UCSF
Education & Academia abbreviation · University
| Stands for | University of California, San Francisco |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
UCSF stands for University of California, San Francisco, a university abbreviation.
Graduate and professional university of the University of California system devoted entirely to health sciences, with schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and dentistry. It traces its origins to Toland Medical College, founded in 1864, and has been affiliated with UC since 1873.
Example: She matched into internal medicine residency at UCSF.
Usage notes
UCSF has no undergraduate programs. Its researchers have won several Nobel Prizes, including for discoveries about cancer-causing oncogenes and prions. The medical center operates major hospitals in San Francisco's Parnassus Heights and Mission Bay neighborhoods.
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