University of California,
San Diego:
An Engaged University
Sandra Daley, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Dean of Diversity and
Community Partnerships
An engaged university
“A fully engaged university is one that
encourages and supports community
involvement on the part of its faculty, staff
and students.”
“A fully engaged university integrates the
acquisition and application of knowledge.”
- Barbara Holland, 2000
(Creating a New American College – Boyer, 1994)
UCSD and the Community
• Relationships with community organizations,
service agencies, elected officials, school
districts, community colleges and universities
for 30 years
• Leverage resources to meet community needs
• Engage in research and generate innovative
programming
• Translate research findings into community
practice
Benefits of Engagement
• Working on real challenges with direct
input from the community
• UCSD maintains its reputation as premier
research institution through applied
research
• Expanded access to university resources
and services
• Students are able to put theory into
practice
Innovations in Applied
Research & Training
Translation from
“the bench to
the bedside”
and from the
bedside to the
community
UCSD Health Sciences
Division of Community
Pediatrics
• Public driven initiatives to improve
community health
• Training a new generation of health
care physicians
Community-Driven Public Health
Research and Initiatives
• Expanded Services:
Over 1,000 students
received web-based
nutrition education in
2005
• 148,750 local families
participated in 5-a-Day
nutrition programs in
2005
• Leveraged resources: Over $80 million in
private and federal grants & contracts
More Examples
• 9,214 individuals received health
education & information about
opportunities to participate in clinical
trials
• 30+ health articles written by
journalism student interns published in
local papers
Training a New Generation
Herpaul Lee
• 2001 University Link
Medical Science
Program
• Transferred from San
Diego City College
• 2001-04 HCOE Training
Lab
• 2004-06 Biocom Intern
• 2006 Graduating UCSDBS Bioenginering
• Planning to join the
Navy
Training a New Generation
Daniel Eskenazi
• University Link 2001
• Transferred from
Miramar Community
College
• Salk Laboratory
• Currently pursuing
an MD/PhD at
University of
Washington
Training a New Generation
Vu Hong
• University Link
• Transferred from San
Diego City College
• Received UCSD
mentoring
• Attended Berkeley
• Currently at Scripps
Research Institute
pursuing a PhD
Medical School Initiative
Program In Medical Education –Health
Equity (PRIME-HEq) initiative to meet
the needs of California’s increasingly
diverse communities
Dual Degree Opportunities
MD- MBA
Physicians who are able to:
MD- MA
• Communicate & care for
diverse populations
MD- MPH
• Understand economics
of health delivery
MD- MS
• Advocate for policy &
systems change
Health Policy
• Focus on applied
research
PRIME-HEq
– Physician/Advocates
– Physician/Scholars
– Physician/Healers
A Work in Progress/
Investments: Next Steps
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Student Scholarships
Teacher Training
Guest Lectureships
Endowed Chair
Capacity Building
“Education is the best way to improve
one generation over another.”
- W.K. Kellogg
“You can not build a better society
without improving the individual.”
- Marie Curie
University of California, San Diego
Division Of Community Pediatrics
Join us in discovering new ways to
improve community health!
http://meded.ucsd.edu/sdexport