Founded in 1996, the University of California, San Diego Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (PACE) Program has been devoted to a mission of improving the quality of healthcare by offering clinical competence assessment and focused remedial education to medical professionals throughout our nation. The UC San Diego PACE Program has delivered assessment and remedial services to over 2500 physicians and allied health professionals. The PACE Program, part of the UCSD School of Medicine, is based in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and draws from the resources of the School, most notably, an outstanding faculty representing over 30 specialties and subspecialties of medicine.