University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Description: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dental, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world. The UCSF Medical Center is consistently ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report . Some of UCSF's most renowned treatment centers include kidney and liver transplant, neurosurgery, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, gene therapy, women's health, fetal surgery, pediatrics, and internal medicine. UCSF also has the nation's leading HIV/AIDS treatment and research centers. Collaborations with African Universities such as the University of Zimbabwe to deal with HIV have been established.
Founded in 1873, the mission of UCSF is to serve as a "public university dedicated to saving lives and improving health." Though one of the ten campuses of the University of California, it is unique for being the only University of California campus dedicated solely to graduate education, and this in health and biomedical sciences. UCSF has developed a reputation for unique interdisciplinary collaboration between the health science disciplines which has led to some of the most important discoveries in the biosciences. The graduate-focused environment of UCSF, its relatively small size, and its culture of collaboration allows for a flexibility to translate new discoveries into new treatments hard to find even at many of the world's other top medical centers.
In 2007, ranked fifth overall among research-based medical schools by US News and World Report; the top in western United States. In rankings of medical schools for primary care, UCSF ranked 8th. In addition, the magazine ranked UCSF in the top 10 in seven of the eight medical school specialty programs assessed, including first in AIDS medical care, second in women's health, and second in internal medicine. The UCSF drug and alcohol abuse specialty ranks fifth nationally in the 2006 survey, while family medicine ranks 10th, pediatrics ninth, and geriatrics ninth.
In 1995, the National Research Council ranked UCSF in the top ten for biochemistry and molecular biology (1st), genetics (2nd), cell and developmental biology (3rd), neurosciences (4th), physiology (5th), and biomedical engineering (7th).
Overall, the campus is fourth in the nation in annual NIH funding with $452.2 million received in 2005.
The well-regarded Academic Ranking of World Universities, published annually by Shanghai Jiaotong University, in 2008 ranks UCSF 3rd in the world for Life and Agricultural Sciences and 2nd in the world for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy. The professional schools of the University of California, San Francisco are among the top in the nation, according to current (2006) US News and World Report graduate school and other rankings. The schools also rank at or near the top in research funding from the National Institutes of Health. In addition, the UCSF Medical Center in 2007 was ranked by US News and World Report the 7th-best hospital in the nation, making it the highest-ranked medical center in northern California.
In 2005, the School of Medicine was the third largest recipient of National Institutes of Health research funds among all US medical schools, receiving awards totaling $398.2 million.
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Curriculum:
UCSF Med School Coursework
Impact:
UCSF Med School Students' Residency Programs Summary
Degree Type: M.D. (Doctor of Medicine)
Language of Instruction: English
Accreditation: LCME
Dual Degree Programs:
UCSF MD/PhD (MSTP)
UCSF MD/MS Joint Medical Program
UCSF MD with Thesis Program
Other Special Programs:
UCSF Post-bac program
UCSF Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US)
Primary Application:
AMCAS
Secondary Application:
UCSF Med School Secondary App
Interview:
UCSF Interview Info
Early Decision Program: n/a
Requirements:
UCSF Pre-Med Coursework Needed
Entrance Exam Required?: Yes
Admissions:
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine | Admissions
Enrollment: 595
Resident Tuition: $21,218
Non-Resident Tuition: $33,463
Financial Aid:
UCSF Financial Aid Info
Contact:
UCSF Contact Info
More About This School:
Main Page for Current UCSF Med Students
Address: C-200, Box 0408 University of California, San Francisco
City: San Francisco
State/District: California
Zip Code: 94143
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Country: U.S.A.
Region: North America
Website:
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine | Home
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