Spring 2011
news & events
UCSF Earns Top Rankings for Schools, NIH Funding
UCSF has once again been named among the nation's best graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report. The School of Nursing is No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the nursing specialties of family nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental health clinical nursing and adult/medical surgical nursing. The School of Medicine is No. 4 for primary care and No. 5 for research -- the only medical school that ranks in the top five in both categories. The new rankings also include previous assessments of pharmacy schools (the surveys do not rank dental schools) and biology graduate programs, which U.S. News surveys, but not on an annual basis. The School of Pharmacy was No. 1 in the last ranking from 2008, and the biology graduate programs were No. 1 in last year's survey.
UCSF also received more research funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) than any other public institution in 2010, and ranked third among all institutions nationwide. UCSF has consistently ranked among the nation’s top institutions in NIH funding for more than a decade, as have each of the schools. In 2010, the School of Nursing ranked first, receiving $9.9 million. The schools of pharmacy and dentistry also ranked first, with $22.6 million and $19.5 million respectively, while the School of Medicine ranked second with $422.1 million.
On Call Greetings from the Dean
I am delighted to start as dean of the UCSF School of Nursing and to transition from referring to the school as "they" to "we." The excellence of the school is a beacon to the profession and academic nursing, and I will do everything in my power to continue and expand upon this tradition.
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events
Alumni Day 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
UCSF Mission Bay Campus
The Future of Nursing is the title of a recently issued Institute of Medicine (IOM) report outlining a breathtaking series of findings and recommendations related to the importance and relevance of nursing for our nation's health. Join us as we dialogue with a panel of experts who participated in the IOM study, and are leading the way toward making California a funded test state for implementation. We are pleased to welcome our new dean, David Vlahov, as keynote speaker. The Nursing Alumni Association will also meet to elect officers and approve bylaws. For more information, please click here.
Give Breast Cancer the Boot
May 24, 2011
A concert to benefit UCSF Breast Cancer Programs
Poor Man's Whiskey, Great American Music Hall
Last year, over 200,000 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with breast cancer -- a disease that strikes 1 in 8 women during their lifetimes. Despite advances, this tragic illness continues to claim the lives of 40,000 women AND men each year. We need your help to Give Breast Cancer the Boot! Read more.
New! Alumni Weekend 2012
April 20-21, 2012
UCSF Campuswide
On April 20-21, 2012, Nursing Alumni Day will coincide with a first-ever campuswide UCSF Alumni Weekend, which will bring together thousands of UCSF alumni and friends from across all schools. In addition to traditional Nursing Alumni Day events, family and friends can also enjoy legacy and other affinity group events, interprofessional academic lectures and panels, receptions, tours and family friendly events.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Andrew Kaufteil, senior director, UCSF Alumni Associations, at akaufteil@support.ucsf.edu or 415/476-6345.
