The UC San Diego Center for Learning Health Systems Science (LHSS Center) Embedded Scientist Training and Research (E-STaR) Scholars Program is training a new generation of researchers to conduct patient-centered outcomes research within learning health systems. This program provides didactic and experiential training for clinicians and scientists, emphasizing the development of core competencies in Learning Health Systems science.
Genesis Bojorquez
Experience Transformation Coach
Patient Experience, UC San Diego Health
Dr. Genesis R. Bojorquez is a PhD-prepared nurse with over a decade of experience at UC San Diego Health, she began her career as a clinical nurse in orthopedics, stroke, and transplant before assuming leadership roles during her graduate and doctoral studies. She now serves as an Experience Transformation Coach in the Patient Experience department, where she focuses on improving patient care delivery.
Dr. Bojorquez earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, magna cum laude, from San Diego State University, where she was awarded a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Fellowship and recognized as a CDC Public Health Scholar. She later completed graduate studies at the University of San Diego, earning a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on executive nurse leadership in 2018, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing in 2020. Her doctoral research focused on the health determinants of Hispanic farmworkers, examining the factors that influence their access to and utilization of U.S. healthcare services.
Driven by a deep commitment to healthcare equity, Dr. Bojorquez has dedicated her career to addressing healthcare disparities, particularly among underserved populations. She leverages data-driven approaches to improve patient engagement and experience, with a focus on optimizing healthcare delivery through real-time feedback and evidence-based practices. Dr. Bojorquez’s professional focus includes patient-centered outcomes, health equity, and healthcare transformation. She is dedicated to advancing systemic improvements in healthcare delivery.
Mattheus Ramsis, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiology Informatics
UC San Diego Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Dr. Mattheus Ramsis was raised in El Cajon, CA. Early childhood experiences with limited healthcare resources inspired his commitment to medicine and equity, and he is passionate about improving healthcare access for underserved communities. During his training, he collaborated with Samsung Research America on using smartwatches for remote atrial fibrillation detection, sparking his interest in digital health and AI. He has since led projects to enhance disease detection in resource-limited settings, from using smartphone cameras for cardiovascular monitoring to deploying AI on routine ECGs to identify undiagnosed heart conditions. Dr. Ramsis’ work is supported by the Robert A. Winn Career Development Award, which promotes diversity in clinical trials, and the American College of Cardiology Executive Board Foundation. His research aims to create sustainable, patient-centered improvements across diverse populations.
Emily Treichler, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Emily Treichler, PhD, is a Research Psychologist in the Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the VA San Diego, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She is an investigator and consultant with the UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) Dissemination and Implementation Science Center. Her work focuses on working with communities, people with lived experience, and public health institutions to identify, evaluate, and implement accessible, equitable, and person-centered mental health care in public health settings among people with serious mental illness (SMI).
Dr. Treichler completed her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2016, along with an internship at the University of Maryland Medical Center/VA Maryland Consortium in the serious mental illness track. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in psychosis research at the Desert Pacific MIRECC/UCSD in 2019 and in healthy aging at UC San Diego in 2020. She completed specialty methodological training in the Johns Hopkins Mixed Methods Research Training Program and in the Implementation Research Institute at the Brown School at Washington University at St. Louis. Dr. Treichler holds a Career Development Award from the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development program. She is the chair of the Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Special Interest Group (PASS SIG) at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT).
