Maria Yefimova

Maria Yefimova has a diverse background in the healthcare industry. Maria currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in Physiological Nursing. Maria also holds the position of Lead Nurse Scientist at UCSF Health.

Previously, Maria held leadership roles at Stanford Health Care, where they served as the Director of Academic Nursing and Patient Care Research. In this role, they provided strategic planning and consultation on the integration of clinical research and trial management into patient care services. Maria managed a team that supported numerous clinical research projects and implemented a research education program for registered nurses.

Maria also has experience as a Nurse Scientist at Stanford Health Care, where they led an operational evaluation of a new clinical program and mentored frontline nurses on implementing evidence-based practices.

In addition, Maria has worked at Stanford University School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Instructor. Maria developed grant proposals and established collaborations for research studies focusing on dementia caregivers.

Prior to their work at Stanford, Maria served as a Health Services Research Specialist at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center, where they led a research team in identifying low prevalence of palliative care in high-risk surgery. Maria also contributed to a successful grant proposal.

Earlier in their career, Maria gained experience as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Clinician Scholars Program, analyzing administrative data and leading interdisciplinary teams for research projects. Maria also held positions as the Director of Quality and Compliance at MOBILE MEDICAL LA LLC, a Home Health RN at MedCare Inc, and a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student Researcher at UCLA School of Nursing.

Overall, Maria's work experience showcases their expertise in research, leadership, and clinical practice within the healthcare industry.

Maria Yefimova completed their Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at UCLA from 2007 to 2011. Maria then pursued their Master's Degree in Nursing Science at UCLA from 2011 to 2014. In 2013 and 2014, Maria obtained a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Southern California. Maria continued their education at UCLA, completing their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing from 2011 to 2016. In 2022, Maria also obtained a certification in Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research Course 1. from the CITI Program.