Bio

Dr. Takudzwa Shumba is a family medicine clinician-educator with particular interests in global health equity, preventative medicine, women's health, pediatrics and integrative medicine. She was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Prior to beginning medical school at Stanford, she completed a Master's in Public Health at Yale, with a focus in global health. She has been involved in public health projects in Zimbabwe, Hong Kong and mainland China and Kenya. She completed her residency at Stanford Health Care - O'Connor Hospital Family Medicine in San Jose, prior to joining faculty at Stanford Family Medicine. LGBTQQI friendly. After several years as a continuity primary care provider at Stanford Family Medicine, she transitioned to providing quality same day access for acute patient needs.

She is currently Co-director of the Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity (LEAD) program, Associate Director of the Clinical Summer Internship (CSI), Course Director of the undergraduate seminar “Decolonizing Global Health,” and Co-Director of the "Social and Environmental Determinants of Health" elective. She is a California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) Fellow (2020-2022) and Presidential Leadership Scholar (2022). She previously served as the Primary Care and Population Health (PCPH) Division Global Health faculty lead and PCPH DEI faculty lead.

Clinical Focus

  • Family Medicine

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Co-director, Stanford Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity (LEAD) (2021 - Present)
  • Associate Director, Stanford Clinical Summer Internship (CSI) (2023 - Present)
  • Council Member, Stanford DOM CE Advisory Council (2023 - Present)
  • Global Health Faculty Lead, Stanford Primary Care and Population Health Division (2019 - 2023)
  • DEI Faculty Lead, Stanford Primary Care and Population Health Division (2020 - 2023)

Honors & Awards

  • Fellow, Rathmann Family Foundation Fellowship in Patient-Centered Care (2023-2024)
  • Honors Scholar, Stanford Health Professions Education and Scholarship Program (formerly CTSS) (2022-2023)
  • Scholar, Presidential Leadership Scholars (2022)
  • New Faculty Scholar Award, Society of Teachers in Family Medicine (2021)
  • Fellow, California Health Care Foundation (2020-2022)
  • Excellence in Mentoring Award, Stanford (Clinical Observation and Medical Transcription) Scribe Fellowship (2020)
  • Fellow, UCSF Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship (2019-2020)
  • Scholar, STFM Medical Student Educators Development Institute (2018-2019)

Professional Education

  • Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (2014) CA
  • Residency: O'Connor Hospital (2017) CA
  • BS, Yale College, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (2007)
  • MPH, Yale School of Public Health, Global Health (2008)
  • MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Concentration: Health Services and Policy Research (2014)
  • Residency, Stanford Health Care - O'Connor Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Family Medicine (2017)
  • Integrative Medicine Certificate, Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine (2017)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine (2017)

Contact

  • Academic
    University - Academic staff Department: Med/Primary Care and Population Health Position: Clinical Associate Professor
  • Clinical (Primary)  Stanford Family Medicine 211 Quarry Rd Ste 405 MC 5985 Palo Alto, CA 94304 (650) 498-7750 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5985

2024-25 Courses

All Publications

  • Underrepresented in Medicine Trainees' Sense of Belonging and Professional Identity Formation after Participation in the Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity Program. Academic pediatrics Yemane, L., Powell, C., Edwards, J., Shumba, T., Alvarez, A., Bandstra, B., Brooks, M., Brown-Johnson, C., Caceres, W., Dunn, T., Johnson, C., Perez, F. D., Reece-Nguyen, T., Thomas, R. P., Watkins, A. C., Blankenburg, R. 2024

    Abstract

    There are persistent structural barriers that threaten inclusion and retention of underrepresented in medicine (UIM) residents and fellows (trainees) as future faculty in academic medicine. We developed the Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity (LEAD) Program at a single, academic institution, to address these barriers through a 10-month longitudinal curriculum across GME for trainees to develop leadership and scholarship skills in DEI.Explore how participation in LEAD impacted UIM trainees' sense of belonging and professional identity formation in academic medicine; as well as perceptions about pursuing a career in academic medicine and future leadership roles.IRB-approved qualitative study in August 2020-August 2021 with individual, semi-structured interviews of UIM LEAD graduates from the first 4 cohorts (2017-2021). Data were analyzed by two authors using modified grounded theory.14 UIM trainees were interviewed; seven themes emerged. Critical aspects of the program: (1) Creation of a community of shared DEI values (2) Mentorship (3) Role of allies. Results of the program: (4) Deepened appreciation of personal and professional identity as UIM (5) Fostered belonging in academic medicine (6) Appreciation of different careers in academic medicine and how to integrate DEI interests (7) Inspired trainees to pursue leadership roles.LEAD can serve as a model for other institutions that seek to support UIM trainees' sense of belonging, professional identity formation, and perceptions about pursuing careers in academic medicine and future leadership roles.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.003

    View details for PubMedID 39117029