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

Chronic and Primary Care Innovations
Impact of Health Coaching in an Outpatient Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial David Thom, MD; Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, MPH; Ellen Chen, MD National Study of Physician Organizations – Understanding Differences in Practice Performance Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH Patient Informed Decision Making with Health Coaches: A PCORI Pilot Study David Thom, MD, PhD; George W Saba, PhD; Shelley Adler, PhD; Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, MPH; Kevin Grumbach, MD; Danielle Hessler, PhD; Lawrence Fisher, PhD Practice Transformation Thomas Bodenheimer, MD; Kevin Grumbach, MD; David Thom, MD Re-Configuring Primary Care to Improve Chronic Disease Management Lawrence Fisher, PhD

Community-Based Research and Interventions
Cancer Screening and Chronic Health Care Interventions in Primary Care Michael Potter, MD Improving Quality of Life at End of Life in Underserved Populations: End-of-life narratives Shelley Adler, PhD Practice-based Research Networks Michael Potter, MD Substance Use and HIV Prevention Daniel H Ciccarone, MD, MPH Transitions Clinic Network: Linking High Risk Medicaid Patients from Prison to Community Primary Care Shira Shavit, MD

Integrative and Psychosocial Medicine
Alcohol and Drug Use in the Primary Care Setting Diana Coffa, MD, Depression, Distress, Self-management and Glycemic Control in Diabetes Larry Fisher, PhD; Danielle Hessler, PhD Psychosocial Predictors and the Prevention of Chronicity in Low Back Pain Wolf Mehling, MD

Cross-Cultural Care and the Clinician-Patient Relationship
Assessing and Developing Individuals' Inter-professional Teamwork Skills Shelley Adler, PhD Communication and the Clinician-patient Relationship George Saba, PhD Cross-cultural Communication and Medical Decision Making at the End of Life Quynh Bui, MD MPH Patient-Centered Health Promotion Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS Patient Decision Making George Saba, PhD Women's Patient-Clinician Communication & Culture Laura Hill-Sakurai, MD

Global Health
International HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Norman Hearst, MD, MPH

Health Policy and Reducing Social Disparities in Health
Health Workforce Kevin Grumbach, MD Impact of Structural Capacity on Health and Mental Health Outcomes for Children and the Population of Reproductive Age Geraldine Oliva, MD, MPH Integrating Social Determinants Interventions into Health Care Settings Laura Gottlieb, MD Primary Care Crisis and Reform Thomas Bodenheimer, MD Quality Improvement in Medicaid Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities Paula Braveman, MD, MPH; Sue Egerter, PhD The Concept and Measurement of Health Disparities and Health Equity Paula Braveman, MD, MPH; Sue Egerter, PhD

Medical Education
Evaluation of Service-learning Curricula at UCSF Naomi Wortis, MD Evaluating Pipeline Programs for Minority and Disadvantaged Students Kevin Grumbach, MD; Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH Evaluation of PRIME-US, A Medical School Track for Students Interested in Caring for Urban Underserved Communities 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 Resident Wellness and Burnout Prevention Diana Coffa, MD,

Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health
Access to Abortion and Family Planning Services Christine Dehlendorf, MD Family-Centered Well Child Care Pooja Mittal, DO, Genetic Risk Factors for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women David Thom, MD, PhD Increasing Breastfeeding in the Community through Engagement of Promotors Pooja Mittal, DO, Increasing Preconception and Contraceptive Counseling in the Primary Care Setting Pooja Mittal, DO, Patient Preferences for Contraceptive Counseling Christine Dehlendorf, MD Risk Factors for Female Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Disorders David Thom, MD, PhD