Galen Bussmann

Class of: 
2027
Hometown: 
New York, NY
Medical School: 
UCSF
Training: 
UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: 
Operations/Health Systems Improvement, Leadership, Emergency Psychiatry/Mental Health Services, Disaster Medicine, Medical Ethics
Hobbies/Interests: 
Books that keep me up until 2am, urban kayaking, cross-country skiing, planning travel centered around meals, long phone calls with faraway family and friends
Interesting Fact: 
I was a Religion major. My hidden talents are ping pong and backgammon. I had an "extreme sports" phase that involved bungee jumping, parasailing, and volcano surfing. My toddler warms up her toy stethoscope before use because "Mama hands cold."
Future Plans: 
Be a top-notch clinician, hospital leader and patient advocate, work to improve mental health care in the Emergency Department, run a half marathon in every state (10 so far), introduce my kids to the world