Charlie Dharmasukrit
Nrsg professional development
Nursing Excellence NPD
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Dr. Dharmasukrit is a doctorally-prepared Nursing Professional Development Specialist for the Adult Acute and Transitional Care division of UCSF Health. He holds advanced certification in health system quality improvement and earned a Graduate Academic Certificate as a Health Professions Educator for completing rigorous graduate coursework in curriculum development, instruction, assessment, and educational leadership.…

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He received recognition as a national Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar during his doctoral program. Dr. Dharmasukrit obtained post-doctoral training in Quality Improvement as a VA Quality Scholar at the San Francisco VA Health Care System in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. His clinical background is in Orthopedics/Trauma Nursing from UC Davis Health.

Dr. Dharmasukrit has published peer-reviewed articles surrounding innovative uses of simulation in nursing education, the "second victim" phenomenon in nursing, and in geriatric surgery with a focus on health disparities and psychosocial experiences. Dr. Dharmasukrit is passionate about patient engagement, nursing professional development, and addressing health disparities for vulnerable geriatric patients undergoing surgery.

Education & Training

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• PhD Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership University of California, Davis 05/2019
• MS Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership University of California, Davis 03/2015
• BS Nursing California State University, Sacramento 05/2011
• BA Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley 12/2008

Interests

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• Decision Making
• Surgical Care
• Pre-habilitation
• Pre-operative care
• Social Vulnerability
• Frailty
• Nursing Professional Development
• Hospitalization
• Anticipatory Guidance
• Geriatric Surgery
• Advance Care Planning
• Geriatrics
• Functional Status
• Quality of Life

Websites

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• LinkedIn Profile (linkedin.com)
• UCSF Nursing Professional Development (nursingexcellence.ucsf.edu)

Publications (7)

Top publication keywords:
Postoperative ComplicationsPublic OpinionRisk FactorsFrailtyPatient ReadmissionLength of StayOccupational StressArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeWorkplaceMedicineArthroplasty, Replacement, HipOrganizational CultureCommunicationAgedGroup Practice

• System planning for modern-day Just Culture to mitigate worker distress and second victim response.
  BMJ leader 2024 Sells JR, Cole I, Dharmasukrit C, Brown A, Rovinski-Wagner C, Tasseff TL
• Postoperative Functional Health Status in Older Adults Undergoing Minor Surgery: An Observational Study
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2023 Dharmasukrit C, Shinall MC, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Tang VL
• “That Piece Seems to Be Missing:” Interviews with Clinicians Reveal Psychosocial Assessment and Care Are Lacking for Older Adults Undergoing Surgery
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2023 Colley A; Dharmasukrit C; Yank V; Dillon EC; Tang VL
• Public Opinions About Surgery in Older Adults: A Thematic Analysis.
  Annals of surgery 2021 Dharmasukrit C, Ramaiyer M, Dillon EC, Russell MM, Dutt M, Colley A, Tang VL
• Second Victim Phenomenon and Nursing Support: An Integrative Review
  Journal of Radiology Nursing 2021 Werthman JA, Brown A, Cole, I, Sells J, Dharmasukrit C, Rovinski-Wagner C, Tasseff TL
• Frailty, Race/Ethnicity, Functional Status, and Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip/Knee Arthroplasty: A Moderation Analysis.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2021 Dharmasukrit C, Chan SYS, Applegate RL, Tancredi DJ, Harvath TA, Joseph JG
• Journal of Informatics Nursing
  Multi-Patient Simulation: Student Perceptions of Confidence and Readiness to Care for Multiple Patients 2018 Oiler LJ, Dharmasukrit C, Ackerman-Barger K