and Aging. She completed two Masters’ Degrees with honors in Health Administration and Public Administration-Finance at the University of Missouri and her PhD in Health Policy/Gerontological Nursing at UCSF. She completed an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) pre and post-doctoral fellowship in the Phillip R.

Dr. Perry is Professor and Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs and is responsible for the curriculum, admissions, student services, and continuing dental education. She also developed and coordinates a concurrent DDS/MBA program with the University of San Francisco Graduate School of Business Administration. Dr. Perry has published four textbooks and numerous peer-reviewed articles, and is the primary author of the textbook Periodontology for the Dental Hygienist now in preparation for a fourth edition. Dr.

Dr. Kevin Rodondi is currently the Associate Director for Leadership Strategy at the Center for the Health Professions and Associate Clinical Professor, McKesson Foundation Endowed Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy at UCSF School of Pharmacy. Much of his current work is focused on the development of innovative pharmacist health care delivery models and patient-facing technology in health care delivery.

Julie Sakowski, PhD is an economist with extensive experience designing, conducting and interpreting health economics analyses in both academic and health care delivery system settings. Julie is the Founder and Principal at Rational Answer Consulting, a private consulting firm that specializes in helping clients quantify the effectiveness and efficiency of implementing innovative health technologies, policies and delivery practices in real world settings and developing a robust evidence base to support their use.