Cancer Services Patient & Family Advisory Council

Our Purpose & Goals

Patient and family-centered care is an integral part of personalized medicine. Our purpose and goals are to:

• Humanize the cancer experience by ensuring patient and family perspectives are heard and integrated
• Improve the patient experience by focusing on how we can provide excellence in patient care, help patients navigate through their cancer care, and increase awareness of our services throughout the community
• Provide leadership with the perspectives of patients, families, community members, volunteers, and employees
• Participate in cancer education programs and quality improvement projects
• Recognize staff, faculty, and volunteers

Medal of Excellence Nominations

The Medal of Excellence Award recognizes non-physician staff who have gone above and beyond to provide you or your loved one with exceptional care and service. To nominate someone, complete the nomination form, available in English and Spanish, and submit it in one of these ways:

1. Email us at MCCPatientandFamily@health.ucsd.edu
2. Put it in a collection box at one of our clinic lobbies
3. Mail to: Moores Cancer Center, MC 0658
   Attn: Patient and Family Advisory Council
   3855 Health Sciences Drive La Jolla, CA 92093

Related Service

• All Patient & Family Advisory Councils at UC San Diego Health.
• UC San Diego Health Patient Experience