Ryan Tsuchida, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)

Phone: (608) 890-7019

Address:
Administrative Support:
Susan Muehlhausen (samuehlh@medicine.wisc.edu)

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD

Interim Assistant Dean, Office of Multicultural Affairs for Health Professions Learners, UW SMPH
Medical Director for Patient Experience
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee Chair

Clinical information Publications

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: University of California, Los Angeles
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: University of Michigan – Chief Resident

Dr. Ryan Tsuchida completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles and his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Michigan where he served as Chief Resident during his fourth year. While in residency he completed the Healthcare Administration Scholars Program and Community for Medical Educators in Training certificate programs. Dr. Tsuchida used this framework to develop equity, diversity, and inclusion curriculums within his residency and the University of Michigan graduate medical education, at large.

Dr. Tsuchida was recruited as faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin to advance the department’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. He is the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Arno Kumagai Award for Excellence in Institutional Change to Promote Health Equity, Social Justice and Compassionate Care awarded by the University of Michigan Student Diversity Council. He also is the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Future Academician Award, Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM)—an SAEM Academy—and currently chairs the ADIEM Membership Committee for the 2022-2024 term. Dr. Tsuchida also currently serves as Interim Assistant Dean for the Office of Multicultural Affairs for Health Professions Learners, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and a faculty mentor to underrepresented medical students through the Building Equitable Access to Mentorship (BEAM) initiative at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

RECENT AWARDS

• BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service (2022-23)
• Outstanding Future Academician Award, SAEM Academy for Diversity & Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (2021)