Observation and Shadowing Opportunities

Learn about UC San Diego Health's opportunities to observe clinical care.

Observer Program (Clinical Care)

• This program is only available for prospective observers who are age 18 and up, would like to observe health care operations for 30 days or less at UC San Diego Health, and are currently within the United States.
• The Observer Program will not fulfill the requirements to receive school credits.
• All potential observers must have an Observer Request Form submitted on their behalf to the Observer Program.  
• The Observer Request must come from a representative of the host department, the team member or provider you wish to observe. The host department or team member can access the required information on the UCSD Employee Pulse website.
• The Observer Program is able to approve one request per observer during any 12-month period.    
• The Observer Program does not facilitate introductions to hosting departments, programs or providers. Observer applicants are required to identify their own UC San Diego Health host.
• Please locate the department or program you are interested in observing to obtain their contact information on the UC San Diego School of Medicine or UC San Diego Health websites.
• The expected turnaround time for processing and approving requests is a minimum of 15 business days.  
• The Observer Program will approve a limited number of requests per month based on operational availability.
• UCSD Students: for additional Experiential Opportunities related to health care, please visit Prepare for Professional School.
• If you are a UC San Diego Health provider or team member interested in participating or hosting an observer, please review the program requirements on the Observer Program Pulse page.
• If you need more information after contacting a host department or provider, please email UCSDHObservers@health.ucsd.edu.