Giving
Invest in the Future of Healthcare in the Digital Age
At the UCSF Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT), we're pioneering how to use AI and other digital technologies to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Your philanthropic support enables our faculty to pursue cutting-edge research, training, and innovation that will shape healthcare for generations to come.
All gifts are tax-deductible in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code.
How to donate:
To give to DoC-IT or discuss opportunities for support, please contact Julia Adler-Milstein.
Donate by mail:
UCSF
PO Box 45339
San Francisco, CA 94145-0339
Payable to: UCSF Foundation
Subject line: Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT)
Your generous support would enable us to do the following:
Invest in the Division’s Mission
Unrestricted gifts to DoC-IT provide critical flexibility, allowing us to seize emerging opportunities, retain our best faculty, and address urgent challenges as digital health evolves.
Fuel Faculty Research and Innovation
Gifts can support specific faculty members whose work inspires you. Your donation can:
- Fund pilot studies that generate preliminary data for large-scale grant applications
- Support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working on groundbreaking projects
- Enable rapid response to emerging digital health research and partnership opportunities
Create a Legacy Through Recruitment and Support of Faculty and Trainees
A named fund or endowment provide financial stability that allows researchers to think boldly and pursue high-risk, high-reward projects. They are investments in perpetuity, with options including:
- Endowed faculty chairs or professorships that attract and retain world-class researchers and leaders.
- Fellowship endowments that allow us to train future generations of clinical informatics leaders.
- Program endowments that provide sustained funding for specific initiatives such as AI monitoring or diagnostic excellence.
- Innovation funds that support emerging partnerships with UCSF Health and with industry.
Expand Specific Programs and Centers
Your gift can support one of our current initiatives that best aligns with your interests.
- IMPACC (Impact Monitoring Platform for AI in Clinical Care): Ensure artificial intelligence in healthcare is safe, effective, and equitable. Support the development of monitoring dashboards, provider feedback systems, and research on AI's real-world impact on patients and clinicians.
- CODEX (Coordinating Center for Diagnostic Excellence): Prevent diagnostic errors that harm millions. Fund research on diagnostic safety, community engagement, and innovative interventions that catch problems before they reach patients.
- Clinical Informatics Fellowship: Train physician-leaders who will shape the future of digital health. Support fellowship stipends, research opportunities, and professional development for emerging experts in clinical informatics.
- ADAPT (Center to Advance Digital Physician Practice Transformation): Combat physician burnout and improve clinician well-being. Fund research on how technology impacts physicians and develop evidence-based interventions to create healthier practice environments.
- CLIIR (Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research): Advance rigorous research on digital tools' impact using cutting-edge EHR audit log analysis, uncovering insights that improve both patient care and clinician experience.
For more information about giving to DoC-IT, please contact Julia Adler-Milstein.
Your gift today will shape healthcare for generations to come.