Three Distinguished Recipients of the 2024-25 UCSF Presidential Chair Award Announced
Dr. Address Mauakowa Malata, Dr. Loic Yengo, and Dr. Olle ten Cate
The University has announced three distinguished visiting professors as recipients of the 2024-25 UCSF Presidential Chair Award: Address Malata, FAAN, PhD, MSc, BSc; Olle ten Cate, PhD; and Loic Yengo, PhD. Their appointments take place between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
The UCSF Presidential Chair Award is intended to encourage new or interdisciplinary program development or to enhance the quality of existing academic programs at the University. To meet this broad goal of contributing to the enrichment of campus academic life, UCSF allocates Presidential Chair funding to support the appointments of distinguished visiting professors for up to one year.
Address Mauakowa Malata, FAAN, PhD, MSc, BSc, has been named a recipient of the 2024-2025 UCSF Presidential Chair Award and will be appointed as a distinguished visiting professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics through June 30, 2025. As a UCSF Presidential Chair, Dr. Malata will focus on developing bidirectional graduate degree programs to advance equity and understanding in global health education in collaboration with UCSF, Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), and other global partners. She will work closely with colleagues and the education team at the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences. Continue reading about Dr. Malata's work and UCSF Presidential Chair Award.
Olle ten Cate, PhD, is a world-renowned expert in the realm of medical education, particularly noted for his transformative work on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) – tasks or actions defined by clinical specialties, pertaining to what graduates of a particular program should execute unsupervised, upon completion of the program. His innovative thinking, in particular around the idea of readiness for entrustment with tasks in health care, catalyzed a global shift in the assessment landscape within professional education. His expertise is more critical than ever, as numerous residency, fellowship, and health profession programs at UCSF are in the process of integrating EPAs into their curricula. Continue reading about Dr. ten Cate's work and UCSF Presidential Chair Award.
Loic Yengo, PhD, has been named a recipient of the 2024-2025 UCSF Presidential Chair Award and will be appointed as a distinguished visiting associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from January 1–March 31, 2025. Recognizing his deep scholarship of genome-wide association studies, Dr. Yengo will assist UCSF colleagues in establishing the Center for Diversity in Precision Health (CDPH) to build research capacity from diverse backgrounds, while promoting team science. Dr. Yengo intends to support and advance the CDPH by helping develop coursework and mentorship plans for colleagues and trainees doing work in this field, as well as expand the data resources for researchers. Continue reading about Dr. Yengo's work and UCSF Presidential Chair Award.