Anna Chang, MD

Professor

Division of Geriatrics

Dr. Anna Chang is Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine. She is an educator, a mentor, a clinician, and a leader. She is board certified in Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Chang directs the UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Curriculum Clinical Microsystems Clerkship, the integrated clinical skills and health systems curriculum for all first- and second-year medical students. She is Associate Chief for Education in the Division of Geriatrics, and Director of the Tideswell and American Geriatrics Society national Emerging Leaders in Aging Program. Dr. Chang served as the Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Education Chair in Internal Medicine, and as member of the National Board of Medical Examiners. She is active in the American Geriatric Society.

Education
2010 - Medical Education Research, UCSF Medical Education Research Fellowship
2008 - Medical Education, UCSF Teaching Scholars Program
Fellowship, 2005 - Geriatric Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Residency, 2003 - Internal Medicine, University of California Davis
MD, 2000 - , St. Louis University School of Medicine
Honors and Awards
  • Outstanding Mid-Career Clinician Educator of the Year, American Geriatrics Society, 2016
  • Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 2014
  • Teacher of the Year, UCSF Division of Geriatrics, 2011
  • Cooke Award: Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, UCSF Academy of Medical Educators, 2009
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, St. Louis University, 2000
Websites
Publications

  1. Poncelet A, Collins S, Fiore D, Rosenbluth G, Loeser H, Sawaya GF, Teherani A, Chang A. Identifying Value Factors in Institutional Leaders' Perspectives on Investing in Health Professions Educators. JAMA network open 2023. PMID: 36795413


  2. Chang A, Karani R, Dhaliwal G. Mission Critical: Reimagining Promotion for Clinician-Educators. Journal of general internal medicine 2022. PMID: 36456843


  3. Chang A, Pierluissi E, Cornes S, Ishizaki A, Teherani A, Davis J, Hauer KE, Lucey CR. The Clinical Microsystems Clerkship at University of California, San Francisco: Integrating Clinical Skills and Health Systems Improvement for Early Medical Students. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022. PMID: 36222538


  4. Hauer KE, Chang A, van Schaik SM, Lucey C, Cowell T, Teherani A. "It's All About the Trust And Building A Foundation:" Evaluation of a Longitudinal Medical Student Coaching Program. Teaching and learning in medicine 2022. PMID: 35996842


  5. Leep Hunderfund AN, Kumbamu A, O'Brien BC, Starr SR, Dekhtyar M, Gonzalo JD, Rennke S, Ridinger H, Chang A. "Finding My Piece in That Puzzle": A Qualitative Study Exploring How Medical Students at Four U.S. Schools Envision Their Future Professional Identity in Relation to Health Systems. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022. PMID: 35797546


  6. Chang A, Schwartz BS, Fernandez A. Response to Letter: Clinician Educator and Clinician Researcher Collaborations. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35445351


  7. O'Brien BC, Zapata J, Chang A, Pierluissi E. Bridging medical education goals and health system outcomes: An instrumental case study of pre-clerkship students' improvement projects. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35394613


  8. Castro MRH, Calthorpe LM, Fogh SE, McAllister S, Johnson CL, Isaacs ED, Ishizaki A, Kozas A, Lo D, Rennke S, Davis J, Chang A. Lessons From Learners: Adapting Medical Student Education During and Post-COVID-19. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021. PMID: 33951675


  9. Chang A, Schwartz BS, Harleman E, Johnson M, Walter LC, Fernandez A. Guiding Academic Clinician Educators at Research-Intensive Institutions: a Framework for Chairs, Chiefs, and Mentors. Journal of general internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33846943


  10. Gonzalo JD, Chang A, Dekhtyar M, Starr SR, Holmboe E, Wolpaw DR. Health Systems Science in Medical Education: Unifying the Components to Catalyze Transformation. TO REMOVE 2020. PMID: 32287080


  11. Calthorpe L, Isaacs E, Chang A. Safety-Net Hospitals as Community Anchors in COVID-19. TO REMOVE 2020. PMID: 33062855


  12. Sheu L, Hauer KE, Schreiner K, van Schaik SM, Chang A, O'Brien BC. "A Friendly Place to Grow as an Educator": A Qualitative Study of Community and Relationships Among Medical Student Coaches. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019. PMID: 31348059


  13. Thomas LR, Roesch J, Haber L, Rendón P, Chang A, Timm C, Kalishman S, O'Sullivan P. Becoming outstanding educators: What do they say contributed to success? Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice 2020. PMID: 31940102


  14. van Schaik SM, Chang A, Fogh S, Haehn M, Lyndon A, O'Brien B, O'Sullivan P, Ranji S, Rosenbluth G, Sehgal N, Tabas J, Baron RB. Jump-Starting Faculty Development in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Education: A Team-Based Approach. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019. PMID: 31663959


  15. Gonzalo JD, Chang A, Wolpaw DR. New Educator Roles for Health Systems Science: Implications of New Physician Competencies for U.S. Medical School Faculty. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019. PMID: 30520810


  16. Chang A, Lundebjerg NE, Abrams J, Barnes DE, Fain MJ, Hall WJ, Johnson TM, Michael Harper G, Williams B, Ritchie CS. Leadership, Inside and Out: The Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 30604860


  17. Foley KT, Farrell TW, Salzman B, Colburn JL, Kumar C, Rottman-Sagebiel R, Wagner LM, Abrams J, Chang A. Learning to Lead: Reflections from the Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program Scholars. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 30604862


  18. Gonzalo JD, Chang A. In Reply to Rajasekaran et al. TO REMOVE 2018. PMID: 30044277


  19. Gonzalo JD, Caverzagie KJ, Hawkins RE, Lawson L, Wolpaw DR, Chang A. Concerns and Responses for Integrating Health Systems Science Into Medical Education. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2018. PMID: 29068816


  20. Meeks L, Richards A, Chang A, van Schaik S. Working with students with disabilities: simulation-based faculty development. Medical education 2017. PMID: 29024147


  21. Gonzalo JD, Lucey C, Wolpaw T, Chang A. Value-Added Clinical Systems Learning Roles for Medical Students That Transform Education and Health: A Guide for Building Partnerships Between Medical Schools and Health Systems. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2017. PMID: 27580433


  22. Kaplan JA, Brinson Z, Hofer R, O'Sullivan P, Chang A, Horvath H, Chang GJ, Finlayson E. Early learners as health coaches for older adults preparing for surgery. Volume 209. The Journal of surgical research 2016. PMID: 28032558


  23. Chang A, Ritchie C. Patient-Centered Models of Care: Closing the Gaps in Physician Readiness. Volume 30 of Issue 7. Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25801696


  24. Adler SR, Chang A, Loeser H, Cooke M, Wang J, Teherani A. The impact of intramural grants on educators' careers and on medical education innovation. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2015. PMID: 25760956


  25. Gillespie SM, Brandt LE, Chang A, Chao SH, Corcoran AM, Miller R, Harper GM, Levine SA, Medina-Walpole A. Staying in the game: the 10-step approach to sustaining geriatrics education in hospitalists and subspecialty providers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2014. PMID: 25040491


  26. Chang A, Fernandez H, Cayea D, Chheda S, Paniagua M, Eckstrom E, Day H. Complexity in graduate medical education: a collaborative education agenda for internal medicine and geriatric medicine. Journal of general internal medicine 2014. PMID: 24557513


  27. Chou CL, Masters DE, Chang A, Kruidering M, Hauer KE. Effects of longitudinal small-group learning on delivery and receipt of communication skills feedback. Medical education 2013. PMID: 24117553


  28. Mookherjee S, Chang A, Boscardin CK, Hauer KE. How to develop a competency-based examination blueprint for longitudinal standardized patient clinical skills assessments. Medical teacher 2013. PMID: 23848440


  29. Ciccarone D, Yu T, Nye H, Chang A. A technology-enhanced medical note-writing workshop. Medical education 2012. PMID: 23078711


  30. Chang A, Bowen JL, Buranosky RA, Frankel RM, Ghosh N, Rosenblum MJ, Thompson S, Green ML. Transforming primary care training--patient-centered medical home entrustable professional activities for internal medicine residents. Journal of general internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22997002


  31. Hauer KE, Carney PA, Chang A, Satterfield J. Behavior change counseling curricula for medical trainees: a systematic review. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2012. PMID: 22622220


  32. Chang A, Chou CL, Teherani A, Hauer KE. Clinical skills-related learning goals of senior medical students after performance feedback. Medical education 2011. PMID: 21848715


  33. Lee CA, Chang A, Chou CL, Boscardin C, Hauer KE. Standardized patient-narrated web-based learning modules improve students' communication skills on a high-stakes clinical skills examination. Journal of general internal medicine 2011. PMID: 21769506


  34. Kelly A, Conell-Price J, Covinsky K, Cenzer IS, Chang A, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Length of stay for older adults residing in nursing homes at the end of life. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2010. PMID: 20738438


  35. Chang A, Walter LC. Recognizing dementia as a terminal illness in nursing home residents: Comment on "Survival and comfort after treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia". Archives of internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20625014


  36. Widera E, Chang A, Chen HL. Presenteeism: a public health hazard. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20549378


  37. Mehta KM, Fung KZ, Kistler CE, Chang A, Walter LC. Impact of cognitive impairment on screening mammography use in older US women. American journal of public health 2010. PMID: 20075325


  38. Chang A, Boscardin C, Chou CL, Loeser H, Hauer KE. Predicting failing performance on a standardized patient clinical performance examination: the importance of communication and professionalism skills deficits. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2009. PMID: 19907367


  39. Wamsley M, Ng R, Chang A, Hauer KE, O'Sullivan P, Alpers L, Singh B, Stevens C.. Joe Thornton: Teaching and Assessing Medical Students Chronic Disease Management Skills Utilizing the Chronic Care Model and a Standardized Patient TO REMOVE 2009. PMID:


  40. Chang A, Chou CL, Hauer KE. Clinical skills remedial training for medical students. Medical education 2008. PMID: 18991999


  41. Chou CL, Chang A, Hauer KE. Remediation workshop for medical students in patient-doctor interaction skills. Medical education 2008. PMID: 18412917