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UCSF ObGyn&RS

Residency Program

About Me

I grew up in a small suburb of the Bay Area, where I developed my passions for mentorship, education, and eventually medicine. From a young age, I was exposed to educational disparities through the work of my mom (a guidance counselor), which is a passion I’ve carried into medicine through strides towards addressing health disparities and providing mentorship for underrepresented students in medicine. I am so excited be back in the Bay Area, training in the communities that I’ve always called home!

Why OB/GYN?

What initially attracted me to the OBGYN specialty, was the opportunity to impact patients and communities across their lives. OBGYNs serve a population that is the cornerstone of so many of our communities—offering the unique opportunity to advocate for health equity and justice from within our most marginalized patient populations. As Black woman in medicine, I have always been passionate about improving the health experiences of marginalized communities and can think of no other specialty that aligns with this mission more so than OBGYN.

Why UCSF?

Growing up in the Bay Area, I’ve always looked up to UCSF as an institution that provides not only high-level, patient-centered care, but also serves as a leader in health equity. I chose UCSF for not only the excellent clinical training, but also for the opportunity to learn and work in an environment that proudly values diversity among its providers and within our communities. After my sub-I here and throughout the interview process, I was continually impressed by the support I from both residents and faculty, and left feeling confident that, if given the opportunity, training at UCSF it would be an excellent fit!

Outside of Residency

Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending time exploring the city’s food and music scenes! As a lifelong band-geek and foodie, I’m always on the lookout for new concerts and restaurants—I couldn’t be more thrilled to be doing residency in a city with endless opportunities to explore both!

Bucker, Erin
Erin Bucker, MD, MPH

Resident Physician - PGY 1

[email protected]

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Main Address

UCSF OB/GYN&RS Residency Program
490 Illinois Street
10th Floor, Box 0132
San Francisco, CA 94143

Location Office Phone Fax
Mission Bay (415) 476 - 5192 (415) 476 - 1811
Mount Zion (415) 353 - 9240 (415) 353 - 9509
San Francisco General Hospital (628) 206 - 3061 (628) 206 - 3112

Research/Clinical Interests: Health disparities, medical education, minimally invasive surgery

Education/Training

Year

 Institution Degree Field of Study
current University of California, San Francisco Residency Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
2024 University of California, San Diego MD Medicine
2023 University of California, Berkeley MPH Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
2016 University of California, Davis BS Genetics and Gemonics

Research & Professional Experience

Year  
2022-2024 Medical Student Researcher, UCSD Department of OBGYN, Division of Perinatology
2022-2024 Medical Student Researcher, UCSD Department of OBGYN, Division of Perinatology
2023-2024 Mentor – UCSD California Medicine Scholar’s Program
2022-2023 Capstone Thesis – UC Berkeley Division of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
2021-2022 Medical Student Researcher, UCSD Department of Radiology
2019-2022 Medical Student Researcher, UCSD Department of Family Medicine
2019-2020 Program Leader, UCSD Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program
2019-2021 Program Leader, UCSD Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program
2019-2020 Mentor, UCSD Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies

Achievements & Recognition
Year Major Honors
2024 Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Senior Award, UC San Diego School of Medicine
2023 Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Graduate Mentor Award

Poster Presentations

Sutton A, BUCKNER E, Shankar M, Meadows A, Laucoursiere Y. Increasing Medical Student Knowledge and Confidence in Applying the Reproductive Justice Framework. Poster presentation at: The Society for Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology. May 2022; San Diego, CA.

Shankar M, BUCKNER E, Meadows A, LaCoursiere Y, Sutton A. Medical Student Knowledge and Attitudes on a Required Reproductive Justice Curriculum. Poster presentation at: National Society of General Internal Medicine. April 2022; Orlando, FL.

Gabby L, Melber D, Schultz H, BUCKNER E, Bonde S, Tarsa M, Kim A, Law N, Beta lactam allergies in the obstetric population at UCSD: Developing an allergy testing referral system. Poster presentation at: Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine, February 2023, San Francisco, CA.

Mesina O, BUCKNER E, Gabby L, Tarsa M. Utilizing the electronic medical record for preeclampsia screening and prescription of prophylactic low-dose aspirin for risk reduction at UCSD Health, Poster Presentation at: UCSD GME PSQI Symposium, May 2023, San Diego, CA; 2023 Resident Research Award Recipient

Mesina O, Applegarth C, BUCKNER E, Ruppin A, Pinson K, Tarsa M. Differences in LDASA initiation for preeclampsia prevention in at-risk pregnancies between White and non-White patients. Poster Presented at SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting. February 2024. National Harbor, Maryland.

Alsamman S, BUCKNER E, Cormano J, Schneid S, Shankar M, Sutton A. Let’s tOSCE!: A reproductive justice telehealth module for third year medical students. Poster presented at: The Symposium for Innovation in Medical Education (SIME).. May 2024. San Diego, CA.

Oral Presentations

Rodriguez N, BUCKNER E, Johnson M. Implementation of an Antiracism Curriculum for First- and Fourth-year Medical Students at a Student-Run Free Clinic. Oral presentation at: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. February 2022; Virtual Conference.

Alsamman S, BUCKNER E, Cormano J, Schneid S, Shankar M, Sutton A. Let’s tOSCE!: A reproductive justice telehealth module for third year medical students. Workshop presented at: The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Annual Meeting. February 2024. San Antonio, TX.

Publications

Mesina O, BUCKNER E, Alsamman S, Gabby L, Tarsa M. Utilizing the electronic medical record for preeclampsia screening and low-dose aspirin prescription for obstetric patients at UCSD Health. UC San Diego: GME Patient Safety Quality and Innovation Symposium. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/30q9941c

Abraham P, Hsieh L J, BUCKNER E, Flores EJ, Davis MA, Tamayo-Murillo D, & Newton IG. (2023). Change Management Strategies Toward Dismantling Race-Based Structural Barriers in Radiology. Academic radiology, 30(4), 658–665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2023.01.035

Advocacy

Vice President, Member, UCSD Student National Medical Association; 2019-2024

Member, UCSD Program in Medical Education (PRIME) - Health Equity; 2019-2024