Ryan Tsuchida, MD

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LEADERSHIP POSITION

Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs for Health Professions Learners, UW SMPH

EDUCATION

BS: University of California, Los Angeles, Psychobiology
MD: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: University of Michigan Medical Center, Emergency Medicine – Chief Resident

Ryan Tsuchida, MD, is an assistant professor in the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine and assistant dean for multicultural affairs for health professions learners at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. He provides strategic leadership for social impact and belonging efforts across the school’s five health professions programs, oversees the student mistreatment process, chairs the Student Mistreatment Triage Committee, and supports MD community service initiatives, including the student-run free clinic.

Dr. Tsuchida mentors medical students through the Building Equitable Access to Mentorship (BEAM) program. With support from the American Medical Association, he also helps provide International Coaching Federation-certified coaching for students transitioning to residency. Nationally, he serves as president of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine and represents the school through the Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. Before becoming assistant dean, Dr. Tsuchida also chaired the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Social Impact and Belonging Committee, founding and editing its inaugural newsletter.

His work in research, clinical care, leadership, and social impact and belonging has earned numerous honors, including UW Health’s Rising Star Leadership Award, recognition among Madison365’s Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American Leaders, the University of Michigan’s Dr. Arno Kumagai Award, the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine’s Outstanding Future Academician Award, and the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service.

Dr. Tsuchida earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Michigan, serving as chief resident in his fourth year.

SELECT AWARDS & HONORS

• Rising Star Leadership Award, UW Health, 2026
• Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American Leaders for 2024, Madison365, 2024
• BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service, 2023
• Outstanding Future Academician Award, SAEM Academy for Diversity & Inclusion in Emergency Medicine, 2021
• Dr. Arno Kumagai Award for Excellence in Institutional Change to Promote Health Equity, Social Justice and Compassionate Care, University of Michigan Student Diversity Council, 2021