University of California San Francisco

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Patricia
O'Sullivan
EdD

Professor, Departments of Medicine and Surgery
Director, Office of Research and Development in Medical Education (RaDME)
Endowed Chair in Surgical Education

Address

521 Parnassus Avenue, #2228
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-514-2281

ORCID: 0000-0002-8706-4095

Biography

Patricia S. O’Sullivan is a Professor of Medicine and Surgery and Director, Research in Medical Education, at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. At UCSF, she co-directs the Teaching Scholars Program and oversees the advanced degree programs in health professions education, as well as leads efforts in facilitating educational research. Her educational research studies have collaborators from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and health-related professions. The UCSF faculty development program that she led received the international ASPIRE for Excellence Award. Dr. O’Sullivan has led the Research in Medical Education Section of the AAMC, the RIME Program Planning Committee and the Division for Professions Education of the American Educational Research Association. She is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and recipient of the Merrill Flair Award from the GEA, of the Outstanding Career Achievements in Medical Education from the Society of General Internal Medicine and the UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. In 2022, she received the Harmen Tiddens Medal from the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. In 2024 she was honored by the Association of Surgical Educators as the Distinguished Master Educator. At UCSF, Dr. O'Sullivan is a member of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators and was the holder of the Department of Surgery Endowed Chair in Surgical Education from 2014-2024 (term-limited).

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2017
Rosemont College AB Chemistry 5/70
University of Houston EdD Education 12/78
University of Pennsylvania MS Chemistry 12/71

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 109
  1. Health Systems Science Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education: Identifying and Defining a Potential Curricular Framework.
    Gonzalo JD, Dekhtyar M, Starr SR, Borkan J, Brunett P, Fancher T, Green J, Grethlein SJ, Lai C, Lawson L, Monrad S, O'Sullivan P, Schwartz MD, Skochelak S| | PubMed
  2. Performance of a cognitive load inventory during simulated handoffs: Evidence for validity.
    Young JQ, Boscardin CK, van Dijk SM, Abdullah R, Irby DM, Sewell JL, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  3. Faculty development efforts to promote screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in an internal medicine faculty-resident practice.
    Stone A, Wamsley M, O'Sullivan P, Satterfield J, Satre DD, Julian K| | PubMed
  4. The Health Professions Education Pathway: Preparing Students, Residents, and Fellows to Become Future Educators.
    Chen HC, Wamsley MA, Azzam A, Julian K, Irby DM, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  5. Early learners as health coaches for older adults preparing for surgery.
    Kaplan JA, Brinson Z, Hofer R, O'Sullivan P, Chang A, Horvath H, Chang GJ, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  6. Influence of learner knowledge and case complexity on handover accuracy and cognitive load: results from a simulation study.
    Young JQ, van Dijk SM, O'Sullivan PS, Custers EJ, Irby DM, Ten Cate O| | PubMed
  7. What's in a learning environment? Recognizing teachers' roles in shaping a learning environment to support competency.
    O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  8. Sequencing learning experiences to engage different level learners in the workplace: An interview study with excellent clinical teachers.
    Chen HC, O'Sullivan P, Teherani A, Fogh S, Kobashi B, ten Cate O| | PubMed
  9. Educational and individual factors associated with positive change in and reaffirmation of medical students' intention to practice in underserved areas.
    Boscardin CK, Grbic D, Grumbach K, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  10. Home Video Curriculum for Basic Surgical Skills
    Chern H, Sheu L, O'Sullivan P, Kim E| | UCSF Research Profile
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 109
  1. Avoiding common pitfalls in mixed methods research?
    O'Sullivan P, Kuper A, Cleland J| | PubMed
  2. Who should proof my paper?
    O'Sullivan P, Kuper A, Cleland J| | PubMed
  3. What Do Medical Students Do and Want When Caring for "Difficult Patients"?
    Steinauer JE, Teherani A, Preskill F, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  4. Is Robotic Surgery Highlighting Critical Gaps in Resident Training?
    Green CA, Abrahamson D, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  5. Microanalysis of video from a robotic surgical procedure: implications for observational learning in the robotic environment.
    Green CA, O'Sullivan PS, Sarin A, Chern H| | PubMed
  6. What Makes "Difficult Patients" Difficult for Medical Students?
    Steinauer JE, O'Sullivan P, Preskill F, Ten Cate O, Teherani A| | PubMed
  7. Developing End-of-Training Entrustable Professional Activities for Psychiatry: Results and Methodological Lessons.
    Young JQ, Hasser C, Hung EK, Kusz M, O'Sullivan PS, Stewart C, Weiss A, Williams N| | PubMed
  8. Evidence for the Validity of the Psychopharmacotherapy-Structured Clinical Observation Tool: Results of a Factor and Time Series Analysis.
    Young JQ, Rasul R, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  9. Translating Theory Into Practice: Implementing a Program of Assessment.
    Hauer KE, O'Sullivan PS, Fitzhenry K, Boscardin C| | PubMed
  10. Using Technological Advances to Improve Surgery Curriculum: Experience With a Mobile Application.
    Green CA, Kim EH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H| | PubMed
  11. Performance Assessment of Pharmacotherapy: Results from a Content Validity Survey of the Psychopharmacotherapy-Structured Clinical Observation (P-SCO) Tool.
    Young JQ, Irby DM, Kusz M, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  12. Current robotic curricula for surgery residents: A need for additional cognitive and psychomotor focus.
    Green CA, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  13. Learner, Patient, and Supervisor Features Are Associated With Different Types of Cognitive Load During Procedural Skills Training: Implications for Teaching and Instructional Design.
    Sewell JL, Boscardin CK, Young JQ, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  14. Technical skill improvement with surgical preparatory courses: What advantages are reflected in residency?
    Green CA, Huang E, Zhao NW, O'Sullivan PS, Kim E, Chern H| | PubMed
  15. Burnout and Stress Among US Surgery Residents: Psychological Distress and Resilience.
    Lebares CC, Guvva EV, Ascher NL, O'Sullivan PS, Harris HW, Epel ES| | PubMed
  16. Developing and rewarding teachers as educators and scholars: remarkable progress and daunting challenges.
    Irby DM, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  17. A Sequential Implementation Model for Workforce Development: A Case Study of Medical Residency Training for Substance Use Concerns.
    O'Sullivan PS, Yuan P, Satre DD, Wamsley M, Satterfield J| | PubMed
  18. Systems-Oriented Workplace Learning Experiences for Early Learners: Three Models.
    O'Brien BC, Bachhuber MR, Teherani A, Iker TM, Batt J, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  19. Excellence in PhD dissertations in health professions education: Toward standards and expectations.
    Ten Cate O, Derese A, Durning SJ, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  20. Mixed Methods in Health Professions Education Scholarship.
    O'Brien BC, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  21. Health Systems Science Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education: Identifying and Defining a Potential Curricular Framework.
    Gonzalo JD, Dekhtyar M, Starr SR, Borkan J, Brunett P, Fancher T, Green J, Grethlein SJ, Lai C, Lawson L, Monrad S, O'Sullivan P, Schwartz MD, Skochelak S| | PubMed
  22. Performance of a cognitive load inventory during simulated handoffs: Evidence for validity.
    Young JQ, Boscardin CK, van Dijk SM, Abdullah R, Irby DM, Sewell JL, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  23. Faculty development efforts to promote screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in an internal medicine faculty-resident practice.
    Stone A, Wamsley M, O'Sullivan P, Satterfield J, Satre DD, Julian K| | PubMed
  24. The Health Professions Education Pathway: Preparing Students, Residents, and Fellows to Become Future Educators.
    Chen HC, Wamsley MA, Azzam A, Julian K, Irby DM, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  25. Early learners as health coaches for older adults preparing for surgery.
    Kaplan JA, Brinson Z, Hofer R, O'Sullivan P, Chang A, Horvath H, Chang GJ, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  26. Influence of learner knowledge and case complexity on handover accuracy and cognitive load: results from a simulation study.
    Young JQ, van Dijk SM, O'Sullivan PS, Custers EJ, Irby DM, Ten Cate O| | PubMed
  27. What's in a learning environment? Recognizing teachers' roles in shaping a learning environment to support competency.
    O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  28. Sequencing learning experiences to engage different level learners in the workplace: An interview study with excellent clinical teachers.
    Chen HC, O'Sullivan P, Teherani A, Fogh S, Kobashi B, ten Cate O| | PubMed
  29. Educational and individual factors associated with positive change in and reaffirmation of medical students' intention to practice in underserved areas.
    Boscardin CK, Grbic D, Grumbach K, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  30. Home Video Curriculum for Basic Surgical Skills
    Chern H, Sheu L, O'Sullivan P, Kim E| | UCSF Research Profile
  31. PIGS (Porcine Integrated General Surgery Simulation) Curriculum
    Chern H, Kim E, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  32. Designing standardized patients assessment to measure SBIRT skill for residents: A literature review and case study
    Wamsley MA, Julian KA, O'Sullivan P, Sartre DD, McCance-Katz E, Batki SL, Satterfield JM| | UCSF Research Profile
  33. How to Succeed as a Medical Education Scholar: Identifying Your Individual Strategy and Creating a Roadmap For Scholarship
    Uijtdehaage S, Kalishman S, O'Sullivan P, Robins L| | UCSF Research Profile
  34. Implementing SBIRT in pediatrics: Results of a needs assessment
    Buckelew S, Whittle A, Lum P, O'Sullivan P, Satterfield J| | UCSF Research Profile
  35. Using the AAMC Toolbox for Evaluating Educators: You be the Judge
    Gusic M, Amiel J, Baldwin C, Chandran L, Fincher R, Mavis B, et al| | UCSF Research Profile
  36. Reflections on the identity development of medical educators
    O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  37. The UCSF Faculty Development Workshop on Critical Reflection in Medical Education: Training Educators to Teach and Provide Feedback on Learners' Reflections
    Aronson L, Kruidering M, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  38. UCSF LEAP (Learning from your Experiences as a Professional): Guidelines for Critical Reflection
    Aronson L, Kruidering M, Niehaus B, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  39. Reframing research on faculty development.
    O'Sullivan PS, Irby DM| | PubMed
  40. Enhancing Pharmacotherapy Competence with Performance Assessment: Development and Initial Testing of a Structured, Clinical Observation Tool
    Young JQ, Lieu S, O'Sullivan P, Tong L| | UCSF Research Profile
  41. Three Standardized Patient Cases to Measure Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Skills in Primary Care Residents
    Wamsley M, Treit K, Satterfield J, Levitt D, McCance-Katz E, Moreno-John G, et al| | UCSF Research Profile
  42. Collaborative research in medical education: a discussion of theory and practice.
    O'Sullivan PS, Stoddard HA, Kalishman S| | PubMed
  43. Adapting Mental Workload Theory to Construct Balanced Caseloads in Outpatient Continuity Clinics: A Method to Improve Resident Education and Patient Safety
    Young JQ, Niehaus B, Lieu SC, O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  44. Reflective Ability Rubric and User Guide
    O'Sullivan P, Aronson L, Chittenden E, Niehaus B, Learman L| | UCSF Research Profile
  45. Becoming an academic doctor: perceptions of scholarly careers.
    O'Sullivan PS, Niehaus B, Lockspeiser TM, Irby DM| | PubMed
  46. Joe Thornton: Teaching and Assessing Medical Students Chronic Disease Management Skills Utilizing the Chronic Care Model and a Standardized Patient
    Wamsley M , Ng R, Chang A, Hauer K, OSullivan P, Alpers L, et al.| | UCSF Research Profile
  47. Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Transition from Paper and Pencil to Computer Assessment in the Medical Microscopic Anatomy Curriculum
    Kane JM, Burns RE, O'Sullivan PS, Hart TJ, Thomas JR, Harrison IA| | UCSF Research Profile
  48. Educational development program for residency program directors and coordinators.
    O'Sullivan PS, Heard JK, Petty M, Mercado CC, Hicks E| | PubMed
  49. GME Showcase Portfolio Assessment
    Jarvis RM, Guise JB, Clardy JA, Thrush CR, Moses A, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  50. Medications and sleep in nursing home residents with dementia
    Simpson KC, Richards KC, Enderlin CA, O'Sullivan PS, Koehn M| | UCSF Research Profile
  51. Predictors of daytime sleep in nursing home residents with dementia
    Viegas SM, Richards KC, Beck CK, Lambert CW, O'Sullivan PS, Cole CS, Hutchison L, Shue VM| | UCSF Research Profile
  52. Development Program for Residency Program Directors and Coordinators
    O'Sullivan PS, Petty MP, Heard JK| | UCSF Research Profile
  53. Facilitating curricular change: An institutional approach to aiding residency program directors' efforts with ACGME competencies
    Petty ME, Allen RM, O'Sullivan PS, Heard JK| | UCSF Research Profile
  54. Portfolio assessment and self-directed learning
    Thrush CR, O'Sullivan PS, Clardy JA, Vander Putten J, Kamin C| | UCSF Research Profile
  55. Recognizing prodromal symptoms in women at risk for coronary heart disease
    McSweeney J, O'Sullivan P, Moser D, Clark L, Green A, Knight D| | UCSF Research Profile
  56. Reliability of speech intelligibility ratings using the unified Parkinson's Disease rating scale
    Zraick RI, Dennie TM, Tabbal SD, Hutton TJ, Hicks GM, O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  57. The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire: Measurement of sleep in critically ill patients
    Richards KC, O'Sullivan PS, Phillips RL| | UCSF Research Profile
  58. A comparison of scoring criteria for Clock Drawing Test
    Souder E, O'Sullivan P, Pechenik G| | UCSF Research Profile
  59. Contexts and impacts of disruptive behavior in institutionalized elders
    Souder E, Heithoff K, O'Sullivan P, Lancaster AE, Beck C| | UCSF Research Profile
  60. Assessing disruptive behavior in older adults: The Disruptive Behavior Scale
    Beck C, Heithoff K, Baldwin B, Cuffel B, O'Sullivan P, Chumbler NR| | UCSF Research Profile
  61. Neuropsychological test performance of older and younger patients with alcohol dependence
    Wiseman EJ, Souder E, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  62. Performance-based prevention/rehabilitation of falls in elderly veterans
    Means KM, Rodell DE, O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  63. Age and denial of alcoholism severity
    Wiseman EJ, Souder E, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  64. Visual recognition training of older adults with speech spectrograms
    Drummond SS, Danger J, Casey BE, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  65. A learner-centered journal club
    O'Sullivan PS, Pinsker J, Jeremiah J, Wartman SA| | UCSF Research Profile
  66. Evaluating student performance in the experiential setting with confidence
    Beck DE, Boh LE, O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  67. Increasing the accuracy of observer ratings by enhancing cognitive processing skills
    Beck DE, O'Sullivan PS, Boh LE| | UCSF Research Profile
  68. Recognizing volunteer practitioner-educators through intrinsic and extrinsic incentives
    Beck DE, Aceves-Blumenthal C, Jirak J, Kawahara N, Morris N, O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  69. The hot fudge sundae road to tenure
    Vessey JA, O'Sullivan P, Monsen RB| | UCSF Research Profile
  70. An intrathecal fentanyl dose- response study in lower extremity revascularization procedures
    Reuben SS, Dunn SM, Duprat KM, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  71. On becoming a physician: perspectives of students in combined baccalaureate-M.D. degree programs
    Epstein LC, Hayes J, Arnold L, O'Sullivan P, et al| | UCSF Research Profile
  72. Research from the research utilization project environmental temperatures
    | UCSF Research Profile
  73. Utilization of medical services by drug abusers in detoxification
    Stein MD, O'Sullivan PS, Ellis RJ, et al| | UCSF Research Profile
  74. A fractured epidural needle: case report and study
    Dunn SM, Steinberg RB, O'Sullivan PS, Goolishian WT, Villa EA| | UCSF Research Profile
  75. Perceptions of pediatricians' helpfulness: A national study of mothers of young disabled children
    O'Sullivan P, Mahoney G, Robinson C| | UCSF Research Profile
  76. The family environments of children with disabilities
    Mahoney G, O'Sullivan PS, Robinson C| | UCSF Research Profile
  77. Effects of continuing education: Pain assessment and documentation
    Camp-Sorrell D, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  78. Evaluation strategies selected by residents: the role of self-assessment, training level and sex
    O'Sullivan PS, Pinsker J, Landau C| | UCSF Research Profile
  79. A national study of mother's perception of family focused intervention
    Mahoney G, O'Sullivan P, Dennebaum J| | UCSF Research Profile
  80. Early intervention practices with families of children with handicaps
    Mahoney G, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  81. Involving practicing nurses in research
    O'Sullivan PS, Goodman PA| | UCSF Research Profile
  82. Maternal perceptions of early intervention services: A Scale for assessing family focused intervention
    Mahoney G, O'Sullivan P, Dennebaum J| | UCSF Research Profile
  83. Sibling relationships in mildly mentally retarded and nonretarded children
    Gargiulo RM, O'Sullivan P, Stephens D, Goldman R| | UCSF Research Profile
  84. The relationship of attitude, subjective norm, and behavioral intent to the documentation behavior of nurses
    | UCSF Research Profile
  85. Comparison of hydrostatic weighing and bioelectric impedance measurements in determining body composition pre- and postdehydration
    Pearman P, Hunter G, Hendricks C, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  86. Special education practices with young handicapped children
    | UCSF Research Profile
  87. The family practices of service providers for young handicapped children
    Mahoney G, O'Sullivan P, Fors S| | UCSF Research Profile
  88. Nursingconnections
    Brock AM, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  89. Assessment of learned helplessness in retarded and nonretarded children: a methodological investigation
    Gargiulo RM, O'Sullivan PS, Barr NJ| | UCSF Research Profile
  90. Changes in students' perceptions of the professional role
    Corb DF, Pinkston D, Harden RS, O'Sullivan P, Fecteau L| | UCSF Research Profile
  91. Effects of route of fluid administration on severity of side effects with postmetrizamidemyelogram
    Quinn CM, O'Sullivan PS, Patterson ET| | UCSF Research Profile
  92. Learned helplessness in reflective and impulsive mentally retarded and nonretarded children
    Gargiulo RM, O'Sullivan PS, Barr NJ| | UCSF Research Profile
  93. Transition from student to physical therapist: changes in perceptions of professional role and relationship between perceptions and job satisfaction
    Schwertner RM, Pinkston D, O'Sullivan P, Denton B| | UCSF Research Profile
  94. Comparative validity of two WAIS-R short forms with vocational rehabilitation clients
    Clayton GA, Sapp GL, O'Sullivan PS, Hall L| | UCSF Research Profile
  95. Mildly mentally retarded and nonretarded children's learned helplessness
    | UCSF Research Profile
  96. The effects of two sites of high frequency vibration on cutaneous pain threshold
    Sherer CL, Clelland J, O'Sullivan P, Doleys DM, Canan B| | UCSF Research Profile
  97. A study to determine what variables predict institutionalization of elderly people
    Brock AM, O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  98. Detecting communication problems
    O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  99. From wife to widow: Role transition in the elderly
    | UCSF Research Profile
  100. Development of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation form.
    Bradford JY, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  101. Analyzing communication patterns between an ED manager and staff members
    McCall P, Sparger G, O'Sullivan P| | UCSF Research Profile
  102. An easy method to detect communication problems
    | UCSF Research Profile
  103. Vital sign documentation and primary nurses in the emergency department
    McCall P, O'Sullivan PS| | UCSF Research Profile
  104. A model for the effect of an inservice program on junior high school student science achievement
    O'Sullivan PS, Piper MK, Carbonari JP| | UCSF Research Profile
  105. The National Teacher Examination: Can it Predict Classroom Performance
    | UCSF Research Profile
  106. MCT: An alternative in high school chemistry
    O'Sullivan PS, Pecsok RS| | UCSF Research Profile
  107. A semiempirical theory of diamagnetic susceptibilities with particular emphasis on oxygen containing molecules
    | UCSF Research Profile
  108. Calculation of bond angles in five-membered conjugated ring systems
    O'Sullivan PS, Hameka HF, de la Vega J| | UCSF Research Profile
  109. On the structure of cyclopentadiene
    O'Sullivan PS, Hameka HF, de la Vega J| | UCSF Research Profile