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 DR. THOMAS MCAFEEAdvisory Board Health Care Thomas McAfee, M.D., is Dean for Clinical Affairs of University of California, San Diego Health Sciences, where he provides leadership for UCSD's inpatient and outpatient physician practice, and for the advancement of the clinical enterprise vision. He is responsible for ensuring that UCSD's clinical practice is achieving the highest standards of service, quality, safety, compliance and overall performance. Prior to his appointment as Dean, Dr. McAfee had served as Physician-in-Chief for Health Sciences, and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine since his recruitment to UCSD in 2002. He has played an important role with the UCSD Medical Group and Medical Center in successfully implementing initiatives to improve patient access, quality, safety and resource utilization. He has been an effective advocate for UCSD with business, community and government constituents, and has been active with the Medical Society, Hospital Association and numerous external boards and committees. Dr. McAfee was previously Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. McAfee served in a number of leadership roles at UCSF, including membership on the Strategic Planning Committee for Health Care Futures, the Quality Improvement Executive Committee, and board membership on the Clinical Services Executive Board. He was also Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Brown & Toland Medical Group in San Francisco. As Chief Medical Officer for Brown & Toland, he played a lead role in the largest Independent Practice Association (IPA) in San Francisco, with more than 1,600 physicians board certified in over 40 specialties, serving more than 260,000 patients. Brown & Toland is a three-time winner of the prestigious Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) Blue Ribbon Award for medical excellence. Dr. McAfee earned his M.D. and completing his residency training in Internal Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Hospital. |