Ryan Laponis, MD, MS
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
I am a clinician-educator practicing in the Division of General Internal Medicine and serve as Program Director for the UCSF GIM/Primary Care Residency Program.
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In addition to teaching and leading programs in fundamental and advanced skills in the provision of general internal medicine, I am a Fellow in the Academy of Communication in Healthcare and teach learners at all levels in fundamental and advanced communication skills nationally. I am also an educator of educators serving as a core faculty member in UCSF's Center for Faculty Educators as well as a member of UCSF's Academy of Medical Educators. Nationally, I serve as Faculty in the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Teaching Educators Across the Continuum of Healthcare (TEACH) program which provides a longitudinal and in-depth training program in education for rising internal medicine faculty educators across the nation.
Awards
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- Fellow, Academy of Communication in Healthcare, 2019
- Inducted to Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2017
- Robert H Crede Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF - DGIM, 2014
- Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF, 2013
- Inducted to Alpha Omega Alpha, UC Davis, 2006
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
- Chief Residency Internal Medicine University of California San Francisco 2012
- Residency General Internal Medicine - Primary Care University of California San Francisco 2011
- M.D. School of Medicine University of California Davis 2008
- MSci Biological Sciences Stanford University 2003
- BS Biological Science Stanford University 2002
- BA Dramatic Art Stanford University 2002
Interests
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- Educational Leadership
- Communication Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Health Professions Education
- Graduate Medical Education
- Teaching Skills
Websites
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- UCSF Center for Enhancement of Communication in Healthcare (cech.ucsf.edu)
- UCSF Academy of Medical Educators (meded.ucsf.edu)
- Society of General Internal Medicine (sgim.org)
Publications (8)
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Personal SatisfactionInternal MedicineClinical CompetenceAcademic Medical CentersStudents, MedicalInternship and ResidencyPain MeasurementEducation, MedicalFinancing, GovernmentAmbulatory CarePhysiciansPhysicians, FamilyTraining SupportInterprofessional RelationsEducation, Medical, Graduate
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Identifying Entrustable Professional Activities for Internal Medicine Residents in Ambulatory Continuity Practice.
Journal of general internal medicine 2019 Soran C, Laponis R, Summerville S, Thompson V, Eastburn A, O'Sullivan P, Julian KA -
An Intensive Continuity Clinic Immersion Experience for Interns: A Springboard to Confidence and Satisfaction With Continuity Clinic.
Journal of graduate medical education 2017 Dulay M, Laponis R, O'Brien BC, Gupta R, Ramanan RA, Julian K -
Educating the Next Generation of Physicians in Interprofessional Collaboration.
Journal of general internal medicine 2016 Sheu L, Laponis R, Julian K -
How to Teach Fundamental Communication Skills.
Handbook of Clinical Teaching 2016 Ryan Laponis, Calvin L. Chou -
Educating generalists: factors of resident continuity clinic associated with perceived impact on choosing a generalist career.
Journal of graduate medical education 2011 Laponis R, O'Sullivan PS, Hollander H, Cornett P, Julian K -
Medical students retain pain assessment and management skills long after an experiential curriculum: A controlled study.
Acute Pain 2009 D.L. Stevens, D. King, R. Laponis, K. Hanley, S. Zabar, A.L. Kalet, C. Gillespie -
Medical students retain pain assessment and management skills long after an experiential curriculum: a controlled study.
Pain 2009 Stevens DL, King D, Laponis R, Hanley K, Zabar S, Kalet AL, Gillespie C -
Two decades of Title VII support of a primary care residency: process and outcomes.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2008 Lipkin M, Zabar SR, Kalet AL, Laponis R, Kachur E, Anderson M, Gillespie CC