Cana Jenkins

Cana Jenkins is a highly experienced healthcare professional with a focus on emergency medicine and advanced practice nursing. Currently serving as the Lead Advanced Practice Provider in the UCSF Emergency Department since February 2006, Cana Jenkins provides clinical direction, education, and oversees the professional development of Emergency Department Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to this role, Cana Jenkins is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Nursing and serves as an Emergency Medicine Expert Witness for American Medical Forensic Specialists. Since 2017, Cana Jenkins has also conducted clinical trial follow-up visits for Hawthorne Effect, Inc. Previous experience includes roles as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at UCSF's Anesthesia Clinic and as a Trauma Nurse Practitioner at Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Cana Jenkins holds a Master's Degree in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from the University of California, San Francisco, and a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from California State University-Sacramento.