David Elkin, MD
Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

I am a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, co-coordinator for medical student education and co-director of the Consultation Liaison Service at ZSFG. I also head the hospital's Physician Well-Being Committee, am an active member of the hospital's ethics committee, and serve as a physician sponsor for Schwartz Rounds. My areas of interest include education and pedagogy, critical thinking, ethics and the medical humanities.

Awards

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• Papadakis Award for Faculty Professionalism and Respect, UCSF, 2017

Education & Training

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• M.S.L. Law UC Hastings 01/2016

Interests

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• Education
• Medical Humanities
• Ethics
• Burnout and well-being

Websites

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• Profile at UCSF Department of Psychiatry (psych.ucsf.edu)

Publications (1)

Top publication keywords:
HumansMiddle AgedRenal Insufficiency, ChronicVulnerable PopulationsDecision MakingMoralsMaleInformed Consent

• The Unbefriended Patient: An Exercise in Ethical Clinical Reasoning.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2015 Connor DM, Elkin GD, Lee K, Thompson V, Whelan H