College Overview:
In its emphasis on extended to all branches of human knowledge, the University of California at decided to establish in the city of San Francisco that would be the campus of Natural Science and Health with the aim of training future health professionals society and provide improvements in the health field.
Over time, this university has become one of the largest in its field, not only statewide but also internationally. Proof of that are the reports for the year 2003 on the situation of schools and colleges in the world, in which the campus of San Francisco appears to the head of the main rankings. In fact, the medical center is considered the seventh best hospital in USA.
Despite being the smallest campus of the 10 that make up the University of California, the fact is that since opening its doors in 1864, more than 25,000 doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists / and researchers out of their facility each year. In total, 17 subjects distributed in five locations:
* School of Dentistry
* School of Pharmacy
* School of Nursing
* School of Medicine
* Graduated Division
In all these places, and more specifically in their laboratories, takes place every day a continuous process of research activity that has given the university to international prestige it enjoys today. On its website is a summary of the major successes achieved by the university since 1925, when Karl L. Meyer developed a shield to prevent botulism in canned foods. But if you prefer, you have a list of any and all of the research projects in which the university is currently undergoing.
But all this would not be possible without an excellent library service can achieve, manage and provide all library resources, electronic and other media required by the exigencies of both investigations and studies of the students. Three libraries will find on this campus:
* GALEN, UCSF Digital Library
* Barnett-Briggs Library at SFGH
* Fishbone at Mt Zion Memorial Library
Also mention the UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children’s Hospital , both managed and dependent on the university and the students and researchers put their knowledge into practice, showing why UCSF is one of the best universities in these matters. They also participate in other associations and institutions , most with high importance to the state level.
Location:
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143
Accommodation:
Since 1996 the University of California at San Francisco manages from its office accommodation for all students and was in charge of promoting the climate for their academic, personal and social.
This office will manage two different types of accommodation: inside and outside the campus. The most common accommodation for first year students and above all, from other nationalities, the campus housing . The student is housed in one of the houses that the university runs, leaving in its power not only all educational and academic resources of the same, but also a large number of resources for leisure.
This option campus housing in turn makes distinction between three different types of residents:
* Single students
* Students with families
* University staff
On the other hand, San Francisco is a city that offers vast opportunities and resources for students who wish to dissociate some college and live off campus. For all the university provides its guests with a range of resources that will be of great help in finding accommodation that suits their characteristics:
* Off-Campus Listing Service
* Roommate Finder
* Guide to Off-Campus Living
However, any doubt about any of these things, or if you have any questions about something that does not come included in them, I recommend that you contact his office by phone, fax or mail:
UCSF Housing Services:
102 West Union Millberry
500 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0232
Phone: 415/476-2231
Fax: 415/476-6733
Financing:
As on other campuses, the University of California at San Francisco does not provide financial assistance to students from other countries or other nationality other than American.
However, we can report some form of education there sponsor you requesting information at the following address:
Student Financial Services
500 Parnassus Avenue
Millberry Union West, Room 201
San Francisco, CA 94143-0246
Phone: (415) 476-4181
Fax: (415) 476-6652
finaid@saa.ucsf.edu
You can get an approximate idea of the costs of studying at this university campuses consultation that has in cities like San Diego or Santa Barbara. However, to give you an accurate picture as possible, the university has a section on its web page containing a list of the costs arising from living and studying in San Francisco, so you can realize yourself a budget approximate.
Admissions Office:
As already said before, you know that the campus that the University of California is in the city of San Francisco is dedicated solely to graduate studies, ie, master’s, doctoral and other professional studies.
It is therefore advisable to apply for admission to any of these programs will personally report on the requirements you must meet through the web pages of each faculty:
School of Dentistry
Admissions Information
513 Parnassus Avenue, S630, Box 0430
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 476-2737
Fax (415) 476-4226
School of Pharmacy
Central Dean’s Office
521 Parnassus Avenue Box 0622
San Francisco CA 94143 USA
tel: 415/476-1225
fax: 415/476-0688
School of Nursing
Nursing Student Affairs Office
2 Koret Way, # N-319X
UCSF Box 0602
San Francisco, CA 94143-0602
School of Medicine
Dean’s Office
513 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143-0410
Postgraduate courses:
USCF focus on all the studies related to the health sciences such as biology, biomedicine, pharmacy, nursing and medicine. Currently, the university teaches graduate courses in a total of 17 subjects, among which are:
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Bioengineering
- Biological and Medical Informatics
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biophysics
- Cell Biology
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Clinical Research (a Masters program for postdoctoral Applicants)
- Genetics
- History of Health Sciences
- Medical Anthropology
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
- Physical Therapy
- Sociology
Contact for international students:
As in the rest of the campus of the University of California at San Francisco also put at your disposal an office to assist those students whose nationality is not an American.
In this way, you can use the Office of International Student Support whenever you have any problems or questions regarding visa issues, tuition, courses and teachers, transfers in and out of the city, housing or employment.
Besides all these interesting data on their website you will find not only advance of the events that take place at the university in the coming days, but direct link to some pages that will be of great utility.
You can learn more by going to his office where you will gladly attend from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm:
International Students and Scholars
Box 0477
University of California, San Francisco
513 Parnassus Avenue, S04
San Francisco, CA 94143-0477
Phone: (415) 476-1773
Fax: (415) 476-8119
E-mail: visa@itsa.ucsf.edu