UC San Diego Health Department of Medicine: 3rd Annual Research Day

Registration is closed to prep for the meeting. Walk-in registrations are welcome!

This session will explore the transformative role of genomics, precision medicine, and artificial intelligence in shaping the future of healthcare. Through expert presentations and interactive discussions, participants will gain insights into cutting-edge advancements that are improving patient outcomes and addressing key challenges in modern medicine. Special emphasis will be placed on health disparities and how innovative technologies can enhance equitable healthcare delivery. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how these rapidly evolving fields are revolutionizing clinical practice and medical decision-making.

Keynote Speakers
Thomas Cech, PhD
Safiya Noble, PhD

1. Analyze current literature on health disparities and evaluate the role of technology in addressing these gaps.
2. Summarize recent advancements in genomics, precision medicine, and artificial intelligence.
3. Discuss the future of technology in medicine and its implications for patient care.
4. Describe emerging medical and non-medical strategies for healthcare management and optimization.

UC San Diego Faculty & Staff - FREE

UC San Diego Alumni - $400

Industry & Other Professionals - $500

AAPA: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 6.50 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report up to 6.50 hours of credit and list "CME Category 1" as the provider number). 

Accommodations: We are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all individuals. For general information or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact [email protected] at your earliest convenience. All in-person events are wheelchair accessible.  Service animals specifically trained to assist a person with a disability are welcome. No other animals, including pets, therapy animals, or emotional support animals, are allowed.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias: Continuing medical education (CME) providers are required by state Assembly Bills 1195 and 241, and the standards created by the California Medical Association (CMA), to include components that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias in CME activities. The planners and presenters of this activity has been asked to provide meaningful consideration of these standards in the selection and presentation of content.  Additional information and resources are available on the UC San Diego CME website. 

Audio / Video Consent: This event may be audio and/or video recorded for future use or distribution. For virtual events, any engagement during the presentation (audio, video, chat, Q&A submission, etc.) will be captured and included. Participant microphones and cameras are generally disabled by default, and can always be manually disabled by participant. Depending on the type of event, publication of the recordings might be on a publicly available website or on an access-restricted site. By registering for this event, you give UC San Diego the right to use your name, voice, image, written text, or video footage without compensation and waive the right to inspect or approve any document in which these appear.

Covid-19 Health & Safety: We follow state and local guidelines and protocols related to COVID-19 safety measures. At this time, no restrictions are in place for the State of California and San Diego County.  We encourage each attendee to decide what works for them and wear a face mask if that is their preferred choice.  We reserve the right to update COVID related expectations at any time, should local and state guidelines change and prevailing COVID rates increase.

UC San Diego School of Medicine
T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center - Auditorium
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093

Parking: To park in the South Parking Structure (type in “Osler Parking Structure” for GPS), you will need to purchase a “D” One Day permit OR “N/W” Night/Weekend permit (cost: $5/day). It is highly recommended to purchase this permit ahead of time online at: https://ucsd-transportation.t2hosted.com/Account/Portal. Alternatively, pay with the, on ParkMobile app by using the code '4762'. On the weekends, a “D” permit and “N/W” (Night/Weekend) is valid all day in any non-reserved A, B, S parking space in the South Parking Structure unless otherwise restricted by sign, such as a sign that would say "A permit only 24/7 in this parking space". Please observe all parking signs and do not park in “V” that has time restriction (2 or 4-hour limit) as you may get citation if you go over time limit.

Directions: UC San Diego School of Medicine campus (La Jolla, California)
**Obtain directions to our facility on Google Maps and most GPS applications by using "UCSD Medical Education and Telemedicine Building" as a destination.  Do NOT use 9500 Gilman which is the generic address for the campus.**

All persons in a position to control the content of accredited education must disclose all financial relationships held with ineligible companies, prior to assuming their role in the accredited activity. Those relationships deemed relevant to the education, are mitigated prior to the activity.

CME staff, meeting planners, peer reviewers, editorial staff, and CME committee reviewers, do not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The UC San Diego School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Sara Gianella Weibel, MD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Co-Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Atul Malhotra, MD
Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Co-Director, Faculty

Advisor-Zoll (Any division)|Advisor-Lilly (Any division)|Advisor-powell mansfield|Advisor-livanova

Cheryl Anderson, PhD
,

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Zea Borok, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Avanti Biosciences

Aaron Boussina, PhD, Post Doc Researcher
Post Doc Researcher
UC San Diego
San Carlos, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Luis R Castellanos, MD, Physician
Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Thomas Cech, PhD
Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Faculty

Advisor-Storm Therapeutics

Michael J Corley, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Laura E Crotty Alexander, MD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Kathleen Curtius, PhD
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Grant or research support-Phathom Pharmaceuticals

P. Keolu O Fox, PhD
Professor
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Melissa Gymrek, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Barbara Jung, MD
Dean, UC San Diego School of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla , CA

Faculty

Michael T Lam, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Camille Nebeker, EdD
Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Shamim Nemati, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Powell & Mansfield

Safiya Noble, PhD, Professor
David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair of Social Sciences and Professor - UCLA
Safiya U Noble, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Dena Rifkin, MD, MS
Professor of Clinical Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Robert Schooley, MD
Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Merck (Any division)|Advisor-Arcturus|Advisor-Locus Biosciences|Advisor-BiomX

Rebecca Shatsky, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Karandeep Singh, MD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Amy M. Sitapati, MD
Clinical Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

David Smith, MD
Professor
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Pfizer (Any division)

Laramie R Smith, PhD
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Gabriel Wardi, MD, MPH
Associate Professor & Chief, Division of Emergency Critical Care
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Advisor-Abbott (Any division)

Dan Youmans, MD, PhD
Resident Physician
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Contact Us
Registration Questions
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Continuing Professional Development 
9500 Gilman Drive, MC0947
La Jolla, CA 92093-0947
P: (858) 534-3940 / Toll-Free: (888) 229-6263
F: (858) 534-1896
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: cpd.ucsd.edu

Conference Planner
Amy Hart
Program Manager, Education & Collaboration
Phone: (858) 822-4770
E-mail: [email protected]

EXHIBITORS WELCOME!

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Products must be relevant to the program content. UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development (CPD) reserves the right to deny any application that does not meet this requirement.

UC San Diego CPD agrees to provide exhibit space for the above-listed exhibitor for the course presented on the dates and location designated above. UC San Diego CPD will acknowledge exhibitor support in course materials.

The exhibitor acknowledges that conducting marketing or promotional activities in any conference area except for their assigned exhibit space is prohibited. Commercial interests may not engage in sales, promotional activities, or distribute product-specific advertisements while in the designated location of the CPD activity. CPD activity space includes, but is not limited to, lecture halls, break out rooms, and laboratory areas.

UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development Exhibitor Policy

Exhibitors and UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development agree to abide by the ACCME Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE and the UC Health Care Vendor Relations Policy. Any actions that are not in accordance with the above stated policies may result in the removal of the exhibit company and its representatives from the conference site, in which case no refund of exhibit fees will be allowed.

CANCELLATION POLICY: There are no refunds for cancellation of exhibit.