msockell
Faculty Bio
After completing both medical school and residency at UCSF, I have spent over 20 years in medical education where I have been able to combine my interests in care for the underserved, research and teaching. I have managed multispecialty clinics at Valley Medical Center and St Mary's Medical Center, and have been Program Director and Director of Medical Education at St Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. The thrill of medicine is to remain both teacher and learner, scientist and artist, conscientious but spontaneous, detached yet empathetic. To be a good physician takes a commitment to a of lifelong learning that enables you to be present in the moment.
I still love what I do and hope to impart this to you.
I still love what I do and hope to impart this to you.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University
General Medicine I, II, III, IV
Physical Examination
Ward Medicine
Physical Examination
Ward Medicine
Research Interests
Quality measures in everyday practice of General Medicine
Adherence to Guidelines in Care of Type 2 Diabetes
Effects of Mindfulness Training on Medical Education
Anticoagulant Therapy
12-Step Programs in Health and Disease
Behavioral Medicine in Practice and in Education
Adherence to Guidelines in Care of Type 2 Diabetes
Effects of Mindfulness Training on Medical Education
Anticoagulant Therapy
12-Step Programs in Health and Disease
Behavioral Medicine in Practice and in Education
Publications and Presentations
"Quality Indicators in a Resident-run Diabetes Clinic." Regional ACP 2006.
"Predictive Value of Initial Troponins in a Community Hospital." Regional ACP 2006
"Urinalysis in Elderly Hospitalized Patients" Regional ACP 2006.
"Overestimation of BP readings Using an Automated Cuff." Regional ACP 2005.
Update on Internal Medicine for the Podiatrist: Essentials of Practice Seminar, Samuel Merritt University. November 2005. Moderator and presenter: Anticoagulant Therapy
"A point of care questionnaire improves the care of Diabetes." National ACP 2005
"Care of renal Patients does not meet NKF Guidelines in a resident-run Clinic" Regional ACP 2004.
SSRIs in the Elderly. Do they work? Are they better? Family Practice Recertification; 2000. 22:35-50.
Collaborative Practice in Primary Care: Integrated Training for Psychologists and Physicians. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 1999.
"Predictive Value of Initial Troponins in a Community Hospital." Regional ACP 2006
"Urinalysis in Elderly Hospitalized Patients" Regional ACP 2006.
"Overestimation of BP readings Using an Automated Cuff." Regional ACP 2005.
Update on Internal Medicine for the Podiatrist: Essentials of Practice Seminar, Samuel Merritt University. November 2005. Moderator and presenter: Anticoagulant Therapy
"A point of care questionnaire improves the care of Diabetes." National ACP 2005
"Care of renal Patients does not meet NKF Guidelines in a resident-run Clinic" Regional ACP 2004.
SSRIs in the Elderly. Do they work? Are they better? Family Practice Recertification; 2000. 22:35-50.
Collaborative Practice in Primary Care: Integrated Training for Psychologists and Physicians. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 1999.
Fellowships, Grants, and Awards
Teacher of the Year: St Mary's Medical Center 5 times between 1995 and 2005
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Geriatrics
Associate, American College of Physicians
Blue Shield of California, Fair Hearing Officer
American Board of Geriatrics
Associate, American College of Physicians
Blue Shield of California, Fair Hearing Officer
