Sam Hawgood, MB, BS
Interim Dean, UCSF School of Medicine
hawgoods@peds.ucsf.edu

Sam Hawgood, chair of the UCSF Department of Pediatrics, currently serves as interim dean at the UCSF School of Medicine. Dr. Hawgood is physician in chief of UCSF Children's Hospital and a senior staff member of the Cardiovascular Research Institute.

Dr. Hawgood graduated from the University of Queensland in Australia with first class honors. He completed his pediatric training at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, and his neonatal fellowship at the Queen Victoria Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, and at UCSF.

David M. Irby, Ph.D.
Vice Dean for Education
irby@medsch.ucsf.edu

Dr. David Irby is Vice Dean for Education and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco where he directs undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education programs of the School of Medicine and leads the Office of Medical Education. As a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, he also co-directs a national study on the professional preparation of physicians - the Second Flexner Report.

For his research on clinical teaching in medicine and leadership in medical education, he received the Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Educational Research Association, the John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners, and the Daniel C. Tosteson Award for Leadership in Medical Education from Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Irby is also noted for his faculty development workshops that have been conducted nationally and internationally and for his Teaching Scholars Program.

He earned a doctorate in education from the University of Washington, a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, and a postdoctoral fellowship in academic administration from Harvard.

See also: Office of Medical Education

Helen Loeser, MD, M.Sc.
Associate Dean for Curriculum
loeserh@medsch.ucsf.edu

Dr. Helen Loeser is professor of clinical pediatrics and associate dean for curriculum. After joining the Deans Office in 1998, she immediately began overseeing the major restructuring and redesign of the medical school curriculum.

Teaching medical students whether directly in small groups, large group didactic teaching, or individual clinical precepting has been and continues to be of primary importance to Dr. Loeser. Her current administrative role is a logical extension of that commitment and complements rather than replaces it.

Dr. Loeser is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including membership in A.O.A., the Residents Teaching Award at Mount Zion (Golden Bagel Award) and the Clinical Faculty Teaching Award.

After earning her B.A. in Visual Studies from Radcliffe College, Dr. Loeser punctuated her formal education with a two-year stint in Senegal as a Peace Corps volunteer and two years as an Escort Interpreter for Crossroads Africa on contract to the State Department. She then resumed her formal education and received her MD from University of Vermont, and M.Sc. in epidemiology from McGill University. Dr. Loeser completed her pediatric residency at Montreal Childrens Hospital.

See also: Office of Curricular Affairs

Maxine A. Papadakis, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
papadakm@medsch.ucsf.edu

Dr. Maxine Papadakis is professor of clinical medicine and associate dean for student affairs. The Student Affairs Office coordinates program and support services for students such as the Student Well Being Program and the Advisory College Program and Student Affairs plan important events such as the White Coat Ceremony and graduation.

A recipient of many teaching awards, Dr. Papadakis has been deeply involved in teaching both undergraduate medical students and residents for many years. The Student Well Being Program, of critical importance to students, has been significantly strengthened and expanded since Dr. Papadakis became associate dean.

An active clinician who is based at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dr. Papadakis received her B.A. from Stanford University and her MD from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. She has been a member of the UCSF faculty since 1980.

See also: Office of Student Affairs

David Wofsy, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions
admissions@medsch.ucsf.edu

Dr. David Wofsy is professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology and chief of rheumatology at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center as well as associate dean for admissions. As associate dean for admissions, Dr. Wofsy coordinates the process of reviewing applications and selecting students for the school of medicine. In this capacity, Dr. Wofsy works closely with Dr. Alma Martinez, Director of Outreach and Academic Advancement, not only to attract outstanding applicants but also to help them succeed at UCSF.

For two decades, Dr. Wofsy has been a leader in the development of new therapies for people with autoimmune diseases. He pioneered the use of monoclonal antibodies as therapeutic agents for a variety of diseases, including in particular rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. At UCSF, he has served as Director of the Department of Medicine Clinical Trials Center, Chief of Rheumatology at the VA Medical Center, and Director of the rheumatology fellowship training program. Dr. Wofsy has also served as President of the American College of Rheumatology.

Dr. Wofsy received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Harvard prior to attending medical school at the University of California San Diego. He came to UCSF for medical residency and rheumatology fellowship training from 1974-1979 and has been a member of the faculty ever since.

Alma Martinez, MD
Director of Outreach and Academic Advancement
admissions@medsch.ucsf.edu

Dr. Alma Martinez, professor of pediatrics and a member of the UCSF faculty since 1994, took on the new role of director of outreach and academic advancement in July 2005. Dr. Martinez has not only chaired one of the school's five admissions panels, she has been an active member on the school's diversity task force. She has worked to develop new ways to attract students from underrepresented communities into medicine and dentistry. In her new position, she works with School of Medicine leadership and the admissions team to make sure that UCSF creates and maintains a welcoming and supportive environment for an increasingly diverse group of students.