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Laura E Hill-Sakurai, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
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Positions
  • Intersession Professional Development Director

Training
  • BA, Carleton College
  • MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine
  • Resident, Ramsey Family and Community Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Research Fellowship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF
  • Faculty Development Fellowship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF

Areas of Interest
  • Menopause/midlife transition
  • Cultural, social and economic influences on understandings of menopause
    CAM therapies
  • Medical education research
  • Professionalism and Professional Development
    Patient-Clinician Communication and diversity
    Sexual Health Counseling
  • Anthropological and qualitative research methodologies

Publications
  • Hill-Sakurai LE, Lee CA, Schickedanz A, Maa J, Lai CJ. A professional development course for the clinical clerkships: developing a student-centered curriculum. J Gen Intern Med. Jul 2008; 23(7):964-968.
  • Hill-Sakurai LE, Muller J, Thom DH. Complementary and alternative medicine for menopause: a qualitative analysis of women's decision making. J Gen Intern Med. May 2008; 23(5):619-622.
  • Hill-Sakurai LE, Schillinger E, Rittenhouse DR, Shore WB, Hearst N. Do required preclinical courses with family physicians encourage interest in family medicine? Fam Med. Sep 2003;35(8):579-584.
  • Hill-Sakurai LE, Fahrenbach R, LeBaron S, Hudes ES, Rittenhouse D, Schillinger E, Shore W, Hearst N. Feedback to medical students regarding family medicine as a specialty choice. Abstract, Fam Med. 34: 541. 2002.
  • Hill LE, Mehegan JP, Butters CA, Tobacman LS.  Analysis of troponin-tropomyosin binding to actin: troponin does not promote interactions between tropomyosin molecules.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  267: 16106-16113, 1992.
  • Willardsen KA, Butters CA, Hill LE, Tobacman LS.  Effects of the amino-terminal regions of tropomyosin and troponin T on thin filament assembly.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  267: 23746-23752, 1992.

Contact Information
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Parnassus Heights
Box 0900
500 Parnassus, MU3E
San Francisco, CA 94143-0900

ph 415-514-2136

hillsakl@fcm.ucsf.edu


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