Thomas S. Nesbitt, M.D., M.P.H.
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Clinical/Research InterestsThomas S. Nesbitt, associate vice chancellor for strategic technologies and alliances, is responsible for advancing the UC Davis Health System's excellence in telemedicine. Toward that goal, he works closely with leaders throughout the state in developing partnerships with regional hospitals, clinics and centers to expand access to quality health care and create a statewide broadband telehealth network. He also ensures that faculty and staff excel at using innovative technologies to provide high-quality, state-of-the-art medical care. A member of the UC Davis faculty since 1988, Nesbitt is a professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine who specializes in rural health and using advanced telecommunications technologies to improve access to medical education and care. He has been a driving force behind a variety of innovative programs that address the unique health-care and educational needs of diverse populations of patients and physicians, particularly in rural Northern California.As founding director of the Center for Health and Technology, for instance, Nesbitt oversees UC Davis' telemedicine, distance learning and medical informatics programs. A key focus of the center is assuring interaction among physicians, educators, information technology and communications specialists, engineers and researchers. The multidisciplinary collaboratives he establishes are responsible for leveraging new telecommunications technologies to improve access to high-quality patient care, information resources and medical education opportunities. |
Title: |
Professor, Family and Community Medicine Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Technologies and Alliances |
Specialty: |
Family and Community Medicine, Rural Health Care |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
Center for Health and Technology, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research , Northern California Center for AIDS Research |
Address: |
Education Building 4610 X Street , Suite Suite 3101 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Education: |
UC Davis School of Medicine Davis, California M.D. 1979 |
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University of Washington Seattle, Washington M.P.H. 1988 |
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UC Davis Davis, California B.A. 1975 |
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Residency: |
University of Washington Spokane, Washington 1979-1982 Family Medicine |
Fellowships: |
University of Washington Seattle, Washington 1986-1988 |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Family Medicine, 1982 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Academy of Family Physicians California Academy of Family Physicians California Telehealth/Telemedicine Coordination Project Community Partnership for Healthy Children Faculty Physician Scholar National Board of Medical Examiners Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sierra Health Foundation |

