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A Virtual Leadership Workshop for Healthcare Changemakers

Hosted by UC San Diego's Center for Compassionate Communication, Lead With Compassion is a 12-hour Zoom workshop split over 4 partial days that equips health care professionals, medical educators, and teaching artists who work in medical education and health care with practical communication tools to lead more effectively in emotionally complex, high-stakes environments, grounded in proven proven empathy and compassion principles.  

Through an interactive, arts- and humanities-based curriculum, this immersive session helps you uncover and develop your authentic communications style. You’ll build a practical toolbox  for adapting your message whens speaking with patients, students, funders, the media—and even your own family.  

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 health care providers think about communication in medicine and address the importance of awareness, and self-compassion. We encourage full, on-camera participation, as the curriculum is scaffolded and your voice and perspective matter for group cohesion and breakout sessions. 

This immersive 4-day workshop is intended for changemakers in health care and is bolstered with free one-hour sessions via our monthly webinar series. Register now!

This is a multi-day event. One registration covers all days.

  • Day 1 – Wednesday, April 8 | 9 AM –12 PM (PST)
  • Day 2 – Thursday, April 9 | 9 AM –12 PM (PST)
  • Day 3 – Tuesday, May 5 | 9 AM –12 PM (PST)
  • Day 4 – Wednesday, May 6 | 9 AM –12 PM (PST)

See full agenda here.

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.

Lead With Compassion in Action

See how the Lead With Compassion workshop is shaping the way providers show up for themselves, their teams, and their patients across institutions and disciplines nationwide.

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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.

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Are you ready to Lead With Compassion?

Registration is open for this virtual leadership workshop designed to shape how you lead in 2026 and beyond. Full workshop access is $150 ($100 for UC San Diego faculty). Sign up now and invest in a more compassionate approach to leadership. Limited spots available!

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Questions?

For any questions regarding Lead With Compassion, contact Norma Nava at nonava@health.ucsd.edu.