Pace Blog

As COVID-19 continues to impact us all, hear from local clinicians about their thoughts on character within the context of COVID-19 as Medical Humanities Academic Coordinator, Dr. Jason Prystowsky moderates.

A typical day for nurse Jillian Coar at the Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center, a facility in Yonkers that offers long-term care to medically complex youth, involves administering medications, monitoring feeding tubes, suctioning tracheostomies and dressing wounds.

I was five years old the first time I met a Child Life Specialist (CLS) after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. The CLS, who worked at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital in CA, became my guide through the process of surgery, treatment, and recovery, making my stay at the hospital less traumatic and more positive.

A typical day for nurse Jillian Coar at the Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center, a facility in Yonkers that offers long-term care to medically complex youth, involves administering medications, monitoring feeding tubes, suctioning tracheostomies and dressing wounds.

Education can continue outside of the classroom... ONLINE!  We know you're gearing up for the season so we're here to help you stay sharp and ready to tackle any challenge. Consider Online classes for credit through Professional and Continuing Education and earn professional certificates from the comfort of your own home.

Don't take it from us—here is what our students have to say about UCSB PaCE courses:

Danny Meller didn’t initially think he would go to medical school; however, through UCSB Professional and Continuing Education’s Open University he was able to reach his goal. With an undergraduate degree in design from UC Davis, Danny wanted to work abroad and relocated to China where he worked in manufacturing...

From 12/23 through 1/1, our office along with campus will be CLOSED. 

We've won top honors for bike-friendly campus! UCSB is a Platinum-level Bike Friendly University (BFU)

Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, Professional and Continuing Education, collaborate to launch certificate program in medical humanities: