Ryan Laponis • UCSF Profiles

Ryan Laponis, MD, MS

Title(s)	Professor, Medicine
School	School of Medicine
Address	1545 Divisadero Street, #317 San Francisco CA 94115
Phone	415-514-8626
Pronouns	He/Him/His
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Biography

education and training

University of California San Francisco	Chief Residency	2012	Internal Medicine
University of California San Francisco	Residency	2011	General Internal Medicine - Primary Care
University of California Davis	M.D.	2008	School of Medicine
Stanford University	MSci	2003	Biological Sciences
Stanford University	BS	2002	Biological Science
Stanford University	BA	2002	Dramatic Art
University of California, San Francisco, CA		2018	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

awards and honors

Academy of Communication in Healthcare	2019	Fellow
UCSF	2017	Inducted to Academy of Medical Educators
UCSF - DGIM	2014	Robert H Crede Award for Excellence in Teaching
UCSF	2013	Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award
UC Davis	2006	Inducted to Alpha Omega Alpha

Overview

overview

I am a clinician-educator practicing in the Division of General Internal Medicine and serve as Program Director for the UCSF GIM/Primary Care Residency Program. In addition to teaching and leading programs in fundamental and advanced skills in the provision of general internal medicine, I am a Fellow in the Academy of Communication in Healthcare and teach learners at all levels in fundamental and advanced communication skills nationally. I am also an educator of educators serving as a core faculty member in UCSF's Center for Faculty Educators as well as a member of UCSF's Academy of Medical Educators. Nationally, I serve as Faculty in the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Teaching Educators Across the Continuum of Healthcare (TEACH) program which provides a longitudinal and in-depth training program in education for rising internal medicine faculty educators across the nation.

keywords

Health Professions Education, Graduate Medical Education, Communication Skills, Teaching Skills, Educational Leadership, Curriculum Development

webpage

	Society of General Internal Medicine
	Academy of Communication in Healthcare
	UCSF Center for Enhancement of Communication in Healthcare
	UCSF Academy of Medical Educators

Bibliographic

selected publications

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Advocating with Community: A Community-Engaged Advocacy Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan; 40(1):113-118. Raskob K, Ramanan RA, Lezak M, Negrete JE, Binder E, Addington-White J, Laponis R, Griffiths EP. PMID: 39313667; PMCID: PMC11780006.

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Int Internal Medicine
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Identifying Entrustable Professional Activities for Internal Medicine Residents in Ambulatory Continuity Practice. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 06; 35(6):1917-1919. Soran C, Laponis R, Summerville S, Thompson V, Eastburn A, O'Sullivan P, Julian KA. PMID: 31637647; PMCID: PMC7280367.

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Int Internal Medicine
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An Intensive Continuity Clinic Immersion Experience for Interns: A Springboard to Confidence and Satisfaction With Continuity Clinic. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Oct; 9(5):622-626. Dulay M, Laponis R, O'Brien BC, Gupta R, Ramanan RA, Julian K. PMID: 29075384; PMCID: PMC5646922.

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Edu Education
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Educating the Next Generation of Physicians in Interprofessional Collaboration. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 08; 31(8):823-5. Sheu L, Laponis R, Julian K. PMID: 27149966; PMCID: PMC4945575.

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Int Internal Medicine
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How to Teach Fundamental Communication Skills. Handbook of Clinical Teaching. 2016 Jan 1; 179-184. Laponis LR, Chou CC. .

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Educating generalists: factors of resident continuity clinic associated with perceived impact on choosing a generalist career. J Grad Med Educ. 2011 Dec; 3(4):469-74. Laponis R, O'Sullivan PS, Hollander H, Cornett P, Julian K. PMID: 23205193; PMCID: PMC3244310.

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Edu Education
Medical students retain pain assessment and management skills long after an experiential curriculum: A controlled study. Acute Pain. 2009 Dec 1; 11(3-4):153. Stevens SD, King KD, Laponis LR, Hanley HK, Zabar ZS, Kalet KA, Gillespie GC. .

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Medical students retain pain assessment and management skills long after an experiential curriculum: a controlled study. Pain. 2009 Oct; 145(3):319-324. Stevens DL, King D, Laponis R, Hanley K, Zabar S, Kalet AL, Gillespie C. PMID: 19632781.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychophysiology
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Two decades of Title VII support of a primary care residency: process and outcomes. Acad Med. 2008 Nov; 83(11):1064-70. Lipkin M, Zabar SR, Kalet AL, Laponis R, Kachur E, Anderson M, Gillespie CC. PMID: 18971659.

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Edu Education
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