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Facts & Figures 2008

Highlights

  • Founded as Toland Medical College in 1864
  • Affiliated with University of California in 1873
  • Occupying seven major sites in San Francisco and Fresno with:
    • 26 academic departments
    • 9 organized research units
    • 8 interdisciplinary research centers
  • Ranked by US News & World Report* fifth overall in quality of research training and sixth nationally in quality of primary care training
  • Consistently ranked among top US medical schools by NIH dollars awarded
  • Ranked first for active patents in UC system
  • Ranks among the top 10 in seven of eight medical school specialty programs, including first in AIDS medicine, second in women’s health, and third in internal medicine*.

Recent Accomplishments & Innovations

2008: The pioneering Pathways to Discovery program offers students in-depth training for careers of inquiry, discovery and innovation in five crucial areas.

2007: The Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US) expands medical school enrollment to educate and inspire new physicians to address health disparities.

2006: UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine launched, comprising the existing Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology and the Program in Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology.

2004:
The Institute for Human Genetics established.

2003
: Genentech Hall opens the 43-acre Mission Bay campus, one of the most advanced health sciences centers in the world, now with three research buildings and a 160,000 sq. ft. community center.

2002
: National Center of Excellence in Women's Health opens a dedicated 8-story Women's Health Center.

2001
: New medical school curriculum and the Academy of Medical Educators are instituted. Both are now national models for medical education and for faculty development.

1999
: Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute as Comprehensive Cancer Center, the first in Northern California.

1997:
Nobel Prize awarded for the discovery of prions.



Faculty & Staff

Faculty
Full-Time
Part-Time
Volunteer


1,839
80
3,118
Staff
Non-Faculty Academics
Staff employees

704
4,914

Scientific Society Memberships
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Howard Hughes Medical Investigators
Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences


49
16
60
31




Research Indicators

NIH Dollars (in millions)
NIH Grants
Active patents, US
Active patents, foreign

$396
828
755
1,008






Total Operating Budget

$1,372 million


Tuition & Fees
State Appropriations
Extramural Grants & Contracts
Practice Plan
Gifts & Endowments
Hospital Agreements
SFGH Affiliation Contract
Sales & Services
Other

1%
7%
39%
27%
7%
6%
6%
4%
3%




Student Composition
School of Medicine Admissions
 
Applications Received
Interviews Granted
Students Accepted
6,233
529
251

2007 Entering MD Students

Total MD Students
PhD/MS. Students

147

594
680

Mean Undergraduate GPA
MCAT Score (Average Composite)
Underrepresented Minorities
Women
California Residents

Tuition & Fees
California Residents
Out-of-State Residents

3.73
11.4
35%
59%
80%


$23,438
$35,683

GME & Postdocs

 
Residents
Clinical Fellows

Postdoctoral Scholars
754
442

1,100
CME Students  

Live Course Students
Grand Rounds Students

Home Study Students

14,357
3,572

9,255





Facilities (at 9 sites)

Educational Space (shared)
Research Space

58,855 ASF
937,800 ASF


Affiliated Hospitals & Training Sites

Licensed beds/annual ambulatory care visits

UCSF Medical Center (Parnassus, Children's & Mount Zion Hospitals)
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco VA Medical Center
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute
Fresno Medical Education Program

706/695,640

686/506,000
124/382,619
67/30,000
Multiple sites



Alumni & Development

Total Alumni
Alumni Association Membership
Alumni Gifts (cash)
Total Gifts (cash)
Endowment (Market Value)

7,301
3,290
$2,243,476
$170,029,732 $1,063,166,321

*Source: US News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2009

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