Calvin Chou, MD, PhD is Professor of Medicine at UCSF, and staff physician at the VA in San Francisco. As faculty with the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, he leads workshops in relationship-centered communication, feedback, conflict, and remediation in health professions education. He was a fellow of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement in 2025-26. He is co-editor of the books Remediation in Medical Education: A Midcourse Correction; Communication Rx: Transforming Healthcare Through Relationship-Centered Communication; and Spiritual Care and Clinical Practice Transformed: At the Intersection of Vulnerability & Awe.