Ken R Coelho
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Chancellor/EVC/FAS
Dr. Coelho is the Associate Designated Institutional Official and System Director of Graduate and Continuing Medical Education at Alameda Health System (AHS), an integrated public health system of hospitals and wellness centers with over 800 beds and 1,000 physicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to taking on this role, he served as Senior Clinical Quality Improvement Manager for the health system.
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Prior to joining AHS, he was the Director of Quality Improvement and Assurance at the Institute on Aging (IOA), a San Francisco-based non-profit dedicated to preserving the dignity, independence and well-being of aging adults and people living with disabilities across California.
Dr. Coelho is the author of numerous academic peer-reviewed publications and his interests include accreditation and leadership development; graduate medical education; public health & epidemiology; and quality & patient safety. Dr. Coelho has 20 years of experience in healthcare and quality improvement, accreditation, analytics and operations, in educating, managing and leading teams in support of continuous process improvement and change management for public and county health services in City and County of San Francisco, County of Alameda, University of California, San Francisco, and academia.
Dr. Coelho participated in the Bay Area Patient Safety Collaborative Leadership Institute and has completed the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Certificate in Quality and Patient Safety. He has served on the board of a local technology company and a number of non-profit organizations including the United Nations Association of San Francisco. Dr. Coelho is an accreditation site visitor for the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) and member of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Osteopathic Recognition Committee and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). He has completed studies at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and University of California, Berkeley. He is an elected Fellow of the U.K. Royal Society for Public Health.
Awards
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- Excellence in Service, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, 2017
- Recognition in Public Health, State of California Legislative Assembly, 2017
- Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health, 2016
- Peter De Somogyi European Award, Peter De Somogyi Memorial Trust, 2010
- Community Service, J.W. Saxe Memorial Fund, 2006
- Student Life Achievement Award, University of California, Berkeley, 2005
- Dr. Yoshiye Togasaki Award for Public Service, Japanese American Citizens League, 2004
Education & Training
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- Faculty Development/Training Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2021
- DHSc Doctor of Health Sciences A.T. Still University of Health Sciences 2017
- Fellowship Public Health and Primary Care University of Cambridge 2012
- MSc Global Health Sciences University of California 2010
- BA Psychology (Honors) University of California 2005
Interests
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- Accreditation
- Underrepresented in Medicine
- Public Health and Primary Care
- Quality and Patient Safety
- Medical Education
- Leadership Development
- Peer-Review
- Coaching
- Organizational Behavior
- Population Health
- Mentorship
Websites
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- Graduate Medical Education (meded.ucsf.edu)
Videos
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Publications (10)
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Health of South Asians in the United States: An Evidence-Based Guide for Policy and Program Development
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Health 2017 Kodali, S., Becerra, M., & Coelho, K. -
International Journal of Medicine & Public Health
A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Relationship between Caste Membership and Health-Related Risk Factors in India 2016 Coelho,KR & Belden, C -
Polio eradication in 6 years: fact or fiction?
International journal of preventive medicine 2014 Coelho KR -
Significance of the development of a cardiovascular disease surveillance and reporting system in India.
Indian journal of palliative care 2013 Coelho KR -
Challenges of the oral cancer burden in India.
Journal of cancer epidemiology 2012 Coelho KR
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Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Are We Prepared for the Future? Brief Report on Emergency Medical Services in a County Health Department in California
ISRN Emergency Medicine 2012 Coelho, KR & Nguyen, V -
Physician cross-cultural nonverbal communication skills, patient satisfaction and health outcomes in the physician-patient relationship.
International journal of family medicine 2012 Coelho KR, Galan C -
Emotional Intelligence: An Untapped Resource for Alcohol and Other Drug Related Prevention among Adolescents and Adults.
Depression research and treatment 2012 Coelho KR -
International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health
Bridging the divide for better health-Harnessing the power of emotional intelligence to foster an enhanced clinician-patient relationship 2012 Coelho, KR -
Identifying telemedicine services to improve access to specialty care for the underserved in the san francisco safety net.
International journal of telemedicine and applications 2011 Coelho KR