Chris Carlucci Bacchi brings a wealth of knowledge, skills, and experience to her passion for health care education. Areas of focus include pathophysiology, assessment, and simulation. She received her M.D. from The University of California, San Francisco, M.S. from The University of California, Berkeley, a Certificate in Bioethics from Cambridge University, and her B.S.N. from The Catholic University of America. Dr. Bacchi completed her residency at Stanford University. She has spent the last twelve years as an instructor at the Dominican University of California. Her expertise in both nursing and medicine offers a unique perspective in communicating new material to novice students.