Brandon Scott, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
As a practicing physician interested in healthcare systems improvement, I strive to integrate clinical experience with operational execution to advocate for and pursue a better care delivery experience for patients.
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I am an Assistant Clinical Professor and Hospitalist for UCSF's Division of Hospital Medicine responsible for directly caring for hospitalized patients as well as supervising and educating medical trainees.
I serve as UCSF Health's Medical Director for Value Improvement responsible for advising and supporting health system value improvement initiatives, managing efforts related to data and financial analysis on improvement projects, and supporting the UCSF Caring Wisely program.
I also serve as the UCSF Hospital Medicine Division's Value Improvement Director responsible for maintaining oversight and strategic direction of the Division's value-based improvement initiatives and performance metrics including throughput optimization, resource utilization stewardship, and scholarship, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
I completed Internal Medicine Residency at UCSF where I completed the Health Systems and Leadership Pathway. As co-chair of the Internal Medicine Residency Diversity Committee I helped develop the program's inaugural Anti-Racism Curriculum and Symposium.
I have a background in management consulting at Oliver Wyman and completed both my MD and MBA at UCLA. I am a graduate of Yale University where I played Varsity Football.
Awards
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- Division of Hospital Medicine Peer Mentoring Award, UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine, 2023-2024
- Daron Williams Award for exemplifying equanimity in the practice of medicine, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency, 2020-2021
- Internal Medicine Residency Graduation Speaker, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency, 2020-2021
Education & Training
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- Lean Champion UCSF Health 11/2023
- Health Systems and Leadership Pathway UCSF Internal Medicine Residency 06/2021
- MD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 06/2018
- MBA Executive Development Specialization UCLA Anderson School of Management 06/2018
- BS Biomedical Engineering Yale University 05/2010
Interests
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- Healthcare Systems Improvement
- Hospital Medicine
- Diversity
- Equity and Inclusion
- Medical Education
Websites
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- LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
Publications (4)
Top publication keywords:
Advance Care PlanningAgedPandemicsRetrospective StudiesBed OccupancyHumansCommunicationElectronic Health RecordsClinical Decision-MakingAdultCrowdingEmergency Service, HospitalDocumentationAcademic Medical CentersPatient Discharge
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Bringing Academic Medical Centers into the Retail Setting
New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 2023 James M. Weinberger, MD, MBA, Jeffrey T. Fujimoto, MD, MBA, Brandon S. Scott, MD, MBA, Jeff P. Butler, MHA, and Mark S. Grossman, MD, MBA -
Addressing the Emergency Department Crowding Crisis: Is Discharge by Noon Really the Answer?
Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2023 Scott BS, Fahimi J, Mourad M -
Capturing what matters: A retrospective observational study of advance care planning documentation at an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palliative medicine 2021 Sun F, Lipinsky DeGette R, Cummings EC, Deng LX, Hauser KA, Kopp Z, Penner JC, Scott BS, Raffel KE, Kantor MA -
Ask About What Matters: An Intervention to Improve Accessible Advance Care Planning Documentation.
Journal of pain and symptom management 2021 Kantor MA, Scott BS, Abe-Jones Y, Raffel KE, Thombley R, Mourad M