Karen Hauer, MD (TSP 1999-2000) is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, and then attended medical school at UCSF. She completed the categorical internal medicine residency and a chief residency year at UCSF. With a strong interest in medical education, Karen is Director of Internal Medicine Clerkships and Co-Director of the UCSF Clinical Skills Center and the Clinical Practice Examination. She is a member of the inaugural class of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators. Her research interests include clinical skills assessment, mentoring and the impact of hospitalists on medical education. She is an active member of the UCSF hospitalist group, and maintains a small primary care practice.