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The UCSF School of Medicine Sam Hawgood MBBS, Dean  Consistently ranked among the nation's top medical schools, the UCSF School of Medicine earns its greatest distinction from its outstanding faculty – among them are two of UCSF’s three Nobel laureates, 64 Institute of Medicine members, 53 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 36 National Academy of Sciences members, and 17 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. UCSF School of Medicine faculty are known for influential basic science and clinical research. Among UCSF achievements are the discovery that normal cellular genes can be converted to cancer genes; the development of fetal surgery; the identification of HIV as the cause of AIDS. UCSF research helped lay the foundation for the biotechnology industry. UCSF recombinant DNA techniques led to the creation of a hepatitis B vaccine, the synthesis of human growth hormone, and the mass production of human insulin to treat diabetes. The school is comprised of 28 academic departments, nine organized research units, and eight interdisciplinary research centers at seven major sites throughout San Francisco and in Fresno. Its primary clinical training sites are at the UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital, the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UCSF-Fresno. The School of Medicine has an annual budget of around $1.4 billion. Its approximately $550 million in funding for extramural research includes over $400 million from NIH, making the School one of the top NIH-funded institutions. The School currently has 1,921 full-time faculty, 5,533 staff and non-faculty academics, 595 students pursuing their MD degree, 649 students working toward PhD or master’s degrees, 1,100 post-doctoral students, and 1,218 residents and clinical fellows. The School also encompasses the UCSF Medical Group and its nearly 1,000 physician faculty members. In FY 2008, the group had 730,353 outpatient visits and earned $315 million in revenue, a 34% increase over the past three years. In 2009, U.S News & World Report ranked the school fifth nationally both for its research training and its primary care training – the only medical school in the country ranked in the top five in both categories. Mission The UCSF School of Medicine strives to advance human health through a fourfold mission of education, research, patient care and public service. History Founded in 1864 as , the school became part of the University of California in 1873. In 1898, the school moved to its present Parnassus Heights campus, on land donated by San Francisco mayor Adolph Sutro. The first UC hospital opened here in 1907, growing into Moffitt-Long Hospitals and Children’s Hospital. These facilities, together with Mount Zion Hospital, now comprise the UCSF Medical Center. UCSF faculty have also treated patients and trained students at San Francisco General Hospital since the school's founding 145 years ago. more  Key Initiatives and Activities 2008-2009
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