The UCSF Leadership Institute develops customized, culturally responsive programs that strengthen leadership and drive meaningful change across hospitals and universities worldwide.
Jyu-Lin Chen and Adam Cooper, co-directors of Global Programs for the Leadership Institute, lead three international partnerships. We also collaborate with Rebecca Silvers, Director of UCSF’s Center for Global Nursing, to strengthen global nursing leadership and capacity.
HKSH Institute for Innovation and Professional Development Partnership
Since 2015, UCSF Health’s Center for Nursing Excellence and Innovation and the Leadership Institute have partnered with Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) to advance evidence-based practice and strengthen clinical leadership.
Through the UCSF-HKSH Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Fellowship, clinicians receive EBP training, coaching, and mentorship from UCSF experts to design and implement rapid-cycle improvements within their clinical settings. To date, 62 HKSH clinicians, including nurses, dietitians, and pharmacists, have participated. In 2025, the partnership expanded into a Train-the-Trainer program, preparing six HKSH faculty to lead and sustain the EBP program locally.
Nursing Executive Leadership and Evidence-Based Practice Fellowship Program in Taiwan and Thailand
The Leadership Institute received a philanthropic gift from the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation to develop a Nursing Executive Leadership and Evidence-Based Practice Fellowship Program in Taiwan and Thailand. This funding supports the development of an international evidence-based practice champion training fellowship and nurse executive fellowship program at two hospitals in Taiwan and an academic health center in Thailand.
The Center for Global Nursing (CGN) represents a collaboration of the UCSF School of Nursing and the UCSF Health Department of Nursing with the Institute for Global Health Sciences. As the central hub for global nursing and advanced practice initiatives, CGN brings together UCSF’s nurses, advanced practice providers (APPs), faculty, and students with global partners to advance global health through education, research, and advocacy.
Minkun Yang Memorial Global Leadership Initiative established in partnership with Min-Sheng General Hospital to build a more skilled, EBP- and leadership-trained nursing workforce in Taiwan. Following a feasibility study, the UCSF Leadership Institute led a week-long Taiwan immersion featuring 24-hour EBP Champion Training and a 24-hour Leadership Training Program, preceded by an Introduction to EBP webinar and followed by monthly virtual coaching for both cohorts. In 2023, UCSF hosted a customized week-long leadership immersion in San Francisco for Min-Sheng nursing leaders.