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QUICK FACTS
- UCSD ranks 4th in the nation in research impact in a report compiled by the Institute for Scientific Information. The health sciences categories include:
- Clinical Medicine, #2
- Pharmacology, #3
- Molecular Biology and Genetics, #4
- Biology and Biochemistry, #8
- Psychology and Psychiatry, #10
- UCSD School of Medicine faculty rank #1 in the nation in federal research funding per faculty member (#1 in clinical research and #3 in basic research)
- #1 in Family Medicine, Neurosciences, Surgery
- #2 in Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Psychiatry
- Over 40 Health Sciences faculty are members of the National Academies.
- UCSD School of Medicine ranks 5thamong public schools in the U.S. News and World Report 2003 rankings of the nation's research medical schools, and 16thoverall among all research medical schools. UCSD is 6
th among primary medical schools.
- The Drug and Alcohol Abuse program ranks 7th, the AIDS program ranks 8th and the Internal Medicine program ranks 17th.
- UCSD School of Medicine is 15th in the nation in total NIH funding with 7 departments in the top 10 when ranked against peer departments.
- UCSD's General Clinical Research Center is one of the nation's top-funded.
- More than 60 biotechnology spin-off companies are associated with Health Sciences faculty and discoveries.
- Of the UC system's top 5 commercialized technologies for last fiscal year, 2 are innovations from the UCSD School of Medicine.
- UCSD physicians account for 24 of the 29 San Diegans selected for "America's Top Doctors." In a recent "San Diego's Best Doctors" listing, more than 80 are UCSD physicians, 1/3 of all those listed.
- Since 1996, UCSD Healthcare has maintained a positive bottom line, and hospital census has increased by 36%, or 90 patients a day.
INSTITUTIONAL RANKINGS
- The School of Medicine, which opened in 1968, is ranked 5th in the nation among public medical schools by U.S. News and World Report – the youngest school among the top 5 public schools. UCSD ranks 16th among all research medical schools in the country, and 6th among primary medical schools.
- UCSD School of Medicine ranks #1 in the country among all medical schools in research funding per faculty member, #1 in clinical research and #3 in basic research. Among ranked departments, UCSD is #1 in Family Medicine, Neurosciences, Surgery, and #2 in Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Psychiatry.
- The Institute for Scientific Information ranks UCSD 4th in the world in terms of 'citation impact' in the fields of science and social science. In individual categories, ISI ranks the School of Medicine 2nd in clinical medicine, 3rd in pharmacology, 4th in molecular biology and genetics, and 10th in psychology and psychiatry.
- UCSD ranks #5 in the country in federal research expenditures. Since FY 1996, federal research dollars to UCSD have increased from $247 million to $550 million.
- San Diego ranks #3 in the nation in NIH funding, behind Boston and New York, with UCSD a San Diego leader in NIH support.
HEALTH SCIENCES NUMBERS
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The School of Medicine has over 700 faculty members, 502 medical students, 51 M.D./Ph.D. students, 492 post-doctoral fellows, 278 Ph.D. students, and 618 interns and residents.
- The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences entered its first class in September 2002. Total enrollment by September 2005 will be 240 Pharm.D. and 60 Ph.D. students, and 30 pharmacy residents.
- UCSD Medical Center includes two hospitals licensed for a combined 531 beds, with approximately 21,000 annual admissions, and the UCSD Medical Group, the physician practice of UCSD faculty, with 476,000 outpatient visits annually.
- Total expenditures: $800 million annually, including $180 million in research funding, $400 million in hospital expenditures, $80 million in patient care services, and more than $140 million in clinical trials funding, private endowment and teaching support.
- The UCSD Cancer Center is one of 39 centers nationwide designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute.
- The School of Medicine received over $167 million in DHHS funding in 2002, with over $100 million for research involving human subjects or human tissue. More than $9 million was received last year from the private sector for industry-sponsored clinical trials.
- UCSD has more than 600 active NIH-sponsored clinical research projects and over 370 commercially sponsored clinical trials, including over 20 sponsored by San Diego-based biotech firms, and about 70 by California companies.
KNOWLEDGE & TECHNOLOGY CREATION
- UCSD is ranked #7 in the country in knowledge creation by Change Magazine.
- Over 150 San Diego companies have been founded by faculty or graduates of UCSD, or based on technology developed at UCSD, with revenues exceeding $2 billion. More than 60 are biotechnology companies, over 1/3 of the region's biotech industry, with San Diego recognized as the third largest biotech hub in the nation.
- 30% of biotechs spun off from UCSD have been acquired or have gone public with an average liquidation value of $150 million.
- Of the University of California system's top 5 commercialized technologies for 2002, two are from the UCSD School of Medicine.
FACULTY RECOGNITION
- The National Research Council ranks UCSD 10th in the nation in the excellence of its graduate programs and faculty quality. Among programs rated among the best in the U.S. are the School of Medicine-based program in neurosciences, ranked #1; both biomedical engineering and physiology, ranked #2; pharmacology, #3; genetics, #6; cell and developmental biology, #7, and molecular biology, #9.
- UCSD's six Nobel Laureates include the Dean for Scientific Affairs Emeritus of the School of Medicine, who is also one of seven National Medal of Science winners to have served on the faculty.
- UCSD ranks #7 in the nation in National Academy of Science members, with 67 total. The medical school faculty also includes a Lasker Medal winner, 21 Institute of Medicine members, and a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
- UCSD physicians account for the majority of San Diego physicians selected for "America's Top Doctors."
AFFILIATIONS
- UCSD is affiliated with the San Diego VA Healthcare System which provides care and services to more than 38,000 veterans in San Diego and Imperial Counties. The top VA Medical Center in the nation in research funding, it is a center for research and clinical activity for UCSD faculty, and serves as a teaching hospital for UCSD's interns and residents.
- The Department of Pediatrics is formally affiliated with Children's Hospital and Health Center. The consolidated program unifies UCSD's and CHHC's pediatric patient care, research, education and community service programs at Children's Hospital, with 226 inpatient beds, a 32-bed neonatal intensive care unit, a 59-bed convalescent program and an extensive network of outpatient providers.
- The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Howard Hughes Medical Institute have centers on the UCSD campus.
HEALTH SCIENCES GROWTH
To house the Health Sciences' expanding basic and clinical research, education and clinical programs, a number of new buildings have recently opened or are in the planning or construction stage. Most are funded through philanthropy, with some state funding for specific projects:
- Keck Center for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, now open
Biomedical research building, 140,560 GSF, scheduled to open Jan. '04
School of Pharmacy building, 104,000 GSF, scheduled to open Fall '05
Cancer Center facility, 312,250 GSF, scheduled to open Jan. '05
Shiley Eye Center expansion, 20,00 GSF, scheduled completion Aug. '03
Cardiovascular Center building, 50,000 ASF, scheduled completion '05/'06
UCSD MEDICAL CENTER
One hospital, two sites, one consolidated license
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest
(includes CAPS)
John M. and Sally B. Thornton Hospital,
La Jolla
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Opened in 1993
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4,700 Annual Discharges
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65 Average Daily Census
May 2003
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