UCSF School of Medicine

School of Medicine
Former names Toland Medical College
Established 1864
Type Medical School
Parent institution University of California, San Francisco
Location San Francisco, California37°45′46″N 122°27′29″W / 37.7627°N 122.4581°W / 37.7627; -122.4581Coordinates: 37°45′46″N 122°27′29″W / 37.7627°N 122.4581°W / 37.7627; -122.4581
Dean Talmadge E. King, Jr.
Academic staff 2,643
Students 1,428
Doctoral students 152
Alumni 8,342
Website http://medschool.ucsf.edu

The UCSF School of Medicine, is the medical school of the University of California, San Francisco, United States, and is located in San Francisco. Founded in 1864 by Hugh Toland, it is the oldest medical school in California and the western United States. It is the number one medical school in the UNited States by NIH funding.[1] It is recognized as one of the premiere medical schools in the Unites States. US News & World Report ranks it fourth in quality of research training and third in quality of primary care training, making it the only medical school listed in the top 5 in both categories.[2]

History

The school was founded in 1864 as the Toland Medical College. In 1873 the college affiliates with the University of California. Together with the School of Dentistry, they became UCSF's first two “affiliated colleges” and were followed by the College of Dentistry in 1881 and the UC Training School for Nurses in 1907.[3]

List of Deans

References

  1. ↑ "UCSF Is Top Public Recipient of NIH Research Funding for 6th Consecutive Year". UC San Francisco. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  2. ↑ "2018 Best Medical Schools". Usnews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  3. ↑ "1868-1898 - Introduction - A History of UCSF". History.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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