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Health Sciences Funding for Leadership Skills Training Programs

Funding for Health Sciences Faculty Leadership Skills Training

Faculty leadership training promotes an engaged, diverse and inclusive faculty in academic medicine. UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences (VCHS) and the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) supports funding for faculty development programs at UC San Diego and high quality nationally recognized programs.

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Eligibility and Funding Support for Leadership Training Opportunities 

Health Sciences (HS) faculty at all ranks and series with at least a 50% salaried appointment are eligible to apply. Applications for HS funding support are accepted on a rolling basis and must include a description of the applicant's current and potential leadership roles in UC San Diego Health Sciences, CV, and a letter of endorsement from the sponsoring department. 

Letter of endorsement should confirm support of the following:

  • All travel and travel-related expenses (including transportation, lodging and meals)
  • Registration fee not covered by this funding support

Application instructions specific to each opportunity are indicated below. A committee comprised of Health Sciences senior faculty leaders will review and select recipients for funding support. Please note:

  • Funding is available for one program per faculty in a given 12-month period.
  • Reimbursement is processed after the faculty has attended the leadership training program. ​
  • Reimbursement is contingent on availability of funds.

UC San Diego Leadership Training Opportunities

Leadership training opportunities for Health Sciences faculty at UC San Diego are outlined below with additional information including available funding support. 

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Target Audience Mid- and Senior-career faculty
Funding spots available Up to 10 faculty members selected annually
Estimated Cost $133,760 (Cost of Tuition for Academic Year 2024-2025)
Support Structure Faculty participant is expected to pay a sixth to a third of the cost. The remainder will be supported by Rady School of Management, the Department, and VCHS.
Time Commitment 2 years (FlexWeekend MBA); 2.5 years (FlexEvening MBA)
Application Due Rolling basis, Rady MBA deadlines are Dec 1, Feb 1, Apr 1, June 1, and July 15. 
Additional requirements Applicants need to apply simultaneously to the Rady MBA program and UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application . Support is contingent upon acceptance into the MBA program. It is recommended that candidates apply for the funding support and to the MBA program by June 1st at the latest.

Support for this training will require that the faculty member remain at UC San Diego for at least 2 years after completion of leadership training or forfeit funding, requiring payback to the institution.
Apply for HS funding UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the UC San Diego Rady School of Management FlexMBA  website or contact Kristina Cook (kbcook@ucsd.edu). 

Target Audience ​Full-time Senate faculty (Professor, Professor in Residence, Professor of Clinical X) appointed at Step I and above
Estimated Cost N/A
Support Structure Executive Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs (EVC) covers all costs if accepted into program
Time Commitment 6 months (4-5 h per month from January to June)
Application Due Applications are being accepted October 17, 2024 through November 22, 2024
Apply for HS funding ​N/A

 

For more information, please visit the UC San Diego Faculty Leadership Academy website.

The UC San Diego Health Leadership Academy is a custom course and by invite only. For more information, please consult the UC San Diego Extended Studies website.

Target Audience Assistant Professors with Academic Senate membership (Ladder-Rank, In Residence, LPSOE, and Clinical X series).
  • Applicants must have been employed in one of the above series for at least one year by the application deadline and must be at the rank of Assistant Professor at the time the award is utilized.
Support Structure Applicants may request funding for release from the teaching of 1-2 courses in order to allow time to concentrate their efforts on research or creative activities.
  • AY 2025-2026 course relief rate: $8,500/course for a maximum of $17,000 for two courses.
  • Applicants in Health Sciences may request release time from clinical duties, and the amount of funding will be comparable to that for course relief on the General Campus, up to a maximum of $17,000.
  • The program may also provide support for supplies and equipment, salary for an assistant, summer research, travel expenses related to a project, etc.
Time Commitment Awards are announced in the spring and implemented in the following academic year. Reports on how award funds were used are required for each awardee at the end of the academic year.
Application Period October 15, 2024 - December 16, 2024
Additional requirements N/A
Apply for HS funding UCSD Faculty Career Development Program

 

For more information about this funding, contact Academic Recruitment Services (OARS): Carla Solomon at oars@ucsd.edu.

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National Leadership Training Opportunities

Health Sciences funding is also available for select, high-quality national leadership training opportunities external to UC San Diego. Those opportunities are outlined below with additional information including available funding support. 

The Health Sciences funding support is provided in the form of partial or full registration fee reimbursement in most cases, and the reimbursement is processed after the faculty has attended the leadership training program. ​

  • Interested faculty should apply for the funding support at least one month prior to attending the desired leadership training program.​
  • Department support for all travel expenses is required for the applicant to be eligible for Health Sciences funding.
    • If you're specifically looking for travel grants, please consult the UCSD Health Sciences Academy of Clinician Scholars Travel Grants page.
  • Funding will provide registration fee reimbursement of up to $3,000. 
    • If the registration fee exceeds $3,000, the reimbursement will be offered for one third of the registration fee charged to the participant, with a maximum cap at $5,000.
    • In all instances, the amount of support provided may vary depending on availability of funds.

Other high-quality leadership trainings not listed may be considered for funding. Please scroll to the bottom of this page for instructions.

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

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Target Audience ​Early and mid-career women and under-represented minority faculty
Estimated Cost ​$2,275 - $2,375 registration fee only (not including travel, lodging, and ​meals)
Support Structure HS funding will support registration fees and Department is responsible for travel expenses
Time Commitment 2.5 - 3.5 days at various seminar locations
Application Due Rolling basis depending on which of the 5 seminars supported:
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application
Apply for HS funding UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the AAMC Leadership Development Seminars website.

Target Audience ​Mid- and senior-career faculty
Estimated Cost ​$9,975 - $11,175 registration fee only (not including travel, lodging, and meals)
Support Structure HS funding will support partial registration fees and Department is responsible for travel expenses
Time Commitment 6 months (includes two in-person sessions and 10 virtual sessions)
Application Due Registration​ currently closed
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application​
Apply for HS funding ​UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the AAMC Leading Organizations to Health program​ website.

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California Health Care Foundation (CHCF)

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Target Audience ​Mid- and senior-career faculty
Estimated Cost ​$6,825 registration fee only (not including travel, lodging, and meals)
Support Structure HS funding will support up to 1/3 of the registration fee charged to participant and Department is responsible for travel expenses
Time Commitment Two years, part-time fellowship
Application Due Open April through June each year
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application​
Apply for HS funding ​UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the CHCF Leadership Program website.

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Drexel University College of Medicine

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Target Audience ​Mid- and senior-career women faculty
Estimated Cost ​approx. $33,000 ($18,900 registration + travel, lodging, meals)
Support Structure

Faculty Nominated by a Health Sciences Dean

  • ​School of Medicine faculty: 1/3 Faculty, 1/3 Department Chair, and 1/3 Dean
  • Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty: 1/3 Faculty, 1/3 Dean, and 1/3 VCHS

Faculty Nominated by the CEO of UC San Diego Health 

  • School of Medicine faculty: 1/3 Faculty, 1/3 Department Chair, and 1/3 CEO
  • Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty: 1/3 Faculty, 1/3 Dean, and 1/3 CEO
Time Commitment ​1 year fellowship (including three onsite 1-week sessions)
Application Due Application for the 2025-2026 class opens September 1, 2024 and must be received by October 31, 2024, 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET). Nominations and recommendations must be received by November 18, 2024 at midnight ET.
Additional requirements

As per ELAM​’s instructions, an institution can nominate up to two people from each of its professional schools (medicine, public health and pharmacy) and the Health System.

Support for this training will require that the faculty member remain at UC San Diego for at least 2 years after completion of leadership training or forfeit funding, requiring payback to the institution.
Apply for HS funding ​After acceptance into ELAM, faculty may submit a UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application.

 

For more information, please visit the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) website.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Executive Education

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Target Audience ​Preference for mid- to senior-career women faculty
Estimated Cost ​$4,900 registration only (not including travel, lodging, meals)
Support Structure ​HS funding will support registration fees and Department is responsible for travel expenses
Time Commitment
  • ​​Four (4) days (Harvard Longwood Campus in Boston, MA​)
  • June 3-6, 2025 on-site at Harvard Longwood Campus in Boston, MA
Application Due

Registration​ currently open
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application
Apply for HS funding ​UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the Emerging Women Executives in Health Care website.

Target Audience ​​Mid- and senior-faculty physicians
Estimated Cost $11,200 registration only (not including travel, lodging, meals)
Support Structure ​HS funding will support registration fees and Department is responsible for travel expenses
Time Commitment
  • Two (2) weeks
  • October 5-17, 2025 on site at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA
Application Due Registration currently open
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application
Apply for HS funding ​UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers website.

Target Audience ​​Mid- and senior-career faculty
Estimated Cost ​$3,100
Support Structure ​​HS funding will support registration fees and Department is responsible for travel expenses
Time Commitment
  • Two (2) days 
  • ​May 14-16, 2024​ on-site at Harvard Longwood Campus in Boston, MA
Application Due Registration currently open
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application
Apply for HS funding ​UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the Health Care Leadership for Emerging Executives website.

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Stanford Continuing Medical Education

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Target Audience ​​Early-career clinical faculty
Estimated Cost ​​$6,500 registration only (not including travel, lodging, meals)
Support Structure ​​HS funding will support up to $2,500 of the registration fees, and Department is responsible for the remaining registration fee, as well as travel expenses, if any.
Time Commitment ​February 2025 - July 2025 (approximately 45-60 hours in synchronous and asynchronous activities)
Application Due Application for 2025 program dates closes November 14, 2024
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of the remaining registration fee and travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application
Apply for HS funding ​UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the Stanford Physician Leadership Certificate Program website.

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Wharton Executive Education

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Target Audience ​​Senior-career faculty (senior managers)
Estimated Cost ​​​$14,750-$15,000 registration only (not including travel, lodging, meals)
Support Structure ​​HS funding will support registration fees and Department is responsible for travel expenses.
Time Commitment
  • ​​One (1) week (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Two sessions available: May 4-9, 2025 and September 21-26, 2025 both on site in Philadelphia, PA
Application Due Registration​ open
Additional requirements Letter of endorsement from Department confirming support of travel expenses is necessary to complete HS funding application
Apply for HS funding ​UCSD HS Faculty Leadership Training Funding Application

 

For more information, please visit the Becoming a Leader of Leaders: Pathway for Success website.

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Other Leadership Training

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In addition to the programs outlined above, other high-quality leadership trainings may be considered for funding. If you are interested in obtaining funding support for a training not listed on this page, please submit a request by completing this form, selecting "Other" and naming the program you'd like to be considered. The form submission must be accompanied by a letter of endorsement.

Please note: In the letter of endorsement for other program funding, the applicant's Department Chair should confirm:

  • Faculty member is in Good Standing with the department
  • Department support of the faculty member’s participation in this program
  • Funding support of all travel and travel-related expenses (including transportation, lodging and meals), and/or registration fee not covered by Health Sciences leadership funding support
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