Faculty are encouraged to pursue local and national training opportunities. The cost of training programs can be covered in multiple ways — individual academic funds, divisional funds, the UCSF Chancellor’s Fund, or grant funds.
Within UCSF
Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs
The UCSF Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs offers mentoring, leadership training, and an annual one-day event focusing on faculty development.
Visit the Faculty Life section of their website for complete information.
UCSF Mentor Training Progam
The UCSF Mentor Training Program (MTP) is for mid-career and early senior faculty to become the next generation of confident and effective clinical and translational research mentors. Six modules, offered annually.
Physician Leadership Program
The Foundations for Excellence in Physician Leadership program is a nine-month initiative for physicians early in their leadership journey. This program will leverage participants’ current role to provide them with the foundational skills, knowledge and awareness not only to effectively lead a clinical team, but also to navigate the administration of health care. This program includes pre-work, nine three-hour monthly leadership learning sessions, executive coaching, project-based learning and planned networking luncheons. Expert facilitators, industry leaders and executive coaches will aid in fostering the participants’ leadership development, reflective practice and career mapping.
Healthforce Center at UCSF
The Healthforce Center develops and manages a wide variety of programs, including the California Health Care Foundations's Health Care Leadership Program and alumni network, the California Improvement Network, and a Clinic Leadership Institute.
UCSF Center for Faculty Educators
The School of Medicine's Medical Education website has links to education funding opportunities and resources for clinical and teaching faculty, including online and external resources. Of particular interest may be:
- Teach for UCSF Certificate Program
- Teaching Scholars Program
- Advanced Programs in Health Professions Education
- Research and Development in Medical Education
UC-Wide
UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative
Since 2006, the University of California has partnered with Coro Northern California to develop current and future administrative and faculty leaders. The UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative program focuses on enhancing leadership skills, fostering relationships, networking, and collaboration across UC while building a pipeline for executive leadership positions. Each cohort participates in seminars, intersession assignments and a group project.
UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development (UC WI)
An experiential professional development program committed to enabling the full participation, success, and advancement of woman-identified professionals at the University of California. The program is open to all who support this mission and who are interested in the development of woman-identified professionals, including faculty, academic personnel, and staff. Cohorts benefit from four days of sessions, assignments, access to an online networking platform, and professional coaching.
Beyond UC
American Association of Medical Colleges
UCSF faculty have completed many AAMC leadership development programs. Of particular interest:
- Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Program
- Minority Faculty Leadership Development Program
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Executive Education Programs
Programs for health care managers through C-Suite executives and from physicians to business leaders. Executive education programs offer knowledge and skill building in the areas critical to organizational success. Participants seeking to build leadership and management capabilities will find our executive education programs are designed to assist with strategic planning while providing new information and techniques for immediate implementation. Harvard faculty present programs in collaboration with other recognized leaders in the field.
Read more online at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Geisel Leadership and Professional Development (LPD) at Dartmouth
The material covered in this course is in accordance with the Geisel School of Medicine mission and commitment to create a community of physician and other leaders who exercise the kind of leadership required to tackle our most vexing challenges in health care.
The purpose of the course is to develop a deeper understanding of what is required to be a leader and to build a solid foundation providing you with greater access to exercising leadership effectively. Participants will begin developing mastery of a new “conversational domain” which will provide new opportunity sets for exercising more effective leadership.
To learn more about the program, see their website.
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
A completely virtual center that offers a number of one-off webinars and programs to support productivity, advancement, and leadership. UCSF has an institutional membership, and many resources are free.