You're Invited: Mentor Clinician Program Info Session
Join us on Thursday, November 14, from 12 - 1 p.m. PST for a free Mentor Clinician Program (MCP) info session. You will learn how the MCP works, its results to date, and how you can pilot the program in your pediatrics clerkship at your school of medicine or teaching hospital. This session is intended for medical educators external to UC San Diego.
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CAmP Scholars Spread Compassion Nationwide
Medical students from across the country traveled to UC San Diego to learn how to be more empathic doctors via the Sanford Institute's Compassion Ambassador Program (CAmP). Now, they'll bring that knowledge home.
READ MORELead With Compassion
Join us January 6-8, 2025, for an immersive workshop that helps medical educators, physicians, nurses, and teaching artists build their communication toolbox to become more adaptable when speaking with patients, peers, students, and more.
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Sanford Institute Featured in KPBS
Sanford Institute Director Dr. William Mobley recently sat down with KPBS to discuss how our research translates into real benefits to patients and health practitioners — empathy and compassion.
WATCH THE KPBS SEGMENTRecruiting Fellows
The UC San Diego Health: Sanford Compassionate Communication Academy Fellowship is currently recruiting for its 2025 cohorts. Open to all UC San Diego physicians, RNs, APPs, and medical educators.
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Catalyzed by the vision and generosity of T. Denny Sanford, the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego explores the neurobiology of compassion, informs medical education, and directly addresses the epidemic of physician burnout.
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The Sanford Institute has established six centers that span across various disciplines, focusing on specific domains within empathy and compassion.
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