Research Summary

Dr. Patricia Cornett is a hematologist who cares for patients with classical (noncancerous) disorders affecting the blood.

Cornett earned her medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine as well as a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Letterman Army Medical Center.

Cornett belongs to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology and Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. She is the associate chair for education in the UCSF Department of Medicine. She also plays a leadership role in the school's innovative Bridges Curriculum, which seeks to prepare medical students to flourish in the rapidly evolving world of medicine.

Education

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, B.S., 1972-1976, Biology
Medical College of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1976-1980, Medicine
Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Intern/Resident, 1980-1983, Internal Medicine
Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Fellow, 1983-1986, Hematology/Oncology

Selected Publications

  1. Pai JS, Kirsch HE, O'Sullivan PS, Cornett PA. "What is the mechanism?": Cues, barriers, and opportunities to discuss foundational science during internal medicine rounds. Med Teach. 2022 07; 44(7):765-771.  View on PubMed
  2. Kennedy VE, Wong CC, Hong JM, Peng T, Brondfield S, Reilly LM, Cornett P, Leavitt AD. VITT following Ad26.COV2.S vaccination presenting without radiographically demonstrable thrombosis. Blood Adv. 2021 11 23; 5(22):4662-4665.  View on PubMed
  3. 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. Teach Learn Med. 2022 Apr-May; 34(2):187-197.  View on PubMed
  4. Chenbhanich J, Hu Y, Hetts S, Cooke D, Dowd C, Devine P, UCLA Clinical Genomics Center, Russell B, Kang SHL, Chang VY, Abla AA, Cornett P, Yeh I, Lee H, Martinez-Agosto JA, Frieden IJ, Shieh JT. Segmental overgrowth and aneurysms due to mosaic PDGFRB p.(Tyr562Cys). Am J Med Genet A. 2021 05; 185(5):1430-1436.  View on PubMed
  5. Kennedy VE, Leavitt AD, Cornett P. Marked Hyperbilirubinemia-Silent No More! Am J Med. 2020 12; 133(12):e733-e734.  View on PubMed
  6. Williams CM, Alweis RL, O'Connor AB, Dalal B, Rai D, Abdullah A, Kopelman R, Cornett P, Frank MO, Luther VP, Muchmore EA. Inappropriate Communication During Internal Medicine Fellowship Recruitment: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. Am J Med. 2019 06; 132(6):770-775.  View on PubMed
  7. Minter DJ, Manesh R, Cornett P, Geha RM. Putting Schemas to the Test: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 11; 33(11):2010-2014.  View on PubMed
  8. Kerkhoff AD, Patrick L, Cornett P, Kleinhenz ME, Brondfield S. Severe piperacillin-tazobactam-induced hemolysis in a cystic fibrosis patient. Clin Case Rep. 2017 12; 5(12):2059-2061.  View on PubMed
  9. Cornett PA, Williams C, Alweis RL, McConville J, Frank M, Dalal B, Kopelman RI, Luther VP, O'connor AB, Muchmore EA. Problematic communications during 2016 fellowship recruitment in internal medicine. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2017; 7(5):277-281.  View on PubMed
  10. Wang S, Drye BD, Cornett PA. The Team Approach to Advanced Cancer Care-Redefining the Gold Standard. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 08 01; 176(8):1062-3.  View on PubMed
  11. Kohlwes J, O'Brien B, Stanley M, Grant R, Shunk R, Connor D, Cornett P, Hollander H. Does Research Training During Residency Promote Scholarship and Influence Career Choice? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a 10-Year Cohort of the UCSF-PRIME Internal Medicine Residency Program. Teach Learn Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 28(3):314-9.  View on PubMed
  12. Stanley M, O'Brien B, Julian K, Jain S, Cornett P, Hollander H, Baron RB, Kohlwes RJ. Is Training in a Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Associated with a Career in Primary Care Medicine? J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Sep; 30(9):1333-8.  View on PubMed
  13. Kohlwes J, Cornett P. Screening for Alcohol Misuse; Veterans Speak! J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Aug; 30(8):1054-5.  View on PubMed
  14. Barrett JC, Alweis R, Frank M, O'Connor A, McConville JF, Adams ND, Arfons L, Bernard S, Bradley T, Buckley JD, Cohen E, Cornett P, Elkins S, Kopelman R, Luther VP, Petrusky J, McNeill DB, Omar B, Palapiano N, Roth T, Satko S, Fried ED, Muchmore EA. Adoption of a Uniform Start Date for Internal Medicine Fellowships and Other Advanced Training: An AAIM White Paper. Am J Med. 2015 Sep; 128(9):1039-43.  View on PubMed
  15. Hauer KE, Soni K, Cornett P, Kohlwes J, Hollander H, Ranji SR, Ten Cate O, Widera E, Calton B, O'Sullivan PS. Developing entrustable professional activities as the basis for assessment of competence in an internal medicine residency: a feasibility study. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Aug; 28(8):1110-4.  View on PubMed
  16. Hauer KE, Kohlwes J, Cornett P, Hollander H, Ten Cate O, Ranji SR, Soni K, Iobst W, O'Sullivan P. Identifying entrustable professional activities in internal medicine training. J Grad Med Educ. 2013 Mar; 5(1):54-9.  View on PubMed
  17. Kohlwes RJ, Cornett P, Dandu M, Julian K, Vidyarthi A, Minichiello T, Shunk R, Jain S, Harleman E, Ranji S, Sharpe B, O'Sullivan P, Hollander H. Developing educators, investigators, and leaders during internal medicine residency: the area of distinction program. J Grad Med Educ. 2011 Dec; 3(4):535-40.  View on PubMed
  18. Laponis R, O'Sullivan PS, Hollander H, Cornett P, Julian K. Educating generalists: factors of resident continuity clinic associated with perceived impact on choosing a generalist career. J Grad Med Educ. 2011 Dec; 3(4):469-74.  View on PubMed
  19. Parsons ML, Cornett PA. Sustaining the pivotal organizational outcome: magnet recognition. J Nurs Manag. 2011 Mar; 19(2):277-86.  View on PubMed
  20. Shunk R, Dulay M, Julian K, Cornett P, Kohlwes J, Tarter L, Hollander H, O'Brien B, O'Sullivan P. Using the american board of internal medicine practice improvement modules to teach internal medicine residents practice improvement. J Grad Med Educ. 2010 Mar; 2(1):90-5.  View on PubMed

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