UC Health extends sincere gratitude to the Application Review and Selection Committee members, who worked tirelessly to thoughtfully review and assess applications.

Charlie Abraham, MD, MBA, CHCQM, FACP, FACHE
VP / Chief Medical Officer
CommonSpirit Health
St. Bernadine Medical Center 
 

Kathy Flores, MD
Faculty UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE)
Retired Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
UCSF Fresno

Donaldo M. Hernandez, MD, FACP
Past President, California Medical Association
Vice Chair, California Delegation to the AMA

Sarah Lopez, MD, MBA
Population Health Management Medical Consultant
California Department of Health Care Services
UCLA Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine

Robert Moore, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Medical Officer
Partnership HealthPlan of Northern California

Kate Perkins, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics 
Former Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Lindia J. Willies-Jacobo, MD, FAAP
Senior Associate Dean for Admissions
Senior Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

• Undergraduate medical education leaders employed by or with faculty appointments at medical schools in California that are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). 

and/or 

• Graduate medical education leaders with residency or fellowship programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and with a sponsoring institution in California.

and/or 

• Graduate medical education leaders from a sponsoring institution in California (e.g., GME Office leadership team).

Applicants must have written support of leadership at their organization. Not all proposals that meet eligibility will be awarded. The full eligibility criteria and selection process are described in the grant guidelines.

• Novel projects and activities that lead to the recruitment and training of more residents and fellows in specialties that are in high demand in California or will be greatly needed in the future.  
• Initiatives or projects designed to accelerate or reimagine pathways into medical school and residency to expand the physician pipeline, especially physicians who will train in high-need specialties and are interested in working with under-resourced communities and/or in physician shortage areas.  
• Projects, including those with specialized curricula, designed to increase residency and fellowship graduates who are dedicated to working with populations that face barriers to care and developing strategies to improve health outcomes in California.
• Initiatives with a strong focus on recruiting, training, and retaining medical residents and fellows who provide care to uninsured and/or Medi-Cal patients.  

• Implement new and creative strategies that promote the training of more residents and fellows who pursue careers in high-need specialties.
• Identify and support initiatives that effectively recruit, train, and retain physicians who are committed to providing care to populations that are under-resourced and/or located in geographic shortage areas to address health care workforce gaps.
• Build career pathways and learning experiences that prepare and encourage medical students, residents and fellows to pursue careers focused on delivering exceptional care to uninsured and Medi-Cal patient populations.