Mindy Ju, MD

My clinical work is centered in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Transitional Care Unit at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.

I am deeply committed to advancing simulation-based medical education, interprofessional collaboration, and anti-racist curriculum development. As the Director of the Interprofessional Mock Code Program and Associate Education Director at the Kanbar Center for Simulation, I have led the creation and expansion of innovative training programs, including pipeline initiatives in partnership with the UCSF Office of Opportunity and Outreach and staff and faculty development on anti-discrimination in the clinical and educational setting. In my role as Program Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, I oversee the educational curriculum, faculty development, and recruitment processes, with a strong emphasis on opportunity and belonging.

My research focuses on understanding interprofessional collaboration and inclusion in the context of simulation, including investigating bias in standardized patient encounters, evaluating interdisciplinary anti-racist de-escalation simulation programs, using simulation to uncover gender bias in the clinical setting. This work has been recognized regionally for excellence in educational research. Mentorship is also a cornerstone of my career, and I take pride in guiding medical students, fellows, and early-career faculty in their professional and academic growth.

I am honored to serve as the Abraham Rudolph Chair in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at UCSF (2022-2027), where I combine my passions for clinical care, education, and research. Through this role I have brought Restorative Justice practices workshops and visiting scholars in medical education to the Department of Pediatrics, supported educational research within the department and sponsored trainees/early career faculty to attend educational conferences and workshops.