Alexandra H. Vinson, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan. Her research explores the dynamic relationship between the medical profession and American society. In one line of research, Alexandra investigates how the medical profession adapts to its changing place in American society by reshaping medical training programs. Her early work in this area sought to understand the contemporary physician-patient relationship and how medical students are trained to take up the doctor role in patient interactions. Currently, Alexandra's research investigates changes in medical school admissions processes, including the adoption and use of situational judgment test scores as a new admissions metric, to understand the implications of these changes for building a diverse medical workforce. In another line of research and practice, Alexandra explores how the American healthcare system can be transformed by embracing robust multi-stakeholder engagement in healthcare improvement work. At the University of Michigan, Alexandra is Co-Lead of the Bipolar Disorder Learning Community in the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program. This multi-stakeholder healthcare improvement collaborative, established in August 2022, works to build a Learning Health System to produce improvements in organizational care processes and health outcomes for individuals with a bipolar diagnosis. Alexandra holds a BA in Psychology and Linguistics from Emory University, a PhD in Sociology and Science Studies from University of California-San Diego, and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She is a co-founder and Executive Board Member of the Sociology of Health Professions Education Collaborative.