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Lead With Compassion Workshop, April 8-9, 2026
Hosted by UC San Diego's Center for Compassionate Communication, Lead With Compassion is a two-day workshop in San Diego, CA, that equips health care professionals, medical educators, and teaching artists who work in medical education and health care with tools to enhance their leadership performance, using proven empathy and compassion principles. CME credit is provided.
Through an interactive curriculum based in arts and humanities, this immersive session uncovers and develops your authentic communications style and helps build your toolbox to become more adaptable when speaking with patients, students, funders, the media—and even your own family. Learning will occur alongside clinicians as well as artists who have an interest in teaching in healthcare. You will participate in discussions, innovative exercises, roleplay, and written reflections to increase your skill set and wellness. Our overarching goal is to rewire the way healthcare providers think about communication in medicine, and address the importance of awareness, and self-compassion.
Lead With Compassion can serve as a stand-alone opportunity or become your first step as a trainer to bolster your facilitation skills and learn ways of integrating these lessons into your curriculum. Our scaffolded program includes subsequent interactive “booster” sessions on Zoom, and online modules with facilitation guides for integration into the classroom.
Lead With Compassion is for you if you want to:
Discover
Discover compassionate principles that enhance your clinical practice, medical teaching, and leadership performance.
Ignite
Ignite stronger, more meaningful relationships with your patients, peers, and self.
Transform
Transform the way you think, see, and act in today’s ever changing health care landscape.
The Heart of Healing
In a world where medicine is increasingly driven by technology and AI, this impact video is a powerful reminder of what truly heals: human connection. Witness the impact of Lead With Compassion, directly from providers across the nation.
Meet Your Workshop Instructors
Lead With Compassion is a dynamic workshop led by UC San Diego's Center for Compassionate Communication. Your instructors are experts in arts- and humanities-based leadership training, who will guide you through interactive exercises rooted in storytelling, creativity, and reflective practice.
Hotel and Travel
From the moment you arrive in San Diego, your Lead With Compassion adventure begins! Getting to our venue is a breeze thanks to a variety of hotels and transportation options in close proximity. See our recommended accommodations near UC San Diego at the jump.
Are you ready to Lead With Compassion?
Register today to secure your spot at the Lead With Compassion Workshop on April 8-9, 2026. Early bird registration available.
Questions?
For any questions regarding Lead With Compassion, contact Norma Nava at nonava@health.ucsd.edu.