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Larissa Thomas, MD

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Larissa Thomas is UCSF Professor of Clinical Medicine and a faculty hospitalist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). She is the Director of Well-being for UCSF Graduate Medical Education, Director of Faculty Experience for ZSFG DOM, and the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators Endowed Chair for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Larissa's interests include medical education and development of physician well-being initiatives, with a focus on systems and culture change to improve trainee well-being. She is on the board of directors for the national Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine (CHARM) and directs the CHARM GME Well-being Leaders Network.

After obtaining her medical degree and masters of public health in global epidemiology at Emory University, she completed internship and residency training at the University of California, San Francisco in the San Francisco General Hospital Primary Care track.
Education
2016 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
MD, MPH, - , Emory University
Residency, - Primary Care, University of California, San Francisco
BA, - , University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Publications
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    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

    Akhtar S, West CP, Satele DV, He C, Thomas LR, Sliwka D, Julian KA, Dyrbye LN, Leitman IM, Ripp J. Crisis-Related Self-Reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in graduate medical education trainees: Results from a Multi-Institutional study. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2026. PMID: 42179175


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    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

    Thomas LR, Shanafelt T. Suicidal ideation in Residency: Recommendations for building a Supportive Learning Environment. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2026. PMID: 41834105


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    Journal of general internal medicine

    Santhosh L, Berman R, Thomas L. Moving from "Me" to "We": Adopting a Collectivist Approach to Address the Wicked Problem of Trainee and Faculty Back-up/Jeopardy Systems. Journal of general internal medicine 2026. PMID: 41501327


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    JAMA network open

    Thomas LR, Dyrbye LN, Satele D, Akhtar S, Ripp JA, Julian KA, Sliwka D, West CP. Food Insecurity, Burnout, and Social Isolation Among Resident and Fellow Physicians. JAMA network open 2025. PMID: 41405884


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    Mayo Clinic proceedings

    Thomas LR, Brigham T, Shanafelt T. Residency and Fellowship: Fostering Physician Well-being Over the Career Life Cycle. Mayo Clinic proceedings 2025. PMID: 40758083


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    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

    Moore KA, Ureste P, Davis DL, Boscardin C, Thomas LR. Peer Support Ambassadors: A Program to Advance a Supportive and Inclusive Clinical Learning Environment. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2024. PMID: 39265093


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    Medical teacher

    Ritchie A, Ciccariello C, Teherani A, Thomas L. A multi-residency elective to address well-being as a systems issue. Medical teacher 2024. PMID: 38466921


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    BMC medical education

    Thomas LR, Ripp JA, Duncan JG. Graduate medical education well-being directors in the United States: who are they, and what does the role entail? BMC medical education 2024. PMID: 38459448


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    Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

    Thomas LR, Nguyen R, Teherani A, Lucey CR, Harleman E. Designing Well-Being: Using Design Thinking to Engage Residents in Developing Well-Being Interventions. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2020. PMID: 32101932


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    Journal of general internal medicine

    Moore KA, O'Brien BC, Thomas LR. "I Wish They Had Asked": a Qualitative Study of Emotional Distress and Peer Support During Internship. Journal of general internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32232665


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    Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice

    Thomas LR, Roesch J, Haber L, Rendón P, Chang A, Timm C, Kalishman S, O'Sullivan P. Becoming outstanding educators: What do they say contributed to success? Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice 2020. PMID: 31940102


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    Annals of internal medicine

    Graham KL, Auerbach AD, Schnipper JL, Flanders SA, Kim CS, Robinson EJ, Ruhnke GW, Thomas LR, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis EE, Fletcher GS, Sehgal NJ, Lindenauer PK, Williams MV, Metlay JP, Davis RB, Yang J, Marcantonio ER, Herzig SJ. Preventability of Early Versus Late Hospital Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients. Annals of internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29710243


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    JAMA

    Thomas LR, Ripp JA, West CP. Charter on Physician Well-being. JAMA 2018. PMID: 29596592


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    Journal of general internal medicine

    Herzig SJ, Schnipper JL, Doctoroff L, Kim CS, Flanders SA, Robinson EJ, Ruhnke GW, Thomas L, Kripalani S, Lindenauer PK, Williams MV, Metlay JP, Auerbach AD. Physician Perspectives on Factors Contributing to Readmissions and Potential Prevention Strategies: A Multicenter Survey. Journal of general internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27282857


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    JAMA internal medicine

    Auerbach AD, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis EE, Sehgal N, Lindenauer PK, Metlay JP, Fletcher G, Ruhnke GW, Flanders SA, Kim C, Williams MV, Thomas L, Giang V, Herzig SJ, Patel K, Boscardin WJ, Robinson EJ, Schnipper JL. Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 26954564


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