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Educating the Future of Medicine
From the classroom to the clinic and beyond, our programs prepare students to meet challenges in health care with confidence and compassion.
Our graduates embody the knowledge, skills, and perspectives necessary to become forward-thinking clinicians who champion health for all.
Our curriculum integrates scientific principles, clinical medicine and compassion to prepare learners to deliver equity-driven, person-centered care.
Medical Education Learning Competencies
Medical Knowledge & Scholarship
Our graduates apply knowledge of biomedical, clinical, social, behavioral and population sciences and employ evidence-based strategies to acquire new information and inform their clinical decisions.
Compassionate Patient Care
Our graduates gather histories, perform examinations and engage in clinical reasoning, providing compassionate and holistic care informed by each patient's values, needs and goals.
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Our graduates communicate respectfully, effectively, and compassionately to meet the medical, educational and social needs of their patients, colleagues and communities.
Practice-Based Learning & Improvement
Our graduates demonstrate life-long learning skills via self-assessment and feedback, identifying, appraising and incorporating new evidence to manage uncertainty in health care.
Professionalism
Our graduates fulfill the ethical obligations required of compassionate, respectful and patient-centered physicians.
Health Systems Science-Informed Practice
Our graduates work within multidisciplinary health care delivery systems, focusing on safety and efficacy, to optimize individual and population-based experiences and outcomes.
Health Equity
Our graduates appraise health disparities through community engagement and clinical experience and promote health equity by breaking down biases and structural racism.
Wellness
Our graduates thrive as people and physicians, develop resilience in the face of adversity, seek help when needed, and promote a culture of fulfilled lives.
Why UC San Diego School of Medicine
Learn more about UC San Diego School of Medicine from our students and faculty.
Program in Medical Education (PRIME)
Become a health equity leader and train to care for underserved communities in our joint MD/master's degree program.
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Tailor your research experience to become a physician-scientist in our MD/PhD joint program.
"I am committed to advancing my training in a physician-scientist training program and continuing my work focused on the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native patients served by academic medical centers and the Indian Health Service."
Alec Calac, PhD
Third-year medical student