Chair's Corner

Physicians should be a happy lot. We do fulfilling work. We are trusted and admired by society. Our unemployment rate is negligible. We are reasonably well compensated. We have TV shows written about us.

The practice of medicine is undergoing several revolutionary changes. Perhaps the two largest are the growing pressure to provide high value care and the digital transformation of healthcare.

In the last few months, we've learned of the deaths of four of our most cherished colleagues, and the serious illness of another. Together, they remind us of the impact that individuals can make, even in a large, complex organization like UCSF.