Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD

Philip D. Darney Distinguished Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Director, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Director, Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program

Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD is the Philip D. Darney Distinguished Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). She is the Director of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and the Director of the Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program in Family Planning. After medical school and residency at UCSF she completed a fellowship in Complex Family Planning, during which she completed a Master’s Degree in clinical research in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She then completed a PhD in Health Professions Education from the University Medical Center Utrecht - UCSF joint program. She focuses her research on family planning training, professional identity formation in medical learners, and the experiences of students and residents learning to provide patient-centered care. She provides obstetric and gynecologic care and teaches learners at ZSFG, and she teaches how to teach empathetic, patient-centered care worldwide.

Areas of interest:

  • Medical Education
  • Contraception
  • Abortion
  • Professionalism
  • Teaching self-awareness and empathy

 

Awards:

  • UCSF Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences' Outstanding Teaching award for teaching residents, 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2007 - 2016
  • Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators' Excellence in Innovative Curricular Design and Program Development, 2006
  • UCSF James R. Green Memorial Award, 2001
  • San Francisco General Hospital Julius R. Krevins Award for Clinical Excellence, 1998
  • American Public Health Association Jay S. Drotman award, 1995
  • UCSF Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women, 1995

 

Education and training:

  • University of California, San Francisco, Medical Doctorate and Residency 
  • University of California, San Francisco, Fellowships in Clinical Research and Family Planning
  • University of California, San Francisco, Master’s Degree in Clinical Research 
  • University Medical Center Utrecht and University of California, San Francisco’s Joint Doctoral Program, PhD in Health Professions Education

 

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