Foundations for Excellence in Physician Leadership Program 

The Foundations for Excellence in Physician Leadership Program is designed to develop and support physicians in gaining the essential knowledge, skills, and tools for success as health care leaders. Physicians in the early stages of an administrative medicine career or those interested in gaining more administrative responsibilities in a clinical setting are ideal candidates for the program. 

Program Structure  

The hybrid learning experience includes in-person sessions in San Francisco and additional virtual learning and coaching sessions.   

Monthly learning sessions focus on key leadership competencies for physician leaders. Pre-work assigned prior to the learning sessions prepares participants to dive deeper into the content by reading relevant articles, taking leadership self-assessments, or watching short videos. This structure allows participants to have a baseline understanding of key concepts so that the live sessions focus on enhancing knowledge and engaging with other participants and expert facilitators around the content and how it applies to their own work.  

In addition to the learning sessions, coaching is a key component of the program. All participants will be matched with an executive coach who they will meet with virtually during the program. The program also teaches effective coaching practices, behaviors, and methods that participants can leverage with their own teams. 

Leadership Competencies  

• Health Care Leadership & Well-being  
• Coaching 
• Human Resource Leadership  
• Leading Change  
• Inclusive Leadership  
• Financial Management  
• Creativity and Innovation  
• Process Improvement & Career Planning for the Future  

Continuing Education Credits:   

Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, UCSF is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
 
Designation Statement: UCSF has approved this program for CME credit: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

September 2025 Program  

Learning Sessions  

*Pacific Time  

Cost  

• Full cost of the program:  $9,000/participant
• Participants from FQHC/safety net* organizations:  $8,100/participant
• UCSF employees:  $6,500/participant
• Group discounts are available for registrations of 5 or more. Please contact [email protected] for any questions regarding registration.   
• The program fee includes all program-related materials. Overnight accommodations and meals are not included in the rate. Hotels near the venue will be recommended to those who register for the program.  
• Please review the Leadership Institute's cancellation and refund policy that applies to this program.

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* Safety net organizations deliver a significant amount of health care and other health-related services to uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable populations. They also include providers who, by mandate or mission, offer access to care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay and whose patient population includes a substantial share of uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable patients. Examples of safety net organizations include:  Federally Qualified Health Centers, member organizations of the California Association of Public Hospitals, city and county health agencies, and publicly operated health plans. Your organization must meet one of the following criteria to be classified as serving the safety net and for you to be eligible for the discounted safety net participant fee for this program. 

• > 70% of the patients served <200% federal poverty level
• > 60% of the patients have Medi-Cal or are uninsured