Clinical Interests
Dr. Raffel recognizes the importance of the system of care in achieving excellent patient outcomes. She was one of a small inaugural cohort of faculty within the Learning Health System Coaching program at UCSF. This was a two-year intensive program to enhance faculty Lean Certification, mentorship of residents/fellows and coaching improvement efforts both within their Division and across the health system.
Dr. Raffel serves as the Medical Director for Inpatient Medicine Units at UCH. In this role, she leads interprofessional safety and improvement efforts on the five Medicine units (including ACE, Med-Cards).
Dr. Raffel currently serves as core faculty at the Institute for Healthcare Quality Safety and Efficiency, an organization dedicated to transforming people, processes and outcomes. In this role, she provides QI/safety education and direct coaching of improvement.