OUR PEOPLE
Linda Park, PhD, NP, FAAN
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
490 Illinois Street, #93P
San Francisco, CA 94158
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Education and Training
University of Illinois at Chicago, M.S., Family Nurse Practitioner - College of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco, Ph.D. - School of Nursing
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Post-Doctoral Fellowship - VA Quality Scholars Program
Awards and Honors
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, Alpha Eta Chapter, 1995----
Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award, American Heart Association, 2013
Hellman Fellow, Hellman Foundation, 2015-2017
KL2 Scholar, National Institute of Health / University of California, San Francisco, 2015-2018
Fellow (FAHA), American Heart Association, 2016----
Marie A. Cowan Promising Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association, 2017
Researcher of the Month (October), University of California, San Francisco, 2019
Fellow (FAAN), American Academy of Nursing, 2019----
PhD Mentor of the Year, UCSF School of Nursing, 2024
Fellow (FPCNA), Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, 2024
PhD Mentor of the Year, UCSF School of Nursing, 2025
Global Leadership Service Award, Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing, 2025
Overview
Dr. Park's program of research focuses on the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Her current research projects center around determining the most engaging, practical, and meaningful technology-based interventions to improve patient self-care, clinical outcomes, and quality of life for patients with ischemic heart disease and heart failure. Dr. Park applies mixed quantitative / qualitative research methods in her research among patients with cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Park is also active in her clinical role as a nurse practitioner and works at a medical center for Cardiovascular Services. She holds an appointment as a Research Health Science Specialist at San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center where she conducts work related to improving cardiovascular outcomes for Veterans.
She is deeply committed to mentorship and is the nursing director for the National Clinician Scholars Program at UCSF, one of six sites that include Yale, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Duke, and UCLA. In this 2-year fellowship program, nurse and physician scholars are immersed in a rigorous program of research, policy, and leadership training to serve as change agents to improve health, health care, and health equity.
Dr. Park is also active in her clinical role as a nurse practitioner and works at a medical center for Cardiovascular Services. She holds an appointment as a Research Health Science Specialist at San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center where she conducts work related to improving cardiovascular outcomes for Veterans.
She is deeply committed to mentorship and is the nursing director for the National Clinician Scholars Program at UCSF, one of six sites that include Yale, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Duke, and UCLA. In this 2-year fellowship program, nurse and physician scholars are immersed in a rigorous program of research, policy, and leadership training to serve as change agents to improve health, health care, and health equity.