Colleagues Mourn Loss of Beloved Psychiatrist Kevin Mack

A psychiatrist who dedicated his practice to serving the underserved. A teacher passionate about training the next generation of doctors. A devoted husband and father. A techie, a genial host, and once in a while – a baker.

Kevin Mack, MD, MS, embodied all those graces.

Mack died July 14 in a collision while on an early-morning campus shuttle bus from the Parnassus campus to his work at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) where he was a staff psychiatrist. He was 52.

He was an associate clinical professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry. He was also director of Educational Technology and Faculty Development in the UCSF-Berkeley Joint Medical Program, an Advisory College mentor, and a member of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. His work extended beyond the Bay Area too, through the World Health Organization and problem-based learning programs he developed for use in Africa and the South Pacific....

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