About UC San Diego
School of Medicine

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Where Discoveries are Delivered

UC San Diego School of Medicine, established in 1968, is the region’s only medical school. As a top-tier academic medical center, our role is to improve health through innovative research, education and patient care.

About Us
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Our Doctors,
Our Difference

For more than 50 years, UC San Diego School of Medicine has trained a different kind of doctor in a different kind of way. This is what that difference looks like

Our History

25% of the class of 2022 are members of under-represented groups in medicine 

Art of Medicine

Artistic expression is woven into our curriculum to help enrich the medical school experience, and help our students see the world beyond science.


Internal Organ

Explore more about UC San Diego School of Medicine research news, awards, spotlights and recognitions through our quarterly internal newsletter for faculty and staff, Internal Organ

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