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Episode 320: WDx #27: “There is No Innocent Eye”
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Sharmin and Kaylin sit down with Dr. Denise Davis to discuss communication as a procedure, continuous and incremental improvement, and the interrelationship between social and health justice
Denise L. Davis is a general internist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California San Francisco. She serves as Associate Director for Faculty Development for the SanFrancisco VA Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education. Dr.Davis teaches locally and nationally on a range of topics, including teaching and coaching students, trainees and physicians in communication skills that increase quality, safety and improve patient experience. She is on the Executive Committee of the Academy on Communication in Healthcare and serves as VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She is also a specialist for minority medical students at UCSF School of Medicine. Dr. Denise Davis is a recipient of many awards, includingthe prestigious Kaiser Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching and she was elected to the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators in 2015.