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This Call for Proposals is intended to solicit applications for investigations that will advance the UC San Diego physician wellness culture.
In an effort to enhance empathy and compassion in healthcare, the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion has generously committed funding to support UC San Diego Health’s research and education on physician wellness. This commitment supports multiple educational initiatives, including UC San Diego Health Physician Wellness Grants, which study the drivers of and interventions for wellness.
Award Type |
Funding Level |
Timeline (begins at the time of initial fund transfer) |
Pilot |
Up to $15,000 |
12 months |
Project |
Up to $40,000 |
Up to 2 years |
The UC San Diego Physician Wellness Steering Committee (without conflict for the application under consideration) will review and score applications based on both sets of criteria below:
Proposals may be returned by the Steering Committee to the investigator if they:
If a proposal is reviewed favorably by the Physician Wellness Steering Committee, they will recommend the proposal for review by the Sanford Institute’s grant reviewers. The Sanford Institute’s reviewers will communicate directly with the investigators once they’ve received a proposal from the Steering Committee.
Deadlines |
Review Meeting |
Feb 5, 2025 May 5, 2025 Aug 4, 2025 Nov 3, 2025 |
Feb 19 May 21 Aug 20 Nov 19 |
Please include the following required documents as a full application package and email to physicianwellnessadm@health.ucsd.edu.
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SANFORD INSTITUTE FOR EMPATHY AND COMPASSION
The Institute represents an unprecedented blending of two parallel themes: employing the unyielding rigor and tools of science to establish the neurological basis for empathy in the brain to identify the mechanisms that transform compassion from biology to behavior, and experimenting with and developing new ways to teach and instill empathy and compassion in clinicians currently practicing and in the teaching of future generations of health professionals.
The Institute aims to:
Recipients | Project | Cycle |
Caitlin Carter MD, Ami Doshi MD, & Kyung Rhee MD | Pediatric Division Chief Retreat to Improve Faculty Wellness |
November 2023 |
Minh Hai Tran, MD & Claire Soria, MD | Improving working relationships in the operating room: Interprofessional simulation training with general surgery and anesthesiology residents |
August 2023 |
Sidney Zisook MD, Judy Davidson DNP, & Neal Doran MD | Understanding Physician Peer Support: A Mixed-Model Study of Feasability and Effects on Givers and Receivers of Peer Support |
August 2023 |
Alicia Minns, MD & Rachna Subramony, MD | Evaluation of Emergency Department flow facilitator effectiveness and identification of areas for potential improvement |
May 2023 |
Ryan Moran, MD & Ottar Lunde, MD | General Internal Medicine as a pilot to better capture/understand the work-burden of patient care including comprehensive measurement of non-face to face time. |
February 2023 |