CESLAC Accelerating Leadership Institute 'Fall25

Vision: The growing US Latino GDP™ — driven by the Latino Healthy Lifestyle Advantage — providing the competitive edge to the nation’s GDP so that it maintains its pre-eminence among the world’s economies throughout the 21st century.

Mission:
Turning personal lived experience into knowledge and skills for leadership in Latino-serving business, professional and healthcare organizations by catalyzing:

• Vision, through an understanding of the US Latino GDP™ and the Latino Healthy Lifestyle Advantage;
• Voice, through an understanding of narrative, the Latino Double Impostor Syndrome and Latino Confusion about US Race Categories.

Content overview: The CESLAC Accelerating Leadership Institute is a four-month experience (3 days on-site at UCLA, four months online) tailored to meet the challenges and opportunities unique to leaders to positively engage with the growing Latino population, particularly in the health and business sector. The institute provides substantive information that American institutions are often unaware of, yet is critical to formulating a strategic vision for 21st-century America.

Program Overview:
Most Phases and the 1:1 executive coaching sessions will be conducted virtually. The in-person session will be held on the University of California, Los Angeles campus.

Phase 1: Engagement

• Meeting cohort, executive coaches, and faculty | Via Zoom – Thursday, April 9th, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST

Phase 2: Self and industry discoveries - In-person three-day sessions - data-driven discussion contributing to self-discovery and opportunities to elevate leadership in private, public and non-profit sectors, including health care. Small group discussions led by Executive Leadership Coach helps to explore opportunities and challenges for applying concepts.

Location: TBD

• Friday, May 15, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Phase 3: Connecting and creating

• Connecting with cohort, executive coaches, and faculty | Via Zoom – Thursday, June 4, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
• Connecting with executive coach | Via Zoom based on your schedule (1-hr)

Phase 4: The path forward – as individual leaders and as a community.

• Connecting with cohort, executive coaches, and faculty | Via Zoom on Thursday, June 25, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
• Connecting with executive coach | Via Zoom based on your schedule (1-hr)

Executive leadership coaching:
As part of the CESLAC Accelerating Leadership Institute experience, we provide you with an Executive Leadership Coach to help program concepts become applicable to you in your world. Experienced coaches, fueled by their passion and compassion, support changes that clients want to make and help them uncover insights into their leadership to impact society in ways that matter most to them.

Registration

Course Fee
$1,995 Physicians
$995 Other Health Professionals

Does not include travel or lodging (on your own).

Refunds
No refunds will be granted for this course. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA reserves the right to cancel or postpone this course if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Recharge Payment Information
Registration payment can be submitted via Interdepartmental recharge system.
For more details, please refer to document here: Recharge Information
 

FAQ

Is this Leadership Institute open only to Latino/x/e leaders? 

• No, enrollment in this leadership institute is open to all leaders ready to meet the unique challenges and opportunities to positively engage with the growing Latino population, particularly in the health and business sector. The focus of the Leadership Institute encompasses a broad variety of topics relevant to leadership for Latino health and thrivance, including Latino history, the Latino Healthy Lifestyle Advantage, and why Latinos are confused about the US racial narrative, among other topics. 

Is this program open to other leaders who are not in health care?

• Yes, absolutely, it is open to all individuals who are ready to meet the unique challenges and opportunities to positively engage with the growing Latino population, particularly in the health and business sector. We welcome professionals across disciplines, departments, and sectors related to business, health, and finance.
   

Is there a scholarship available to participate in this program?

• Not this time. We encourage you to work with your employer/institution to determine funding options for this professional development opportunity.
   

Is this a virtual or in-person experience?

• Both, but mostly virtual. There is one three-day onsite meeting at the UCLA campus. (Travel expenses are not included). Please see above for specific details on dates and location.
   

Additional Questions

If you have questions about enrollment, please email ccpd@mednet.ucla.edu or call (310) 794-2620. For questions about the program please email ceslac_all@mednet.ucla.edu.

Target Audience

Specialties - All

Professions - ALL

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:
 

1. Cultivate their sense of narrative self by examining and drawing power from their lived experience of the Latino Double Impostor Syndrome (i.e. being told that one is too Latino ever to be American, but when in Latino space, being told one is too American to be an “authentic” Latino).
2. Describe why Latinos are confused about the US racial narrative.
3. Use the Latinx Epidemiological Paradox and Latino Healthy Lifestyle Advanta to create a positive narrative about Latinx interaction with the US healthcare system.
4. Use the US Latino Gross Domestic Product (US Latino GDP™ ) to develop a positive narrative about Latino contributions to the US economy and society.
5. Create a professional community of deepened and cohesive narrative as diverse providers.
6. Identify a personal path to executive-level positions, election to board governance, and appointment to critically impactful boards and commissions.
7. Play leading roles by using their voice in the construction of a shared narrative for the multicultural, multiracial society of 21st century California and beyond.

Accreditation

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 33.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The California State Board of Registered Nursing accepts courses approved by the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. as meeting the continuing education requirements for license renewal. Nurses from states other than California should inquire with their local State Board for specific continuing education policies.