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Your monthly digest of empathy and compassion research and news at UC San Diego. Proudly delivered by the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, and its six supporting centers — securing a kinder, more compassionate health system for all.
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Sanford Institute Featured in KPBS for Exploring Empathy in the Brain |
The science of empathy made headlines this month as Sanford Institute Director Dr. William Mobley and Center for Compassionate Communication Director Dr. Evonne Kaplan-Liss sat down with KPBS to share the vision and mission of our organization, and perhaps more importantly, how we bring it to life in our work every day.
During the interview, Dr. Mobley shared how Sanford Institute researchers use brain imaging to help identify neural circuits that create feelings of empathy. "Empathy and compassion are as much a part of brain function as listening and hearing and vision and motor function,” he said. “It’s right there for us to understand and explore, and hopefully right there for us to understand well enough that we can devise training programs to make it easier for us to be skillful in our empathy.”
The UC San Diego Health: Sanford Compassionate Communication Academy Fellowship, facilitated by the Center for Compassionate Communication, is just one example of a training program we've devised based on relevant empathy and compassion research — and it was on full display when science and technology reporter Thomas Fudge entered the Sanford Institute office. Medical professionals dancing, cheering, and team-building with one another in pursuit of empathy and wellness, and the data shows us it works.
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Luke Carmichael Valmadrid Named 2024 Triton Student Employee of the Year
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The Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health (CESJHH) is proud to announce Luke Carmichael Valmadrid as one of 12 recipients of the 2024 Triton Student Employee of the Year Award. Luke's role as Empathy and Social Justice Research Assistant for CESJHH has been instrumental in shaping the Center’s research strategy, particularly in defining concepts around belonging and how to best support all UC San Diego students and faculty. He has made significant impacts on the team, and all of us at the Sanford Institute are grateful for the unique perspective and voice he brings to his work. Join us in celebrating Luke's well-deserved recognition on social media.
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Registration Open: Lead With Compassion Healthcare Communication Skills-Building Workshop
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Center for Empathy and Technology Awards Three Seed Grant Projects
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The Center for Empathy and Technology is pleased to announce their funding of three seed grant projects, following their Fall 2023 RFP. This funding cycle invited a wide variety of proposal topics, stipulating that projects must be related to the Center's mission to advance research and education at the intersection of technological innovation, empathy and compassion, and professional practice. Congratulations to our awardees: Federica Klaus, MD, PhD, "Measuring empathy and compassion with AI in mental health peer support"; Ying Choon Wu, "Monitoring stress response and fatigue in surgeons and trainees; and, Alan Card, PhD, MPH, DFASHRM, "Implementing a Patient Decision Aid for Induction of Labor in Patients with Low-risk Pregnancies to Improve Empathy in Care, Experience, and Outcomes." We look forward to seeing your projects' progress!
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Sanford Institute Postdoc Presents at Boston International Trauma Research Conference
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Recently, Dr. Sará King, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Public Health for the Center for Empathy and Social Justice, presented at the 35th Annual Boston International Trauma Research Conference. Her all-day workshop, titled “Loving-Awareness-In-Action: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technology, and Ancestral Embodiment Practices towards Healing Intergenerational Trauma,” motivated clinicians, social workers, educators, and tech professionals to rethink AI's impact on marginalized communities. Following the workshop, Dr. King led a presentation emphasizing the importance of making neuroscience accessible to youth and fostering community-based dialogues where all participants are stakeholders in AI technology. Learn more about Dr. King's work at the jump.
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Flash Sale! Save Big on Compassion in Medical Education (C-MEd) Forum Registration
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For 48 hours, we're offering you $50 off your Compassion in Medical Education (C-MEd) Forum registration. Just use the promo code 'EMPATHY' at checkout to get your savings.
The Compassion in Medical Education (C-MEd) Forum is a two-day event where attendees can learn how to systematically integrate empathy and compassion curricula and programs directly from UC San Diego experts. This event is intended for medical educators, deans/academic leadership, and anatomy lab directors at schools of medicine (external to UC San Diego), as well as healthcare practitioners at teaching hospitals.
Event Details:
➡️ Date/Time: Monday, July 8 from 8 a.m. - 5:30 a.m. and Tuesday, July 9 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
➡️ Location: In-person at Scripps Seaside Forum - 8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037
➡️ Registration Fee: $300 (Get $50 off with Flash Sale promo code: EMPATHY)
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Sipping on: Everyone who knows me expects me to be drinking my extra large black cold brew coffee out of a mason jar, at least until I hit my daily caffeine cut off time! In the afternoons, I have been sipping on Waterloo Orange Vanilla sparkling water which reminds me of creamsicles from my childhood summers back east.
Listening to: I have been totally obsessed with Jason Lewis' MindAmend music with Isochronic Tones. There are songs for every mood from Chillhop to Deep House and can be used for concentration and stress reduction, love it all!
Reading: I’m about to begin The Silent Twins by journalist Marjorie Wallace. It’s an eccentric true story about identical twins in the UK who, for no known reason, refuse to communicate with anyone but each other for the majority of their young lives. After a short stint of committing petty crimes, the twins end up in an institution for twelve years.
Excited about: May is my birthday month and I’m really looking forward to a whole lot of laughter and reminiscing with a few friends over Memorial Weekend. We’ll be celebrating springtime exploring the Redwoods and beaches along the lost coast of Northern California.
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