Beth Harleman, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

She practices clinically on both the inpatient and ambulatory services and holds a joint appointment in the Department of OB/Gyn/Reproductive Sciences in recognition of 20 years providing consultation for pregnant women with medical illness.

A clinician-educator, Beth has extensive experience developing and delivering curricula to a wide range of learners. Beth co-created and ran the highly rated UCSF School of Medicine capstone course, Coda, which served as a model for medical schools across the country. As Associate Program Director for the UCSF Internal Medicine Residency Program, Beth oversaw all formal curricula and was responsible for program evaluation and improvement. As Associate Chair for Faculty Experience for the DOM, Beth planned and led departmental retreats and strategic planning in areas such as transforming use of technology, promoting diversity and equity, faculty recruitment and retention, and bringing multiple clinical sites closer together. She conceived and led a number of highly regarded leadership training programs, as well as orientation programs for new faculty.

Beth is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz and the UCSF School of Medicine. She was a resident and chief resident at UCSF. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards and is a member of UCSF’s Academy of Medical Educators. Beth is a proud mother of three, and a passionate advocate for women in medicine.

• The Complex Problem of Women Trainees in Academic Medicine.
  Journal of hospital medicine 2019 Keenan B, Santhosh L, Thompson V, Harleman E
• Linking High Risk Postpartum Women with a Technology Enabled Health Coaching Program to Reduce Diabetes Risk and Improve Wellbeing: Program Description, Case Studies, and Recommendations for Community Health Coaching Programs.
  Journal of diabetes research 2016 Athavale P, Thomas M, Delgadillo-Duenas AT, Leong K, Najmabadi A, Harleman E, Rios C, Quan J, Soria C, Handley MA
• Applying the COM-B model to creation of an IT-enabled health coaching and resource linkage program for low-income Latina moms with recent gestational diabetes: the STAR MAMA program.
  Implementation science : IS 2016 Handley MA, Harleman E, Gonzalez-Mendez E, Stotland NE, Althavale P, Fisher L, Martinez D, Ko J, Sausjord I, Rios C
• Medical Students' Perceptions of Surgeons: Implications for Teaching and Recruitment.
  Journal of surgical education 2015 Braun HJ, Dusch MN, Park SH, O'Sullivan PS, Harari A, Harleman E, Ascher NL
• Developing educators, investigators, and leaders during internal medicine residency: the area of distinction program.
  Journal of graduate medical education 2011 Kohlwes RJ, Cornett P, Dandu M, Julian K, Vidyarthi A, Minichiello T, Shunk R, Jain S, Harleman E, Ranji S, Sharpe B, O'Sullivan P, Hollander H
• The key role of a transition course in preparing medical students for internship.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2011 Teo AR, Harleman E, O'sullivan PS, Maa J
• Teaching about health care disparities in the clinical setting.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2010 Glick SB, Fernandez L, Irby DM, Harleman E, Fernandez A