Viridiana Garcia, MD, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
Viridiana Garcia is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Course Director of the Health Professions Education Longitudinal Didactics for the Internal Medicine Residency program. She divides her time between clinical and educational roles.
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Viridiana completed her BS in Life Sciences and MS in Science of Health Care Delivery at Arizona State University and received her MD from the University of Arizona. She completed her internship, residency, and chief residency at UCSF before joining UCSF's Division of Hospital Medicine as faculty.
Clinically, she works as an academic hospitalist at UCSF Health where she attends on the direct care and teaching services. During her time at UCSF, Viridiana has been involved in leadership roles within the Residency Diversity Committee with a focus on recruitment of UIM medical students to UCSF. Her academic interests include teaching in the clinical environment, rounds leadership, and effective clinical coaching.
Awards
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- Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022-2023
- Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Arizona, 2018-2019
Education & Training
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- Chief Resident University of California San Francisco 2023
- Internal Medicine Residency University of California San Francisco 2022
- MD University of Arizona 2019
- MS Health Care Delivery Arizona State University 2015
- BS Life Sciences Arizona State University 2013