the national academy of sciences, 69 members of the institute of medicine, and 30 members of the academy of arts and sciences. ucsf graduate degrees include the master of science, doctor of philosophy, doctor of pharmacy, doctor of medicine, doctor of dental surgery, and doctor of physical therapy. rankings academic rankingsnationalarwu16globalarwu21u.s. news & world report15 usnwr graduate school rankings medicine: primary care 2 pharmacy 2 medicine: research 3 nursing 11 physical therapy 25 chemistry 25 sociology 64 usnwr departmental rankings immunology / infectious disease 1 obstetrics and gynecology 1 molecular biology 1 internal medicine 2 surgery 2 psychiatry 2 anesthesiology 3 neuroscience / neurobiology 3 radiology 3 cell biology 4 pediatrics 4 family medicine 5 biochemistry / biophysics / structural biology 5 biological sciences 6 ucsf is considered one of the world's preeminent medical and life sciences universities. in 2019, the academic ranking of world universities, published annually by shanghai jiaotong university, ranked ucsf 1st in the world for clinical medicine and 2nd in the world for pharmacy. previously, ucsf had been second in the world for clinical medicine and pharmacy from 2007–2015, ceding the #2 position to the university of washington in 2016. the professional schools of the university of california, san francisco are among the top in the nation, according to current u.s. news & world report graduate school and other rankings. the schools also rank at or near the top in research funding from the national institutes of health. among u.s. medical schools, ucsf is ranked 3rd for research and ranked 2nd for clinical training in the primary care specialties (internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics) by u.s. news & world report. the ucsf medical center is rated as the 12th best hospital in the us and 3rd best in california (behind cedars-sinai medical center and ucla medical center, which are both located in los angeles) according to the u.s. news & world report. faculty ucsf has 3,000 full-time faculty. among its 2018 faculty members are: 7 nobel prize winners 51 members of the national academy of sciences 118 members of the national academy of medicine 3 macarthur foundation “geniuses” 17 howard hughes medical institute investigators 38 nih innovator and young innovator awards 9 members of the royal society 64 members of the american academy of arts and sciences 68 members of the american association for the advancement of science 2 breakthrough prize in life sciences winners 4 national medal of science winners 6 shaw prize winners 10 lasker award winners school of medicine the ucsf school of medicine is the oldest in the western united states. in 2021, the school of medicine was the second-highest recipient of national institutes of health research funds among all u.s. medical schools, receiving awards totaling $630 million. in 2016, the school of medicine launched the bridges curriculum, more than half of which is dedicated to diagnostic reasoning. in 2017, 8,078 people applied and 505 were interviewed for 145 positions in the entering class. graduate division the graduate division, established in 1961, is home to 1,600 students enrolled in 31 degree programs (both phd and masters) and 1,100 postdoctoral scholars. programs are based basic, translational, clinical, social, and population sciences, and focus on the understanding of the mechanisms of biology, analyzing the social, cultural, and historical determinants of health, alleviating human disease, reducing health disparities, and advancing health worldwide. u.s. news & world report. in 2018, ucsf graduate programs ranked 1st in immunology and molecular biology, 3rd in neuroscience, 4th in cell biology and biochemistry, fifth in biochemistry/biophysics/structural biology. school of nursing benny bufano's bear and cub sculpture outside kalmanovitz library the school of nursing was established in 1907, following the 1906 san francisco earthquake, which lead to ucsf becoming active in providing health care in san francisco. it is recognized as one of the premier nursing schools in the united states. in the u.s. news & world report for 2016, the ucsf school of nursing tied for 2nd overall in the nation. ucsf also ranked in the top 10 in all six of its rated nursing specialties, including ranking #1 for its psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner program, and ranking #2 for its family nurse practitioner program. previously, in 2012, the nursing specialties were ranked as #1 for adult/medical-surgical nurse, family nurse practitioner and psychiatric/mental health nurse programs, and #2 for its adult nurse practitioner program. the school of nursing in 2016 ranked first nationally in total nih research funds with $7.85 million, for the 10th time in the last dozen years. this was the second year in a row that all four of ucsf's professional schools (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry) ranked first for "federal biomedical research funding in their fields." school of pharmacy main article: ucsf school of pharmacy founded in 1872, it is the oldest pharmacy school in california and the western united states. for 39 consecutive years it has been the number one pharmacy school by nih funding, with close to $29 million in 2018. in 2015, u.s. news & world report ranked the ucsf school of pharmacy number three in its "america's best graduate schools" edition. in 2014, the school of pharmacy also ranked first in nih research funding among all us pharmacy schools, receiving awards totaling $31.8 million. the ucsf school of pharmacy was also ranked as the top program in the us, according to a 2002 survey published in the annals of pharmacotherapy, which weighed key criteria, including funding for research and the frequency of scientific publications by faculty, that are not considered in other rankings. in 2013, the ucsf pharmacy program implemented the multiple mini interview, developed by mcmaster university medical school, as a replacement for the more traditional panel interview as the mmi had shown to be a better predictor of subsequent performance in school. school of dentistry main article: ucsf school of dentistry founded in 1881, the school of dentistry is the oldest dental school in the state of california and in the western united states. it is accredited by the american dental association and offers the doctor of dental surgery (dds), phd in oral and craniofacial sciences, ms in oral and craniofacial sciences, and ms in dental hygiene degrees. the school of dentistry in 2016 ranked first among all dental schools in nih research funding for the 25th consecutive year, with $19.5 million in awards. in quacquarelli symonds's dentistry subject ranking in 2021, ucsf was ranked 7th in the world and 2nd in the united states. buildings at the mission bay campus ucsf health ucsf medical center in 2022–23, u.s. news & world report recognized ucsf medical center as the 12th best hospital in the nation and the third best in california. ucsf received the following ranking in 17 adult medical specialities: ethnic enrollment, fall ethnicity2020 graduate2016 graduate black 7.9% 6.2% asian 37.8% 34.9% white 29.9% 33.9% hispanic and latino 14.3% 11.7% native american 0.6% 0.6% unreported/unknown 6.4% 8.9% international 3.2% 3.9% specialty ranking anesthesiology 1 cancer 15 cardiology and heart surgery 37 diabetes and endocrinology 6 ear, nose, and throat (otolaryngology) 6 gastroenterology and gi surgery 22 geriatrics 9 nephrology not ranked neurology and neurosurgery 2 obstetrics and gynecology 39 ophthalmology 9 orthopedics 24 psychiatry 5 pulmonology and lung surgery 9 rehabilitation not ranked rheumatology 8 urology 17 the ucsf medical center at mission bay opened february 1, 2015 and hosts three hospitals (ucsf benioff children's hospital, ucsf betty irene moore women's hospital, and ucsf bakar cancer hospital) and an outpatient facility. research ucsf fresno ucsf is among the world's leading institutions in biological and medical research. its departments span all fields of biomedical science, from basic to translational sciences. in fiscal year 2021, it spent $1.71 billion in research and development, the second most among institutions of higher education in the u.s. in fiscal year 2020, ucsf received $680 million in funding from the national institutes of health, which is the 2nd highest of all us domestic higher education universities. milestones include: the discovery of oncogenes and the conversion of normal cellular genes can be converted to cancer genes (nobel prize in medicine, j. michael bishop and harold varmus, 1989) the techniques of recombinant dna, the seminal step in the creation of the biotechnology industry, together with stanford the precise recombinant dna techniques that led to the creation of a hepatitis b vaccine the first successful in-utero fetal surgery (michael r. harrison) first to clone an insulin gene into bacteria, leading to the mass production of recombinant human insulin to treat diabetes first to synthesize human growth hormone and clone into bacteria, setting the stage for genetically engineered human growth hormone first to develop prenatal tests for sickle cell anemia and thalassemia discovery of prions, a unique type of infectious agent responsible for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases (nobel prize in medicine, stanley b. prusiner, 1997) development of catheter ablation therapy for tachycardia discovery of the molecular nature of telomeres discovery that missing pulmonary surfactants are responsible for the death of newborns with respiratory distress syndrome; first to develop a synthetic substitute for it, reducing infant death rates significantly the gladstone institutes, a partner research institute on the mission bay campus the first care units for aids patients and pioneer work in treatment of aids first to train pharmacists as drug therapy specialists first university west of the mississippi to offer a doctoral degree in nursing first to develop an academic hospitalist program (and coined the term "hospitalist") (robert m. wachter) first high volume hiv counseling and testing program at the ucsf alliance health project on june 5, 2015, surgeons at ucsf and california pacific medical center successfully completed 18 surgeries in the nation's first nine-way, two-day kidney transplant chain in a single city. student life there are more than 180 registered campus organizations at ucsf. these groups and clubs cover a broad range of interests, including educational, social, cultural, artistic, recreational, political and spiritual. every year, these organizations sponsor more than 1,200 activities and events. the rutter community center, which serves as the hub of student life in the mission bay campus the student government at ucsf consists of the graduate and professional student association (gpsa), which serves the collective interests of graduate and professional students. it aims at improving student life on a university and system-wide level with dialogue, action, and activities between students, faculty, and staff. it focuses on discussing university policy, informing constituents, advocating student interests, fostering relationships between academic programs, strengthening connections to better support students, and initiating actions and proposals. synapse is the student newspaper at ucsf. it was founded in 1957, and since 1997 the newspaper has been both in print and online. in the fall 2015 the newspaper rebranded from synapse: the ucsf newspaper to synapse: ucsf student voices. the mission of synapse is to serve as the forum for the campus community, and it covers campus news and events, entertainment, and restaurant reviews, and a wide range of feature stories, editorials, and weekly columns, to the entire ucsf community. the newspaper focuses heavily on science and health, but it also covers arts, national news, and opinion articles. ucsf students are eligible to become university of california student regent, a position on the university of california board of regents created by a 1974 california ballot proposition to represent university of california students on the university system's governing board. student regents serve an approximately one-year term as 'student regent-designate', followed by a one-year term as a full voting member of the regents. virtually any uc student in good academic standing may apply to be student regent. traditionally, the position alternates between undergraduate and graduate students as well as between the various uc campuses. notable people chancellors john bertrand decusance morant saunders (1964–1966) willard fleming (1966–1969) philip randolph lee (1969–1972) francis a. sooy (1972–1982) julius r. krevans (1982–1993) joseph b. martin (1993–1997) haile debas (1997–1998) j. michael bishop (1998–2009) susan desmond-hellmann (2009–2014) sam hawgood (2014–present) notable alumni and faculty bruce alberts, 2016 albert lasker special achievement award for fundamental discoveries in dna replication and protein biochemistry, 2012 national medal of science james p. allison, 2018 nobel laureate for the discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation andy baldwin – bachelor for the tenth season of the bachelor carolyn bertozzi - nobel laureate, known for the development of