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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. 

UC San Diego Rady School of Management FlexMBA

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). 

UC San Diego Faculty Leadership Academy

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.

UC San Diego Health Leadership Academy

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.

UC San Diego Faculty Career Development Program

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.