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Chronic and Primary Care Innovations	Global Health
Community-Based Research and Interventions	Health Policy and Reducing Social Disparities in Health
Integrative and Psychosocial Medicine	HIV Disease
Cross-Cultural Care and the Clinician-Patient Relationship	Medical Education
Reproductive Health

Chronic and Primary Care Innovations
Primary Care to Improve Chronic Disease Management Lawrence Fisher, PhD Phone Management of Diabetes in Low Literacy Population Hali Hammer, MD Teamlet Project Thomas Bodenheimer, MD; Ellen Chen, MD; Lisa Ward, MD, MSPH; Hali Hammer, MD Assessing the Impact of Personal Health Records on Underserved Patients with Chronic Illness David Thom, MD Using Health Information Technology for Self-Management Support among Safety Net Populations Margaret Handley, PhD National Study of Physician Organizations – Understanding Differences in Practice Performance Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH Decisions About Where to Seek Same-day Care Among Patients Presenting to the SFGH Urgent Care Center Hali Hammer, MD, Ron Labuguen, MD The role of Medical Assistants in Primary Care Stephanie Taché, MD, MPH

Community-Based Research and Interventions
Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions in Diverse Clinical Practice Settings Michael Potter, MD Improving Quality of Life at End of Life in Underserved Populations Shelley Adler, PhD Integrating Practice-Based and Applied Public Health Concepts for Improved Health Outcomes Margaret Handley, PhD

Integrative and Psychosocial Medicine
Psychosocial Predictors and the Prevention of Chronicity in Low Back Pain Wolf Mehling, MD Depression, Self-management and Ethnicity in Diabetes Larry Fisher, PhD

Cross-Cultural Care and the Clinician-Patient Relationship
Patient Decision Making George Saba, PhD Women's Patient-Clinician Communication & Culture Laura Hill-Sakurai, MD Patient Trust and Cross-Cultural Competency David Thom, MD, PhD Cultural Barriers to Access for Preventive Services for Women Lisa Ward, MD, MSPH Integrating Healthcare Relationships: Patients, Physicians, and CAM Practitioners Shelley Adler, PhD

Global Health
International HIV Prevention Norman Hearst, MD, MPH HIV in Africa Stephanie Taché, MD, MPH Investigation of a Transnational Lead Poisoning Outbreak Margaret Handley, PhD

Health Policy and Reducing Social Disparities in Health
Impact of SES, Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Geography on Disparities in Access to and Outcomes of Treatment Geraldine Oliva, MD, MPH Maternal and Child Health Paula Braveman, MD, MPH Health Workforce Kevin Grumbach, MD Quality Improvement in Medicaid Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH Impact of Structural Capacity on Health and Mental Health Outcomes for Children and the Population of Reproductive Age Geraldine Oliva, MD Neighbor Environments and Health Catherine Cubbin, PhD Primary Care Crisis and Reform Thomas Bodenheimer, MD Social Epidemiology Paula Braveman, MD, MPH, Catherine Cubbin, PhD Methods for Studying Social Disparities in Health Paula Braveman, MD, MPH, Sue Egerter, PhD, Catherine Cubbin, PhD

HIV Disease
Substance Use and HIV Prevention Dan Ciccarone, MD, MPH International HIV Prevention Norman Hearst, MD, MPH HIV in Africa Stephanie Tache, MD National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Jessica Fogler, MD Use of HIV Consultative Services by African-American Clinicians Megan Mahoney, MD

Medical Education
Qualitative Analysis of Medical Student Video-recorded Interviews with Patients Bill Shore, MD, Jessica Muller, MD, George Saba, MD The Medical Social Sciences and Health Professional Education Shelley Adler, PhD Evaluation of the Medical Student Area of Concentration in Community Health and Social Advocacy Naomi Wortis, MD Evaluating Pipeline Programs for Minority and Disadvantaged Students Kevin Grumbach, MD, Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, Andrew Alvarado, EdD, Rosalia Mendoza, MD, MPH Evaluation of the UCSF Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH Factors Affecting Medical Trainee Specialty Choice and Service to Underserved Populations Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH Impact of a SFGH-based Training Track on Students Interest in Care of the Underserved and Career Choices Margo Vener, MD, MPH, Elisabeth Wilson, MD

Reproductive Health
Female Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Disorders David Thom, MD, PhD Access to Abortion and Family Planning Services Christine Dehlendorf, MD Evaluation of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Provision and Barriers to Uptake Norma Jo Waxman, MD