Personal Information Name: Cindy Lai, MD Present Position Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Assistant Medicine Clerkship Director, UCSF Moffitt-Long Hospitals Associate Program Director, UCSF Primary Care/ General Internal Medicine Residency Program Site Director, UCSF/Mt. Zion Residents. Continuity Clinics   Education 1995 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. BS, Biological Sciences 1999 University of Southern California School of Medicine, MD   Post Graduate Medical Training 1999-2003 Internship and Residency, Primary Care Internal Medicine Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 2002-2003 Clinician-Educator Fellow, Division of General Internal Medicine, UCSF 2002 Training in Clinical Research Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF   Honors and Awards 1997-1999 Dean's Scholar Awards, USC School of Medicine 1999 Graduate and Professional Award, Outstanding Recognition, USC 2002 Five-Year Service Award, Stanford Associates, Stanford University 2003 Nominee, Outstanding Fellow of the Year, UCSF Women in Medicine 2003, 2004 Thanks Star Award, UCSF Medical Services 2004 Teaching Scholars Program, Academy of Medical Educators 2004 Nominee, Robert H. Crede Excellence in Administration Award UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine 2004 Robert H. Crede Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine   Professional Activities 2003-present Member, Society of General Internal Medicine 2004-present Member, Society of Hospital Medicine 2004-present Reviewer for Clinical Vignettes, Regional Meeting, Society of General Internal Medicine 2004-present Reviewer for Clinical Vignettes, National Meeting, Society of General Internal Medicine   Teaching Activities (See Teaching and Mentoring for full list) 2002-present Instructor, Physical Exam, Foundations of Patient Care, IDS 131, UCSF School of Medicine 2002-present Attending Physician, Inpatient Medicine Service, Moffitt-Long Hospitals 2002-present Lead Preceptor and Lecturer, Residents' Continuity Clinics 2003-2004 Lecturer and Coordinator, Case Seminar Series, Primary Care Medicine Program 2004-present Director, Standardized Patient Program in Advance Directives for MS110 2004-present Core Lecturer, Medicine Clerkship Course MS110 2004-present Faculty Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Curriculum   Clinical Responsibilities      Ward Attending Physician, Medical Services, Moffitt-Long Hospital 2002-2004 2 months per year 2004-present 3 months per year      General Internal Medicine Practice at UCSF Parnassus and UCSF/Mt. Zion 2002-2003 3-4 sessions per week of direct patient care; 2 sessions per week of supervising medical students and residents performing patient care 2003-2004 4 sessions per week of direct patient care; 2 sessions per week of supervising medical students and residents performing patient care 2004-present 2 sessions per week of direct patient care; 1 session per week of supervising medical students and residents performing patient care   Educational/Curricular Activities (see Educator's Portfolio)   Administrative and Community Service 2002-present Internship Selection Committee, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine 2002-present Faculty Advisor, UCSF Primary Care/ General Internal Medicine Residency 2002-present Member, Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (National Cancer Institute) 2003-present Program Directors' Committee, Internal Medicine Residency Programs 2003-present Committee on Housestaff Evaluation and Feedback, Department of Medicine 2003-present Member, Asian-American Faculty Association 2003-present Member, Chinese Council, Chinese Community Health Care Association 2004-present Co-Faculty Advisor, Internal Medicine Interest Group, UCSF School of Medicine 1995-present Class Columnist and Representative, Class Notes, Stanford Magazine   Research and Academic Activities Identifying Facilitators and Barriers to Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Foreign-Born Chinese-Americans (National Cancer Institute) A Multi-Program Evaluation of Reading Habits of Primary Care Internal Medicine Residents While on Ambulatory Care Rotations Teaching the Chronic Care Model: Developing a Formal Web-Based Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Medical Residents, Nurse Practitioner Students, and Pharmacy Students (Instructional Improvement Project and Instructional Technology Development) Creation of a Web-Based Ambulatory Clinic Guide for UCSF/Mount Zion Providers (UCSF/Mt. Zion Health Fund) Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Education: Introducing Third-Year Medicine and Pharmacy Clerkship Students to Chronic Illness Management through an Inpatient Curriculum and Patient Follow-Up Visits (Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Innovations)   Abstracts and Publications Lai C, Aagaard E, Baron R. Evaluation of Reading Habits of Primary Care Residents While on Ambulatory Medicine Rotation. Poster presentation at Academy of Medical Educators, Education Day. 2004. Lai, C. Screening Rate for Hepatitis B Among Limited English Proficient Chinese Patients in a University-Based General Medicine Practice. Poster presentation at the Cancer Health Disparities Summit for Special Populations Networks, National Cancer Institute, Washington, D.C. 2004. Lai and various co-authors. Chapters: "Abnormal liver function tests," "Abnormal Pap smear," "Chronic diarrhea," "Chronic viral hepatitis," "Erectile dysfunction," "Irritable bowel syndrome." In: Basch E, Birnbaum S, Garza C, Messersmith W, eds. The MGH Primer of Outpatient Medicine, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Lai C, Terrault N. Antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 2004 33(3):629-54. Bio | Hospital Medicine Faculty