Junior Faculty Alumni
Since the inception of the National Center of Leadership in Academic Medicine (NCLAM) in 1999, 368 junior faculty have graduated from the program. During the program, each junior faculty member develops and completes a Professional Development Contract (PDC) with help from an assigned senior mentor. All Health Sciences faculty are eligible to serve as mentors, and mentor pairings are based on recommendations by the individual NCLAM participant and NCLAM Leadership Council. The list of projects by department below shows the wide diversity of interests among our graduates.
Faculty Mentors Across Health Sciences
Department/Division Mentor Directors (DMDs) help their units shift away from a culture of ad hoc mentorship towards intentional, inclusive, and effective mentorship in all institutional contexts. DMDs guide faculty to use evidence-based best practices for mentoring junior faculty and trainees. DMDs assess the “health” of mentoring in their department/division and act as a liaison with the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA).
Anesthesiology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2021 | Laura Case, PhD | |
| 2021 | Claire Soria, MD | |
| 2020 | Nathaniel Schuster, MD | |
| 2019 | Brian Frugoni, MD | |
| 2015 | Anne Shapiro, DO | UCSD Labor Epidural Bupivicaine Bolusing: A Cost & Safety Analysis |
| 2014 | Sarah Madision, MD | Does treating pain in the perioperative setting improve psychological outcomes for cancer patients? |
| 2012 | Erik Kistler, MD | Establishment of an Independent Research Lab |
| 2010 | Erin Lawson, MD | Chronic Opioids and Sleep Apnea |
| 2009 | Sameh Ali, PhD | Dirunal elevation in NADPH oxidase activity in the brain: a proposal link between brain inflammation and chronobiology |
| 2007 | Dalia Banks, MD | Gaining ACGME Accreditation for the UC San Diego Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship Program |
| 2005 | Shobana Chandraskekhar, MD | Compare and contrast various teaching methods from both faculty and resident perspectives, and gain an understanding of how residents learn best |
| 2004 | Wendy Campana, PhD | Resubmitting R01 Grant for PINCH Signaling in PNS |
| 2003 | Robin Seaberg, MD | Anesthesiology Resident Curriculum on Substance Use, Abuse, and Physician Impairment |
| 2002 | David Luo, MD, PhD | Improvement of My Time Management Skills |
| 2001 | Vanna Soonthon-Brant, MD | Develop lecture series on anesthetic management of common pediatric diseases |
| 2000 | Sandra Chaplan, MD | Prioritizing Career Goals |
| 2000 | Reema Sanghvi, MD | Acute Airway Management Seminar/Workshop |
| 2000 | Gerhard Schulteis, PhD | Develop a one-day job fair/symposium on postdoctoral career development |
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2014 | Karl Willert, PhD | Investigating the role of WNT-FZD7 signaling in tumorigenesis |
| 2009 | Alysson Muotri, PhD | Modeling Autism spectrum disorders with human pluripotent stem cells |
Dermatology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD | |
| 2019 | Amanda Marsch, MD | |
| 2016 | Taraneh Paravar, MD | The Establishment of Collaborative Clinics and Conferences Between Dermatology and Rheumatology |
Emergency Medicine
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Daniel Lasoff, MD | |
| 2021 | Sukhdeep Singh, MD | |
| 2020 | Christian Dameff, MD, MS | |
| 2015 | Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH | Write a foundation grant |
| 2014 | Radhika Sundararajan, MD, PhD | Developing a successful staffing model for ED Observation Unit |
| 2008 | Leslie Oyama, MD | Better than "Good Job:" Improving Medical Student Evaluations |
| 2002 | Kama Guluma, MD | Fundamentals of Grant Writing |
| 1999 | Karen Van Hoesen, MD | UC San Diego Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship Development |
Family Medicine and Public Health
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Alice Chen, DO | |
| 2022 | Samuel Galloway, MD | |
| 2021 | Julie Celebi, MD, MS | |
| 2020 | Terri Cheng, MD | |
| 2019 | Sarah Merrill, MD | |
| 2016 | Camille Nebeker, EdD | Building Research Integrity and Capacity Phase 3 – BRIC Implementation and Adoption Strategies |
| 2015 | Jose Ricardo Suarez, MD, PhD, MPH | Running an NIH Grant |
| 2015 | Yuyan Shi, PhD | Developing a Grant Proposal for Multi-Disciplinary Research |
| 2013 | Geneen Gin, DO | Prenatal, Gynecological Ultrasound Curriculum for Family Medicine Residents |
| 2012 | Melanie Fiorella, MD | Development of Nutrition Residency Program |
| 2011 | Alice Mills, MD, MPH | Applying for a Career Development Award |
| 2008 | Dustin Lillie, MD | Shared Decision Making: The Missing Link Between Information and Action |
| 2008 | Esmatullah Hatamy, MD | Curriculum Development for Family Medicine's Inpatient Service |
| 2008 | Victoria Ojeda, PhD | Graduate Studies in Cultural Perceptions about Health and Disease |
| 2007 | Xin Lu, PhD | Designing a Course: Introduction to Computational Biology, Method, and Applications |
| 2006 | Dennis Trinidad, PhD, MPH | Improve Data Collection Methodology and Revise a Grant Application to Study Prevention of Smoking in the Filipino Adolescent Population |
| 2006 | Lisa Madlensky,PhD | Create a Course Website for FPM243 |
| 2006 | Matthew Allison, MD, MPH | Develop an Elective Course in Cardiovascular Epidemiology |
| 2005 | Rema Raman, PhD | Learn time management and know-how to convert her research ideas into manuscripts in statistics and neurological journals |
| 2005 | Susanne May, PhD | Identify a Funding Source for Own Methodological Research and Write First Draft of Application |
| 2004 | Loki Natarajan, PhD | Write a methodology grant in biostatistics |
| 2004 | Sonia Jain, PhD | Complete two methodological research papers and put together a grant application |
| 2003 | Happy Araneta, PhD | Determinants of Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes-related Complications, and the Metabolic Syndrome in Filipino-American Women |
| 2003 | Jennifer Wu, MD | Designing a Model for Primary Care Services for the San Diego Family Justice Center |
| 2002 | Reena Deutsch, PhD | Confidence Interval Estimation for Cox Model R2 Prediction |
| 2001 | Anthony Gamst, PhD | Developing Grant Writing Skills |
| 2001 | Deborah Morton, PhD | Developing an Assessment Tool to be Used for General Research in the Gay and Lesbian Community |
| 2000 | Deborah Goodman-Gruen, MD, PhD | Promotion Package |
| 2000 | Sherry Emery, PhD | Teaching Research Methods |
| 2000 | Cecilia Gutierrez, MD | HRT - Current Controversies - A Multidisciplinary Approach |
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Tala Al-Rousan, MD, MPH | |
| 2021 | Aladdin Shadyab, PhD, MPH, MS |
Medicine
See divisions below.
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2011 | Edward Chao, DO | Promoting Positive Change in Patients with Diabetes: Examining the Impact of Social Networks |
| 2011 | Declan McCole, PhD | Creating a Translational Research Project: Integrating Basic Research with Clinical Disease |
| 2011 | Toshitaka Yajima, MD, PhD | Improving Professional Writing Skills |
| 2010 | Maple Fung, MD | VA Merit Proposal: Central Sympathetic activity and peripheral vascular changes in prehypertension |
| 2008 | Rebekah Kaplowitz, MD, MPH | Improving Medical Care for Women Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) |
| 2007 | Smita Desai, DO | Grant Proposal: The Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Interleukin 18 and Systemic Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| 2006 | Laura Greci, MD, MPH | Develop a Research Agenda to Improve Quality and Efficiency of Emergency Care at the San Diego VA |
| 2006 | Tammy Lin, MD, MPH | Explore the Possibilities for a Multi-Specialty Obesity Clinic at UC San Diego |
| 2004 | Hyun Sil Kim, MD | Start working on the establishment of the Inflammatory Bowel Clinic at UC San Diego |
| 2004 | Joseph Yu, MD | Work on the process of acquiring ultrasound equipment for biopsy of thyroid nodules and develop a training program for the fellows |
| 2001 | Karen Munger, PhD | Web Based Learning: A Website for Bioengineering 140B |
| 2001 | Paula Shaw, MD | How to Determine Primary Care Panel Sizes in an Open Access System |
| 2000 | Angela Wang, MD | Airway Epithelial Tissue Core Facility |
| 2000 | Asad Bashey, MD, PhD | Grant Writing to Obtain Funding for Clinical and Translational Patient-Oriented Research |
| 2000 | Bogi Andersen, MD | Independent Research Program on Keratinocyte Biology |
| 2000 | Eduardo Ortiz, MD, MPH | A Hospitalist Program at UC San Diego |
| 2000 | Jacques Corbeil, PhD | Initiate at Introduction Course in Genomics and Bioinformatics |
| 2000 | Saralyn Williams, MD | Medical Toxicology Fellowship Curriculum |
| 1999 | Denise Hermann, MD | Personal Professional Development |
| 1999 | Ewa Carrier, MD | Development of a Pediatric Transplant Program at UC San Diego |
| 1999 | Stacy Tompkins, MD | Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Treatment Program at UC San Diego |
| 1999 | Vijaya Pratha, MD | Gastroenterology Clinic at UC San Diego |
Neurosciences
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Aliya Frederick, MD, PhD | |
| 2022 | Olivia Kim McManus, MD | |
| 2022 | Kevin McGehrin, MD | |
| 2021 | Xu Chen, PhD | |
| 2020 | June Yoshii-Contreras, MD | |
| 2019 | Dominic Ferrey, MD | |
| 2019 | Anuja Jindal, MD, MPH | |
| 2015 | David Piccioni, MD, PhD | Developing a Neurological Oncology Conference |
| 2015 | Royya Modir, MD | The UCSD Inpatient Stroke Service |
| 2014 | Leena Kansal, MD | Epilepsy and EMR Databases: Dilatin dosing in patient with epilepsy and history of alcoholism |
| 2014 | Shauna Yuan, MD | Dissecting Tau Aggregation Mediated Neurodegeneration and Prion-like Propagation |
| 2013 | Sonya Wang, MD | Case Series of Acupuncture Effectiveness in Pediatrics Epilepsy |
| 2012 | Mary J. Harbert, MD | Real-time Noninvasive Multimodal Assessment of Newborn Brain Function |
| 2010 | John Crawford, MD, MS | Neuroimmunology of Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors |
| 2009 | Jonathan Bui, MD, PhD | NMR imaging in a focal stroke model |
| 2008 | Stephanie Lessig, MD | UC San Diego Parkinson's Disease Center |
| 2006 | Sean Evans, MD | Prepare a patient's guide to understanding neurological diseases, treatment and their doctor's actions |
| 2004 | Christopher Kenney, MD | Work on establishing a movement disorders clinic with emphasis on deep brain stimulation |
| 2004 | Nayan Desai, MD | Learn the process of grant writing to further interest in electrodiagnostic research |
| 2003 | Brett Meyer, MD | Develop a Timeline and Plan for the Implementation of a Remote Video Consultation System at Four Remote Hospital Sites |
| 2002 | Joseph Gleeson, MD | |
| 2000 | Ronald Ellis, MD, PhD | Create a Clinical Service and Research Fellowship in NeuroAIDS at UC San Diego |
| 1999 | Carla Grosmann, MD | Complexities of Building a Community Practice |
Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Kathleen Fisch, PhD | |
| 2021 | Marni Jacobs, PhD, MPH | |
| 2020 | Julia Cormano, MD | |
| 2020 | Tracy Harrison, MD | |
| 2020 | Alice Sutton, MD | |
| 2018 | Sarah Averbach, MD | The Timing of IUD Perforation After Interval Postpartum IUD Placement |
| 2016 | Heidi Cook-Anderson, MD, PhD | Thinking Outside the NIH Box |
| 2015 | Kellie Breen Church, PhD | Develop a Publication Record Worthy of NIH Early Stage Investigator Funding |
| 2015 | Marianna Alperin, PhD | Pregnancy Induced Adaptations in Pelvic Floor Muscles: In Vivo Examinations |
| 2014 | David Natale, BSc, PhD | The Role of AMPK Signaling in Placental Development |
| 2014 | Sheila Mody, MD, MPH | Understanding Barriers to Long Acting Reversible Contraception Use Among Postpartum Women With Medical Conditions |
| 2011 | Djurdjica Coss, PhD | Feasibility/Preliminary Data for a Second R01 |
| 2010 | Louise Laurent, MD, PhD | Writing an NIH Grant |
| 2010 | Sasha Kaufmann, PhD | Hormone Action: Graduate School Curriculum and Endocrinology Course Design |
| 2009 | Yvette LaCoursiere, MD, MPH | Importing Evidence-Based Practice in the Care of the Obese Pregnant Woman: An Assessment of Two Practice Models |
| 2008 | Edwin Alvarez, MD | Identification and Characterization of Human Ovarian Cancer Initiating Cells |
| 2007 | Jessica Kingston, MD | Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Curriculum for OBGYN Residents |
| 2007 | Maryam Tarsa, MD | Less Work Hours and More Opportunity to Attend Weekly Scheduled Conferences. Do Reproductive Medicine Residents Perform Better Now Compared to Years Before? |
| 2006 | Emily Lukacz, MD | A Comprehensive Analysis of the Short and Intermediate Term Impacts of Normal Vaginal Delivery vs. Elective Cesarean Section |
| 2003 | Douglas Woelkers, MD | Establishing the Standing Obstetrical Research Core (20STORC) |
| 2002 | Kathryn Pruzinsky, MD | Starting a Specialty Menopause Clinic |
| 2001 | Cheryl Saenz, MD | Gynecologic Oncology Group Research Protocol: Surveillance in Early Ovarian Immature Teratoma |
| 2000 | Paula Amato, MD | Submit Application to Change Visa Status and Complete and Submit Several Research Manuscripts |
| 2000 | Pamela Deak, MD | Survival Guide for Oral Board Exams in Ob/Gyn |
| 1999 | Andrew Hull, MD | Learn Develop Spanish for Perinatal Practice |
| 1999 | Christine Miller, MD | Write a Good Quality Case Report |
Ophthalmology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2021 | Jolene Rudell, MD, PhD | |
| 2020 | Jiun Do, MD, PhD | |
| 2020 | Yunxiang (Catherine) Liu, MD, PhD | |
| 2005 | Shira Robbins, MD | Work on establishing a medical/surgical clinic for pediatric glaucoma |
| 2003 | Christopher Bowd, PhD | Multifocal Visual Evoked Potentials in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Glaucoma |
| 1999 | Linda Zangwill, PhD | Expanding Research Activities in Eye Epidemiology |
Orthopaedic Surgery
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Elsa Sanchez Lopez, PhD | |
| 2020 | Bahar Shahidi, PhD | |
| 2013 | Sameer Shah, PhD | Pitch and Proposal Development for Industry Research Collaboration |
| 2011 | Simon Schenk, PhD | SIRT 1 and Muscle Insulin Action: R01 Resubmission |
| 2010 | Eric Hentzen, MD, PhD | Residents' International Orthopedic Experience |
| 2008 | Robert Afra, MD | Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Development |
| 2007 | Douglas Chang, MD, PhD | Grant Proposal: Non-invasive Ultrasonic Measurement of Intracranial Pressure Waveforms in Athletes Participating in Head-contact Sports |
| 2006 | Daniel Lee, DPM | Develop a UC San Diego Diabetic Limb Preservation Program |
| 2003 | Matthew Meunier, MD | A Regional Referral System for Hand Trauma |
| 2002 | Scott Meyer, MD | Genetic Determination of Spinal Anatomy and Muscle Strength in Identical Twins |
Pathology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Cole Ferguson, MD, PhD | |
| 2022 | Francesca Soncin, PhD | |
| 2021 | Hiutung Chu, PhD | |
| 2016 | Xiangdong Xu, MD, PhD | How to Run a Journal from Your Garage |
| 2014 | Gerald P. Morris, MD, PhD | T Cell Development in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation |
| 2010 | Jonathan Lin, MD, PhD | Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration |
| 2009 | Christina Sigurdson, PhD, DVM | Pew Scholar Application for Prion Disease |
| 2006 | Dianne Langford, PhD | Design and Implement a Multifaceted Project to Study HIV in the Ethiopian Population |
| 2003 | Steve Goodison, PhD | Turn a Backlog of Research Data into Submitted Scientific Articles |
| 2000 | Steffan Ho, MD, PhD | Research Program Development and Evaluation |
| 1999 | Cynthia Behling, MD, PhD | Design a Short Course for the American Society of Clinical Pathology |
| 1999 | Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, MD | To Be an Effective Administrator |
Pediatrics
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Fabian Rivera-Chávez, PhD | |
| 2022 | Carolyn Sawyer, MD | |
| 2022 | Richard Silva, MD | |
| 2022 | Jose Silva Sepulveda, MD | |
| 2021 | Michael Gardiner, MD | |
| 2021 | Vanessa Scott, MD, MS | |
| 2021 | Nathaly Sweeney, MD | |
| 2021 | Kristen Wigby, MD | |
| 2020 | Nicole Coufal, MD, PhD | |
| 2020 | Sandra Leibel, MD | |
| 2020 | Hari Narayan, MD | |
| 2019 | Gretchen Bandoli, PhD, MPH, MBA | |
| 2019 | Atim Ekpenyong, MD | |
| 2019 | Kathleen (Katie) Ryan Loker, MD, MPH | |
| 2019 | Vanessa Tamas, MD | |
| 2019 | Victor Wong, MD | |
| 2016 | Farhad Imam, MD, PhD | You know his/her name |
| 2016 | Leah Kern, MD, MPH | Collaboration in Pediatric HIV Care at Tijuana General Hospital |
| 2016 | Nathan Lewis, PhD | How I Spent My Summer Vacation |
| 2015 | Stephanie Leonard, MD | Business Plan for Food Allergy Cente |
| 2014 | Johanna Chang, MD | Development of Pediatric Rheumatology Ultrasound Clinic |
| 2013 | Andrew Skalsky, MD | Business plan and proposal for acute inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation service at UC San Diego Health Sciences and the UC San Diego School of Medicine |
| 2013 | Michelle Leff, MD, PhD | The Use of Supplementary Feedings in Newborn Nursery |
| 2012 | Chris Davis, PhD | Evaluation of Exercise limitations in Fontan Patients |
| 2012 | Kyung Rhee, MD | Next Steps in Childhood Obesity Treatment |
| 2011 | Chris Cannavino, MD | Pediatric Clerkship Curriculum: Subspecialty Modules |
| 2011 | Rebecca Cherry, MD | The Use of EPIC to Identify Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome |
| 2011 | Wynnis Tom, MD | Systematic Therapies for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis: A Multicenter Approach |
| 2010 | Daniel Lesser, MD | Development of expertise in pediatric sleep apnea |
| 2010 | Lars Bode, PhD | Developing a funding strategy for a solid and sustainable research program |
| 2009 | Adriana Tremoulet, MD | Differences in Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics between Filipino Americans and non-Filipinos with Kawasaki Disease |
| 2008 | Jin Xue, PhD | Building Scientific Writing Skills |
| 2007 | Kelly Doran, PhD | Imaging Blood-brain Barrier Permeability in a Mouse Model of Bacerial Meningitis |
| 2007 | Robert Douglas, PhD | Unbiased Stereological Assessment of Apoptosis in Hypoxic Mouse Brain |
| 2007 | Tina Leone, MD | Bedside Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care |
| 2006 | Aki Saitoh, MD | Study the Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV-Exposed and Infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy |
| 2006 | Jane Kim, MD | Develop a Strategic Plan to Acquire Research Funding |
| 2005 | Amy Geddis, MD | Write a grant proposal for the formation of a registry and shared resource for inherited disorders of platelet numbers |
| 2004 | Jeannine Huang, MD | Develop curriculum and evaluation methods for two of the core competencies of the Pediatric GI Fellowship |
| 2003 | Rolando Viani, MD | Rapid HIV Testing During Pregnancy: The First Step for a Comprehensive Family Oriented HIV Clinic at Tijuana General Hospital |
| 2002 | Garry Crummer, MD | California Indian Health |
| 2002 | Maria Luisa Zuniga, PhD | Scholarly Growth through Development of Manuscripts and an Academic Portfolio |
| 2002 | Sherry Huang, MD | Hamartomatous Polyposis Clinical Research |
| 2001 | Jeffrey Schwimmer, MD | Childhood Obesity Career Road Map |
| 2001 | Laurel Leslie, MD | Determining Who I Am and Where I Am Going |
| 2000 | Nancy Graff, MD | Interpersonal Violence Curriculum |
| 1999 | Karen Loper, MD, MPH | Introduction to Scholarly Activities |
Pharmacology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2016 | David Gonzalez, PhD | Constructing a R01 Research Proposal for Submission in 2016 |
| 1999 | Lisa Conti, PhD | Writing a Grant (Or Getting Some of My Own Salary) |
Psychiatry
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Matthew Herbert, PhD | |
| 2022 | Victoria Merritt, PhD | |
| 2021 | Yuliana Gallegos Rodriguez, PhD | |
| 2021 | Ellen Lee, MD | |
| 2019 | Jessica Bomyea, PhD | |
| 2019 | Tamara (Tammy) Maginot-Chesher, PhD | |
| 2018 | Lawrence Malak, MD | |
| 2018 | Maria Marquine, PhD | |
| 2016 | Matthew Panizzon, PhD | Development of an R01 Grant Proposal |
| 2016 | Pei-An Shih, PhD | What I Learned in 2016 NCLAM Leadership Training Program |
| 2015 | Jared W. Young, PhD | Writing a Manuscript for High Impact Journal |
| 2015 | Katherine Nguyen Williams, PhD | Developing a Pediatrics Anxiety & OCD Clinic |
| 2014 | Laura Redwine, PhD | Developing a plan to publish multiple endocrinology and aging manuscripts |
| 2014 | Lavinia Fiorentino, PhD | The Development of a New Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia: the ABC's of Insomnia |
| 2013 | Veronica Cardenas, PhD | SALUD Program: Design and Implementation of a Culturally Tailored, Primary Health Clinic Strategy for Depression Prevention and Early Intervention Among Elderly Latinos with Diabetes |
| 2012 | Monica Ulibarri, PhD | Prevalence and Characteristics of Abuse Experiences and Depression Symptoms among Injection Drug-using Femal Sex Workers in Mexico |
| 2011 | Carolyn Allard, PhD | Betrayal Trauma and Trauma Related Guilt |
| 2011 | Wesley Thomson, PhD | Psychiatry Biostatistics Uni |
| 2010 | Trey Meeks, MD | Creating a learning module on aging for medical students |
| 2009 | Amy Lansing, PhD | Developing a collaborative interdisciplinary research program |
| 2009 | Irina Strigo, PhD | The interaction between mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mBTI) and Major Depression on the neural correlates of pain |
| 2008 | Colin Depp, PhD | Day Reconstruction Method in Older Adults |
| 2008 | Lauren Brookman-Frazee, PhD | Applying Models of Collaboration to Mental Health Services Research |
| 2007 | Denise Chavira, PhD | Improving Care for Anxiety in Pediatric Settings |
| 2006 | Stephen Glatt, PhD | Establish Research Independence |
| 2005 | Andres Sciolla, MD | Submit a grant proposal to study trauma-based behavioral interventions to improve medical outcomes among adult survivors of childhood trauma |
| 2005 | Maria-Julia Montejo, MD | Study the connection between hypertension and neurobiologic dysregulation |
| 2004 | Mariana Cherner, PhD | Complete and submit for publication two scientific manuscripts |
| 2004 | Laura Dunn, MD | Write and submit several manuscripts |
| 2003 | Gabrielle Cerda, MD | Integrated Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Mothers |
| 2003 | Marc Norman, PhD | The Effects of Disease Modifying Medications on Depression and Anxiety in Multiple Sclerosis |
| 2002 | Penelope Jones, PhD | Formula for Success in NIH Grant Application Process |
| 2002 | Laurie Lindamer, PhD | Use of Psychiatric and Medical Services in Older Women with Psychosis |
| 2001 | Gregory Aarons, PhD | Development of a Feedback Protocol for Clinical Services Organizations |
Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Andrew Bruggeman, MD | |
| 2020 | Casey Bojechko, PhD | |
| 2019 | David Hoffman, PhD | |
| 2015 | Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD | Transitioning from K to R Level Grant Application |
| 2014 | James Murphy, MD, MS | Creation of a Novel Claims-based Palliative Prognostic Tool |
| 2013 | Laura Cervino, PhD | Directing and improving the departmental Medical Physics course for physics and medical residents |
| 2010 | Loren Mell, MD | Radiation effects on bone marrow assessed by functional imagining |
Radiology
Image Sharing
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Div (Divya) Bolar, MD, PhD, Msc/MS/MA/MAS | |
| 2021 | Michael Taddonio, MD | |
| 2016 | Chi-Hua Chen, PhD | R01 Resubmission Proposal: Finding Genes for Regional Brain Size |
| 2015 | Julie Marek Bykowski, MD | Image Sharing |
| 2013 | Won Bae, PhD | R01 Proposal on Osteoarthritis: Imaging & Epidemiology |
| 2013 | Steven Kikolski, MD | Establish an Academic Identity in Interventional Oncology |
| 2012 | Rebecca Theilmann, PhD | Create Curriculum for Pulmonary Fellows on State-of-the-Art Pulmonary Functional Imaging Techniques and Their Applicability to the Clinical Setting |
| 2010 | Cynthia Santillan, MD | Develop a Website for Body Imaging Section |
| 2008 | Jacopo Annese, PhD | A New Curriculum Designed to Prepare the Next Generation of Researchers and Clinicians for the Challenges and Technological Opportunities in the Field of Neuroscience |
| 2008 | Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD | Creation of a Core Radiology Clerkship for UC San Diego Medical Students |
| 2007 | Miriam Scadeng, MD | Writing an R01 |
| 2006 | David Dubowitz, MD, PhD | Translate finished or nearly finished research projects into three papers |
| 2006 | Thomas Liu, PhD | Critically assess current state of academic career and define strategic directions to pursue over the next five years |
| 2005 | Claude Sirlin, MD | Learn to write and submit a patient-oriented research R01 dealing with MRI of liver fibrosis |
| 2003 | Michele Brown, MD | Submitting Papers |
| 1999 | Matthew Spear, MD | Grant Writing |
Surgery
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Winta Mehtsun, MD, MPH | |
| 2021 | Sharona Ben-Haim, MD | |
| 2021 | Sara Higginson, MD | |
| 2021 | Jessica Weaver, MD, PhD | |
| 2019 | Allison Berndtson, MD | |
| 2016 | Samuel Eisenstein, MD | How I learned to stop worrying and love academic medicine |
| 2015 | Tung-Chin Hsieh, MD | Developing a Male Oncofertility Program |
| 2015 | Jacob Husseman, MD | Updating the UCSD HHT Center of Excellence |
| 2014 | Thomas Alexander, MD, MHSc | Initiate a program to study sudden sensorineural hearing loss |
| 2014 | Kaitlyn Kelly, MD | Writing a Phase I Clinical Trial: Oncolytic Vaccina Virus for the Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis |
| 2013 | Victor Pretorius, MBchB | Develop a 1-day CME course on lead extraction |
| 2012 | Justin Brown, MD | Development of Subspecialty Practice |
| 2011 | Elisabeth McLemore, MD | Enhanced Recovery Program Implementation |
| 2010 | Alain Dabdoub, PhD | Writing a R01 on the Development of Neurons |
| 2009 | Vishal Bansal, MD | Elucidating the Neuro-enteric Axis |
| 2009 | Amanda Gosman, MD | Prospective Cleft Palate Study |
| 2007 | Kellogg Parsons, MD, MHS | Writing a Grant Proposal |
| 2006 | Michelle Savu, MD | Development of a Bariatric Surgery Program as Part of an Integrated Weight Control Program at UC San Diego |
| 2005 | Tracy Downs, MD | Develop a Robotic Surgery Program |
| 2003 | Sarah Blair, MD | Cytokine Levels and Emotional Distress in Breast Cancer Patients: Writing a K Award |
| 2002 | Carol Salem, MD | Redefining Lymphadenectomy Dissections for Genitourinary Cancers Using a Sentinel Node Detection Technique |
| 2001 | Mayer Tenenhaus, MD, FACS | A Career Redefined Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| 2000 | Bard Cosman, MD | San Diego/UC San Diego Colorectal Surgery Residency Program |
| 2000 | Ajai Khanna, MD, FRCS | Abdominal Transplant Program at University Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2000 | Erik Owens, MD | Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Program at UC San Diego Medical Center |
| 2000 | Mahadevan Rajasekaran, PhD | Improvements to My NIH R01 Grant Proposal |
| 1999 | Manoj Monga, MD | Acupuncture in Male Infertility |
| 1999 | Steven Sparks, MD | UC San Diego Regents Vascular Surgery Foundation |
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2021 | Alex Luli, PharmD | |
| 2019 | Laura Hart, PharmD, MS | |
| 2016 | Jair Lage De Siqueira Neto, PhD | Drug Discovery for Zika Virus |
| 2015 | Jeremiah Momper, PhD, PharmD | Establish a Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) Lab at UC San Diego |
| 2014 | Jonathan Watanbe, PhD, PharmD | Pharmaceutical Care Clinical Service in a Public Health System |
| 2013 | Felix Yam, PharmD | Association of Medication Regimen Complexity on Medication Adherence and Outcomes in Veterans with Heart Failure |
| 2012 | Sarah McBane, PharmD | Development and Implementation of a Community Pharmacy Residency |
| 2011 | Nathan Painter, PharmD | Prescription Drug Abuse |
| 2010 | Linda Awdishu, PharmD, MASperin, PhD | Implementation of OSCE in the 3rd Year Pharmacy |
| 2010 | Eduardo Fricovsky, PharmD | Apply for a CTRI Postdoctoral Grant |
| 2009 | Rabia Atayee, PharmD | Impact of a Pharmacist on a Palliative Care Service in an Ambulatory Care Setting |
| 2008 | Kelly Lee, PharmD | Genetic Predictors of Valproic Acid Response in Patients with Bipolar Disorder |
| 2008 | Joseph Ma, PharmD | Experience in Grant Writing |
| 2007 | Shirley Tsunoda, PharmD | Decreasing Hepatotoxicity of Acetaminophen through Modulation of the Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) by St. John's Wort |
| 2006 | Brookie Best, PharmD | Identify appropriate projects and mentors and draft a K23 Award Proposal |
| 2005 | Candis Morello, PharmD | Gain better skills in writing for peer reviewed journals and improve time management skills |
| 2005 | Renu Singh, PharmD | Develop a new service/program to improve patient care by finding/working with a department interested in funding a clinical pharmacist |
Urology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2020 | Seth Bechis, MD, MS |
Department of Medicine Divisions
Biomedical Informatics
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2021 | Kathleen Curtius, PhD, MS | |
| 2013 | Robert El-Kareh | Improving Feedback that Physicians Receive Regarding Diagnostic Decisions |
Blood and Marrow Transplant
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2012 | Matthew Wieduwilt, MD, PhD | Develop a Curriculum in Hematology/Oncology for Fellows Rotating in the Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplantation Services at Jacobs Medical Center |
Cardiovascular Medicine
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2020 | Isac Thomas, MD, MPH | |
| 2019 | Paul Kim, MD | |
| 2019 | Emma Farley, PhD | |
| 2016 | Jonathan Hsu, MD | Collaborative Research Involving UCSD Cardiac Electrophysiology and Engineering Departments for Treatment of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation |
| 2015 | Jorge Silva Enciso, MD | Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program |
| 2013 | Luis R. Castellanos, MD, MPH | Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Patients with Cornoary Disease |
| 1999 | Denise Bernard |
Endocrinology & Metabolism
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2020 | Philip Gordts, PhD | |
| 2018 | Francesca Telese | |
| 2010 | Deborah Oh, MD, PhD | Guidelines for Pre-operative Diabetes Management |
| 2009 | Charles Choe, MD | Developing a model for a clinical endocrinologist at UC San Diego and develop a Fellowship Training Program for Thyroid Ultrasound and Fine Needle Aspiration |
| 2005 | Dorothy Sears, PhD | Learn skills for written presentations by working on 2+ manuscripts and outlining a rough draft for an R01 grant |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2021 | Debanjan Dhar, PhD | |
| 2018 | Amir Zarrinpar | |
| 2005 | Derek Patel, MD | Design, implement and evaluate mechanisms for measuring ACGME core competencies in the Gastroenterology Fellowship |
| 2004 | Martina Buck, PhD | Write and submit two research articles to appropriate journals |
General Internal Medicine
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2014 | Kelley Hagerich, MD, MPH | Measuring the supply and demand of the VSDHA Weight Control Clinic in order to improve patient access |
| 2012 | Amy Zheng, MD | When "See One, Do One, Teach One" is Not Enough: Performance Assessment Using a Simulation Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents |
| 2011 | Darren Casteel, PhD | Working toward an AAF Knock-out Mouse |
| 2009 | Heather Hofflich, DO | Effectiveness of Web-Based Osteoporosis Screening Reminders in a Senior Population Compared to Mailed Reminders or Usual Care |
| 2008 | Edward Cachay, MD | Designing and Implementing a Hepatitis C Co-Infection Clinic for HIV Infected Patients at UC San Diego |
| 2004 | Kristin Bell, MD | Develop a curriculum for medical student to learn behavior change counseling |
| 2002 | Adrian Dollarhide, MD | Preventative Services in Psychiatry-Primary Care Clinic |
| 2002 | Eduardo Grunvald, MD | Enhancing Academic Activities at the Internal Medicine Group - Perlman |
Geriatrics
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2021 | Kathryn Winters, MD | |
| 2019 | Christopher (Chris) Kauffmann, PhD, MHS |
Global Public Health
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2019 | Laramie Smith, PhD, MA | |
| 2019 | Kiyomi Tsuyuki, PhD, MPH | |
| 2018 | Jennifer Wagman | |
| 2017 | Tommi Gaines | |
| 2015 | Peter Davidson, PhD | Changing but staying the same: continuing through the R01 application |
| 2013 | Jose Luis Burgos, MD, MPH | Proposal for a CFAR pilot study to explore optimal delivery strategies for an evidence based HIV/STI prevention behavioral interview for female sex workers who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico |
| 2013 | Karla Wagner, PhD | Grand Rounds presentation for Psychiatry residents and VA clinicians on overdose precention and opioid safety |
| 2012 | Jamila Stockman, MD | Gendered and Sociocultural Risks for HIV in Ethnic Minority Drug-using Women with Histories of Partner Violence |
Hematology & Oncology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Srila Gopal, MD | |
| 2022 | Angelique Richardson, MD, PhD | |
| 2020 | Heather Bruner, MD | |
| 2019 | Erin Roesch, MD | |
| 2018 | Kira Skavinski | |
| 2017 | Ida Wong-Sefidan | |
| 2016 | Sandip Patel, MD | Development of Novel Personalized Immunotherapeutic Regimens for the Treatment of Rare Tumors |
| 2016 | Kyle Edmonds, MD | Evidence-based adaptation of an existing pharmacy elective in palliative care to involve medical students |
| 2013 | Eric Roeland, MD | A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Prevalence and Contributions of Cytochrome P40 (CYP) 2BG Genotype on Methadone and EDDP Urine Concentrations in Cancer Patients |
| 2009 | Gregory Daniels, MD, PhD | Clinical outcome and translational correlates in patients undergoing interleukin 2 therapy |
| 2009 | Lyudmila Bazhenova, MD | An investigation of Circulating Tumor Cells in Early stage Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma |
| 2007 | Erin Reid, MD | Developing a Pilot Clinical Protocol with Laboratory Correlates for AIDS-KS |
| 2007 | Richard Schwab, MD | R-Etodolac Affects Wnt Signaling in a Murine Breast Cancer Model |
Hospital Medicine
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2019 | Joseph Avalos, MD | |
| 2010 | Madhu Singh, MBBS | Physician empathy and its relation to burnout |
| 1999 | Gregory Seymann, MD | Development of a Hospitalist Program |
Infectious Diseases
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2021 | Annick Borquez, PhD, MSc | |
| 2021 | Michelli Faria de Oliveira, PhD | |
| 2021 | Britt Skaathun, PhD, MPH | |
| 2020 | Nadejda Beliakova-Bethell, PhD | |
| 2020 | Aaron Carlin, MD, PhD | |
| 2020 | Jennifer Dan, MD, PhD | |
| 2020 | Monika Kumaraswamy, MD | |
| 2020 | Argentina Servin, MD, MPH | |
| 2019 | Antoine Chaillon, MD, PhD | |
| 2019 | Rebecca (Becca) Fielding-Miller, PhD, MSPH | |
| 2018 | Ankita Kadakia | |
| 2018 | Anne Cowell | |
| 2017 | Mary Lewinski | |
| 2016 | Sara Gianella Weibel, MD | Prepare the Re-Submission of my R01 |
| 2015 | Cathy Logan, MD, MS | NIH K23 Mentored Career Development Award Application |
| 2014 | Rose Mercedes Andrade, MD | Modulation of Autophagy in Host-Parasite Interactions |
| 2014 | Sanjay Mehta, MD | Modifying the Microbiology Laboratory Workflow to Incorporate Mass Spectromentry Technology |
| 2012 | Ajay Bharti, MD | Study the effects of malaria and HIV co-infection on the brain which will provide preliminary data for an R01 award |
| 2010 | David Wyles, MD | Investigator initiated study of HCV direct-acting therapy to prevent liver graft reinfection post transplantation |
| 2005 | Davey Smith, MD, MS | Learn how to manage laboratory staff and organize projects |
| 2004 | Jennifer Blanchard, MD | Develop a handbook for house staff on the inpatient management of HIV |
| 2001 | Scott Letendre, MD | Improving Submission of Manuscripts for Publication |
Medical Genetics
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2020 | Lukas Chavez, PhD, MS | |
| 2017 | Hannah Carter | |
| 2006 | Lisa Madlensky |
Nephrology & Hypertension
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2013 | Timo Rieg, MD, PhD | The successful transition from mentee to an independent extramurally funded faculty member |
| 2013 | Sucheta Vaingankar, PhD | Hemodynamic studies in "humanized" chromogranin: A mouse model |
| 2009 | Satish Rao, PhD | Mitochondrial control of epigenetic determinants in the developing embryonic kidney |
| 2008 | Mita Shah, MD | Creating a Path to an Independent Research Career |
| 2003 | Robyn Cunard, MD | Acquisition of the Tools Necessary for Development of an Independent Investigator |
Physiology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2017 | Tatum Simonson | |
| 2000 | Susan Hopkins |
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2022 | Mark Hepokoski, MD | |
| 2020 | Jeremy Orr, MD | |
| 2016 | Ni-Cheng Liang, MD | The Impact of Mindfulness Based Physician Well-Bring Program on Burnout in Internal Medicine Residents |
| 2014 | Kathleen Sarmiento, MD, MPH | Evaluation of an ambulatory model of sleep apnea evaluation and management |
| 2013 | Kevin Shaw, MD | Transition Clinic for Cystic Fibrosis Teens |
| 2013 | Laura Crotty Alexander, MD | Design and begin two novel research projects to generate pilot data for VA Meric and R01 applications |
| 2012 | Philippe Montgrain, MD | Transcriptome-Wide Analysis of Alternative mRNA Splicing Isoforms in Lung Cancer |
| 2012 | Xavier Soler, MD | Phenotyping Sleep Disordered Breathing in COPD Patients Using CT Scans and Genetic Analysis |
| 2011 | Cortney Henderson, PhD | Preparation of an R01 Proposal |
Regenerative Medicine
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2018 | Leslie Crews |
Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
| Year | Name, Degree | PDC Project |
| 2019 | Miguel Lopez Ramirez, PhD | |
| 2015 | Alexandre Gingras, PhD | Everyone is in the same boat |