Heather Davis is the Director of Student Assessment at the David Geffen School of Medicine. She is responsible for managing a valid, reliable, and equitable assessment program used to enhance learning and verify the competency of undergraduate medical students at UCLA. She previously spent 20 years at UCLA Center for Prehospital Care, as the Associate Director and Program Director. As the Education Director for LA County Fire, she managed education programs for over 3000 firefighter EMTs and Paramedics. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California. She teaches as an Associate Professor in the School of Education and served 15 years on the NREMT Board of Directors. Her scholarly interests lie in learning and motivation, transfer of learning, and how learning environment impacts performance.