Compassion Cultivation Training For Physicians and Psychologists

Saturday, October 4, 2025, 11:00 AM - Saturday, November 22, 2025, 1:00 AM, A Live Webinar

Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) is an eight-week program designed to develop the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness for oneself and for others. CCT integrates traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research on compassion. This course will be offered virtually via Zoom.

This CCT™ course is specifically designed to support physicians and psychologists at Stanford Medicine who want to engage compassion for themselves and improve their relationships with others. For this Fall, 2025 session, registration is limited to Psychologists, Physicians and Psychiatrists, including Adjunct Faculty and Adjunct Clinical Faculty. 

To register, please click the Register tab above. 

Early Bird Registration with CME: $475
Early Bird Registration rates with CME end on August 31, 2025 and will increase to $525.

Early-Bird Registration with no CME: $425
Early Bird Registration with no CME end on August 31, 2025 and will increase to $450.

This course is STAP Funds Eligible for Stanford Faculty. Please visit the STARS website. 


Fall 2025 Course Schedule

Weekly classes are Saturdays from 11:00A – 1:00P
October 4, 2025
October 11, 2025
October 18, 2025
October 25, 2025
November 1, 2025
November 8, 2025
November 15, 2025

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (16.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (16.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (16.00 hours)

1. Differentiate empathy, compassion and empathy fatigue and apply learned compassion skills in everyday and professional life
2. Describe basic mindfulness skills; how to stay present to self and clients, while teaching clients how to do this for themselves.
3. Utilize cognitive re-framing with oneself and others from a compassionate stance of "common humanity."
4. Utilize compassion practice with oneself and others for emotional regulation in the face of emotional distress.
5. Identify resistance to self compassion.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date

Please send cancellation requests to [email protected]

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require accommodations, please contact the Conference Coordinator.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Diana Adams
     Title: Course Director
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Thi course will be offered virtualy via Zoom. Zoom information will be sent upon cmpletion of course registration.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.