Physician Wellness MVPs
Expressing Gratitude for Your Contributions to our UCSD Physician Wellness Culture
Spring 2026
Will Ford, MBA | Chief of Staff to the CEO, UCSD Health
 Will serves as Executive Advisor to the Physician Wellness Program and plays a pivotal role in advancing work-life improvements for our physicians. Through his strong partnerships with operational leaders and shared services departments, he has helped operationalize many of the meaningful changes implemented across UCSD over the past several years.
What do you value most about your work with Physician Wellness?
"What I value most about my work in Physician Wellness is the opportunity to support our physicians in a way that not only improves their daily experience, but ultimately benefits the patients they care for. I’m grateful to be in a position where I can truly listen to their needs and help create solutions that make their work more sustainable and fulfilling. My hope is that this effort allows them to reconnect with the joy that brought them to medicine in the first place, while focusing fully on their patients and the communities that we serve."
Winter 2025
Marlene Millen, MD | Chief Medical Information Officer, UCSD Health
Through her leadership in piloting and launching Nabla, Dr. Marlene Millen has helped advance physician wellness by reducing administrative burden and supporting more natural, patient-centered documentation.
Her efforts reflect a meaningful step toward improving clinician experience at UCSD Health.
Thank you to the team members that made Nabla happen!
- Director, Ambulatory Clinical Systems: Dean Pham
- aCMIO: Dr. John Bell
- Epic Manager, Notetaker App: Luke Tran
- Epic Analysts: Jen Gonzalez, Nicole Daffer, Calvin Yeh, Kyle Ficklin-Badaloni, Sharon Muecke, Tommy Truong, Eric Andres
- Epic User Security: Marco Valencia
- Epic Training: Mark Grisafe, Miriam Tonner
- Epic Optimization: Sarah Piehet, Mick Nelson, Tony Reed
- Epic PACC Affiliates: Andrea Cerda, Leiyah Shan
- IS PMO: Adi Kas
Fall 2025
 Jill Martin | Executive Director of Support Services, UCSD Health
Jill has led the improvement work in the physician lounges since 2022. Her expertise and commitment to hospitality has cultivated more comfortable and safe spaces for unwinding. We're grateful for her engaged and effective partnership!
"Working at UC San Diego Health means so much to me because it aligns with my personal passion for supporting the well-being of our physicians, staff, patients, and community."
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