Leslie Sheu, MD

HS Asst Clinical Professor

Leslie Sheu, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She completed medical school and residency at UCSF, and served as a chief resident at Moffitt-Long Hospital prior to joining faculty in 2016.

Dr. Sheu has an active primary care practice, where she also precepts residents and PISCES third year medical students. She has particular interests in chronic disease management, transitions of care across settings, quality improvement, and collaboration and coordination of care with interprofessional and interdisciplinary colleagues.

Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Sheu has a passion for teaching, mentoring, and conducting research related to medical education. She is the Clinical Immersive Experiences clerkship program director, DGIM Clinician-Educator fellowship director, and a coach in the UCSF Medical School Coaching Program. She was inducted into the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators in 2019.
Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Chief Residency, 2016 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2015 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 2012 - Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
B.A., 2008 - Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Honors and Awards
  • M. Brownell Anderson Award for New and Emerging Educators, AAMC Western Group on Educational Affairs, 2020
  • PISCES Preceptor of the Year, UCSF, 2020
  • Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Inductee, UCSF, 2019
  • Crede Award for Teaching, Division of General Internal Medicine, UCSF, 2018
  • Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in Ambulatory Care, UCSF, 2018
  • Core Clerkship Teaching Award, UCSF, 2014
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, UCSF, 2012
  • Gold-Headed Cane Recipient, UCSF, 2012
  • University Medalist, UC Berkeley, 2008
Publications

  2. Shaw T, LaDonna KA, Hauer KE, Khalife R, Sheu L, Wood TJ, Montgomery A, Rauscher S, Aggarwal S, Humphrey-Murto S. Having a Bad Day Is Not an Option: Learner Perspectives on Learner Handover. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2023. PMID: 37983397


  3. Sheu L, Charondo LB, O'Sullivan PS. Faculty motivations for leading clinical clerkship electives: A qualitative study. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2022. PMID: 35603957


  4. Penner JC, Hauer KE, Julian KA, Sheu L. How preceptors develop trust in continuity clinic residents and how trust influences supervision: A qualitative study. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2021. PMID: 34914028


  5. Elster MJ, O'Sullivan PS, Muller-Juge V, Sheu L, Kaiser SV, Hauer KE. Does being a coach benefit clinician-educators? A mixed methods study of faculty self-efficacy, job satisfaction and burnout. Perspectives on medical education 2021. PMID: 34406613


  6. Gin BC, Tsoi S, Sheu L, Hauer KE. How supervisor trust affects early residents' learning and patient care: A qualitative study. Perspectives on medical education 2021. PMID: 34297348


  7. Sheu L, Goglin S, Collins S, Cornett P, Clemons S, O'Sullivan PS. How Do Clinical Electives during the Clerkship Year Influence Career Exploration? A Qualitative Study. Teaching and learning in medicine 2021. PMID: 33792448


  8. Bakke BM, Sheu L, Hauer KE. Fostering a Feedback Mindset: A Qualitative Exploration of Medical Students' Feedback Experiences With Longitudinal Coaches. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2020. PMID: 32576764


  9. Sheu L, Hauer KE, Schreiner K, van Schaik SM, Chang A, O'Brien BC. "A Friendly Place to Grow as an Educator": A Qualitative Study of Community and Relationships Among Medical Student Coaches. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019. PMID: 31348059


  10. Lai AR, Sheu L, Gensler LS, McQuaid K, Dhaliwal G. A Terminal Event. The New England journal of medicine 2019. PMID: 31483969


  11. Karp NC, Hauer KE, Sheu L. Trusted to Learn: a Qualitative Study of Clerkship Students' Perspectives on Trust in the Clinical Learning Environment. Journal of general internal medicine 2019. PMID: 30993622


  12. Freise JE, McCarthy EE, Guy M, Steiger S, Sheu L. Increasing Naloxone Co-prescription for Patients on Chronic Opioids: a Student-Led Initiative. Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29556799


  13. Sheu L, Burke C, Masters D, O'Sullivan PS. Understanding Clerkship Student Roles in the Context of 21st-Century Healthcare Systems and Curricular Reform. Teaching and learning in medicine 2018. PMID: 29509038


  14. Sheu L, Kogan JR, Hauer KE. How Supervisor Experience Influences Trust, Supervision, and Trainee Learning: A Qualitative Study. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2017. PMID: 28079727


  15. Duan K, Sheu L. Behind closed doors. Medical teacher 2016. PMID: 27924665


  16. Sheu L, O'Sullivan PS, Aagaard EM, Tad-Y D, Harrell HE, Kogan JR, Nixon J, Hollander H, Hauer KE. How Residents Develop Trust in Interns: A Multi-Institutional Mixed-Methods Study. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2016. PMID: 26983076


  17. Sheu L, Laponis R, Julian K. Educating the Next Generation of Physicians in Interprofessional Collaboration. Journal of general internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27149966


  18. Lin JK, Chow DS, Sheu L, Rehani B. Wernicke-Like Encephalopathy Associated With Ifosfamide. The Neurohospitalist 2016. PMID: 28042371


  19. Pennington K, Tong IL, Lai CJ, O'Sullivan PS, Sheu L. The Value of Student-Run Clinics for Premedical Students: A Multi-Institutional Study. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2016. PMID: 27524745


  20. Sheu L, Fung K, Mourad M, Ranji S, Wu E. We need to talk: Primary care provider communication at discharge in the era of a shared electronic medical record. Journal of hospital medicine 2015. PMID: 25755159


  21. Sheu LC, Tran TM, Jarlsberg LG, Marras TK, Daley CL, Nahid P. Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections at San Francisco General Hospital. The clinical respiratory journal 2014. PMID: 24799125


  22. Sheu L, Gottenborg EW. False-positive results from a diagnostic colonoscopy: a teachable moment. JAMA internal medicine 2014. PMID: 24663348


  23. Chen HC, Sheu L, O'Sullivan P, Ten Cate O, Teherani A. Legitimate workplace roles and activities for early learners. Medical education 2014. PMID: 24528396


  24. Hueylan Chern, Leslie Sheu, Patricia O'Sullivan, Edward Kim. Home Video Curriculum for Basic Surgical Skills. MedEdPORTAL 2014. PMID:


  25. Ouyang D, Yuan N, Sheu L, Lau G, Chen C, Lai CJ. Community health education at student-run clinics leads to sustained improvement in patients' hepatitis B knowledge. Journal of community health 2013. PMID: 23161212


  26. Sheu L, O'Brien B, O'Sullivan PS, Kwong A, Lai CJ. Systems-based practice learning opportunities in student-run clinics: a qualitative analysis of student experiences. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2013. PMID: 23619068


  27. Sheu L, Lai CJ, Coelho AD, Lin LD, Zheng P, Hom P, Diaz V, O'Sullivan PS. Impact of student-run clinics on preclinical sociocultural and interprofessional attitudes: a prospective cohort analysis. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2012. PMID: 24212159


  28. Sheu LC, Zheng P, Coelho AD, Lin LD, O'Sullivan PS, O'Brien BC, Yu AY, Lai CJ. Learning through service: student perceptions on volunteering at interprofessional hepatitis B student-run clinics. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2011. PMID: 20652476


  29. Shui W, Petzold CJ, Redding A, Liu J, Pitcher A, Sheu L, Hsieh TY, Keasling JD, Bertozzi CR. Organelle membrane proteomics reveals differential influence of mycobacterial lipoglycans on macrophage phagosome maturation and autophagosome accumulation. Journal of proteome research 2010. PMID: 21105745


  30. Sheu LC, Toy BC, Kwahk E, Yu A, Adler J, Lai CJ. A model for interprofessional health disparities education: student-led curriculum on chronic hepatitis B infection. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20352509


  31. Shui W, Gilmore SA, Sheu L, Liu J, Keasling JD, Bertozzi CR. Quantitative proteomic profiling of host-pathogen interactions: the macrophage response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipids. Journal of proteome research 2009. PMID: 19053526


  32. Shui W, Sheu L, Liu J, Smart B, Petzold CJ, Hsieh TY, Pitcher A, Keasling JD, Bertozzi CR. Membrane proteomics of phagosomes suggests a connection to autophagy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2008. PMID: 18971338