The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) maintains affiliations with two hospitals in San Francisco and three medical research organizations that provide valuable support in its efforts to advance discovery and educate and train graduate students, residents and scholars.
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH)
SFGH has been affiliated with UCSF since 1873. Today, faculty from all four UCSF schools work at SFGH, where they provide patient care, conduct research and teach. All physicians at SFGH hold UCSF faculty appointments. The SFGH workforce includes almost 2,000 UCSF employees (physicians, specialty nurses, health care professionals and others) who work with 3,500 city employees. SFGH serves as a major teaching hospital for UCSF residents and fellows.
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San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC)
Owned by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, SFVAMC is affiliated with all four UCSF schools: dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy. The two institutions began their affiliation in 1968. Today, more than 240 full- and part-time UCSF physicians are on staff at SFVAMC and provide patient care. SFVAMC serves as a major teaching hospital for UCSF residents, funding 171 positions for UCSF residents who train there and providing clinical training for one-third of UCSF medical students.
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NCIRE-The Veterans Health Research Institute
NCIRE - The Veterans Health Research Institute
NCIRE - The Veterans Health Research Institute is the leading private nonprofit research institute devoted to Veterans health in the United States. Supporting the work of hundreds of UCSF faculty researchers and clinicians working collaboratively at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, NCIRE stands at the forefront of a new global effort to understand and improve the health of those who have served in uniform.
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J. David Gladstone Institutes
J. David Gladstone Institutes
The Gladstone Institutes is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution comprising three institutes devoted to the study of cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, and Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders. Through the institutes’ affiliation with UCSF, Gladstone investigators hold UCSF faculty appointments and participate in many University activities, including the teaching and training of graduate students. Gladstone is located adjacent to the UCSF Mission Bay campus.
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Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center
Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center
The Gallo Center is an independent, nonprofit organization focusing on the study of the biological basis of alcohol abuse and substance abuse. All Gallo Center faculty hold appointments in departments and interdisciplinary graduate programs at UCSF, and most receive grant support from the National Institutes of Health. The Gallo Center is located in Emeryville, California.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
HHMI is a nonprofit medical research organization, and UCSF serves as one of its host institutions. HHMI appoints leading scientists as HHMI investigators, providing funds to support their research at their home institutions. Selection as an HHMI investigator is a prestigious appointment, and several UCSF scientists are part of this group. The HHMI is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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