Professional development is a major goal for medical students while at UCSF. It consists of three components, collaboration and teamwork, self-directed learning and reflective practice.

Access to essential resources to assist students in their professional development is presented on this website.

• Advisory Colleges are designed to provide personalized academic advising, promote service and social activities, and provide guidance regarding career options.
• The online program, UCSF Careers in Medicine, is an important resource to help students work through the career-choice process.
• Career Advisors assist students in their career choice decision-making and in the application process.
• Professionalism is introduced in the first hour of the orientation for the first-year medical students, highlighting the importance the school places on professional development. The school has high standards for professionalism, as well as a professionalism curriculum. Demonstration of professional behavior is essential, as is the ability to identify early behaviors that fall short of that requirement in order to help students remediate.