Chairs
Vasudha “Vasu” Bhavaraju, MD (2025-2027) Chair
Designated Institutional Official
Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E Thomas Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016
Janice Tsai, MD (2025-2027) Vice-Chair of Communications
Program Director
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium, 11175 Campus St, Suite 1121, Loma Linda, CA 92350
Savarra Mantzor, MD, PhD (2025-2027) Vice-Chair of Meetings
Associate Program Director
Full Circle Health, 8610 W Overland, Boise, ID 83709
Lauren Goddi (2025-2027) Vice-Chair of Program Coordinators and Elections (PC&E)
Subspecialty Program Coordinator
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road Palo Alto, CA 94304
Lisa Labor, MD (2025-2027) Vice-Chair of Research & Scholarship
General Pediatrician
Full Circle Health, 8610 W Overland Rd. Boise, ID 83709
Programs in Region:
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital
- Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
- University of California (Davis) Health System
- University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno
- Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
- Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
- University of Southern California/LAC&USC Medical Center
- Charles R. Drew University
- Los Angeles County-Harbor UCLA Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles)
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (Northern California)
- University of California (Irvine)/CHOC
- University of California (San Francisco)
- Stanford University
- Children’s Hospital of Orange County
- Children’s Hospital-Oakland
- University of California (San Diego)
- University of Colorado
- Tripler Army Medical Center
- University of Hawaii
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
- University of Nevada School of Medicine (Las Vegas)
- Oregon Health and Science University
- University of Utah
- Madigan Army Medical Center
- University of Washington
- University of New Mexico
- Valley Children’s Healthcare Program-Pediatrics
- Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program
- Full Circle Health Pediatrics Residency of Idaho
Western Region Information
For more information about the Western Region, click here.
Areas Served
CA, NV, OR, WA, AK, CO, NM, UT, AZ, HI, ID
Research Awards and Grants
2021
Needs Assessment for the Development of an Innovative Neonatal Health Disparities Curriculum for Pediatric Residents PIs: Christina Konecny Development and Evaluation of a Pediatric Resident-Driven Pediatric Medical Education Podcast Series PIs: Lidia Park and Tammy Yao Teaching Pediatric Residents a Communication Framework for Delivering Difficult News: A Randomized Controlled Trail of Teaching Methods PIs: Jennifer Sedler
