About The UC Irvine School of Medicine

University of California, Irvine’s School of Medicine is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and clinical practice through scholarly research, physician education and high-quality care. The medical school nurtures the development of medical students, resident physicians and scholars in the clinical and basic sciences and supports the dissemination of research advances for the benefit of society.

School of Medicine Facts:

• Each year, the school educates more than 400 medical students and trains more than 600 residents and fellows at UC Irvine Medical Center and affiliated institutions.
• The school’s 560 full-time and 1,300 volunteer faculty members are involved in teaching, providing medical care and conducting research into the health challenges facing the 21st century.
• The school has 26 departments, ranging from basic science research to clinical medical and surgical specialties. It has research, clinical and teaching relationships with the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
• The school offers an MD degree, a combined MD/PhD medical scientist training program, a master’s degree in genetic counseling, a combined MD/MBA program with The Paul Merage School of Business and a unique combined MD/master’s program called the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC).

UC Irvine Medical Center

UC Irvine Medical Center is the principal clinical facility for the School of Medicine’s teaching and research programs. In early 2009, UC Irvine opened UC Irvine Douglas Hospital that features modern facilities for conducting the latest medical research and training future and practicing physicians. The seven-story hospital has spacious, mostly private rooms and 19 state-of-the-art operating rooms. In addition, the hospital provides an environment for translational research – allowing more opportunities for researchers and clinicians to collaborate on patient care.

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The School of Medicine’s close research, clinical and teaching relationship with UC Irvine Medical Center has helped position UC Irvine Healthcare, the clinical entity of UC Irvine, as a leader in translational medicine. UC Irvine Healthcare utilizes the latest clinical research, including studies pioneered by UC Irvine researchers, to provide patients the newest therapies and treatments.