UCSF Medical Center

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and it is dedicated entirely to health science. It is a major center of medical and biological research and teaching.UCSF was founded as Toland Medical College in 1864, and in 1873 it affiliated itself with the University of California, becoming its Medical Department. In the same year, it incorporated the California College of Pharmacy and in 1881 it established a dentistry school. Its facilities were located in both Berkeley and San Francisco. In 1964, the school gained full administrative independence as a campus of the UC system headed by a chancellor, and in 1970 it gained its current name. Historically based at Parnassus Heights and several other locations throughout the city, UCSF developed a second major campus in the newly redeveloped Mission Bay in the early 2000s. UCSF is considered one of the world's preeminent medical and life sciences universities. According to the U.S. News & World Report, UCSF's medical school is ranked 2nd nationally for its clinical training, its pharmacy school is ranked 2nd nationally, and many of its nursing programs are ranked similarly highly. UCSF attracts the 9th most research funding from the National Institutes of Health, and its research output is ranked in the top 10 in the world in numerous biomedical fields. Despite focusing exclusively on health sciences, UCSF's research output is ranked in the top 20 in the world across all fields. As a healthcare provider, UCSF is ranked 9th nationally, and 1st in neurology and neurosurgery.With 25,398 employees, UCSF is the second-largest public agency employer in the San Francisco Bay Area. UCSF faculty have treated patients and trained residents since 1873 at the San Francisco General Hospital and for over 50 years at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

The UCSF School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California, in the United States. It was founded in 1881 and is the oldest dental school in California and the western United States. It is accredited by the American Dental Association. In 2016, it had received the highest NIH funding of any US dental school for 25 consecutive years. It is one of the top dental schools in the world, being ranked #5 by QS World University Rankings and 7 by Academic Ranking of World Universities.

The UCSF School of Nursing is the nursing school of University of California, San Francisco, and is located in San Francisco, California. It consistently ranks among the top nursing schools in the United States by NIH funding. It is recognized as one of the premier graduate nursing schools in the United States.

The UCSF School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of California, San Francisco and is located at the base of Mount Sutro on the Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1864 by Hugh Toland, it is the oldest medical school in California and the western United States, and is consistently ranked among the top medical schools in the United States. The school is affiliated with the UCSF Medical Center, which in 2021-22 U.S. News & World Report ranked as the #3 best hospital in the state of California (behind UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which are both located in Los Angeles) and #9 best hospital in the United States. UCSF faculty have treated patients and trained residents since 1873 at the San Francisco General Hospital and for over 50 years at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. UCSF School of Medicine is the top recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding amongst all U.S. public universities and public medical schools, with $601,764,262 of funding. US News & World Report ranks UCSF School of Medicine #4 in research training and #2 in primary care training. The UCSF School of Medicine has seven major sites throughout the San Francisco Bay area, and is composed of 28 academic departments, eight organized research units, and five interdisciplinary research centers. The main site is at the Parnassus Heights campus, which is home to the UCSF Medical Center and the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute. The UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay opened in 2015 and is home to the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital and the UCSF Bakar Cancer Hospital.

UCSF School of Pharmacy, is the pharmacy school of the University of California, San Francisco, and is located in San Francisco. Founded in 1872, it is the oldest pharmacy school in California and the western United States. For 41 consecutive years it has been the top recipient of NIH funding among all US pharmacy programs, with a total of $40.9 million in awards in 2020 (increasing almost $15 million from the previous year). In 2020, it was ranked second nationwide by U.S. News & World Report.

The Fetal Treatment Center at the University of California, San Francisco is a multidisciplinary care center dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term follow-up of fetal birth defects. It combines the talents of specialists in pediatric surgery, genetics, obstetrics/perinatology, radiology, nursing, and neonatal medicine.

Irving and 2nd Avenue (outbound) and Irving and Arguello (inbound) are a pair of one-way light rail stops on the Muni Metro N Judah line, located in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The stops opened with the N Judah line on October 21, 1928. They are the primary stop for the Parnassus campus of the University of California, San Francisco. The inbound stop has a long bulb-out serving as the platform, with a shelter and handicapped-accessible mini-high platform at the eastern end. The outbound stop has a shelter east of 2nd Avenue (but no bulb-out); the mini-high platform is located west of 2nd Avenue.

The Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute (LPPI) is a psychiatric teaching hospital, part of the Psychiatry Department at the University of California, San Francisco. It is located at 401 Parnassus Avenue at Hillway Avenue on the Parnassus campus of UCSF. Langley Porter was the first psychiatric institute in California, and is the oldest facility of the UCSF Psychiatry Department.

Carl and Hillway is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro N Judah line, located in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The station opened with the N Judah line on October 21, 1928. Trains stop at marked poles; there are no platforms or shelters. A crossover is located at the stop, allowing outbound trains to be switched back inbound. In September 2016, Muni began running a pair of one-car shuttles between Embarcadero station and Carl and Hillway during morning rush hour to reduce crowding on the inner section of the line. A study after one month showed the shuttles had increased capacity on the inner part of the line by 18% and reduced the number of passengers unable to board overcrowded trains by 63%.

The Clown Conservatory is a performing arts school in San Francisco, CA. The school began in 2000 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Circus Center is a circus school in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1984 by Wendy Parkman and Judy Finelli as the San Francisco School of Circus Arts.

Kezar Stadium is an outdoor athletics stadium in San Francisco, California, located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park. It is the former home of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders (first AFL season only) of the National Football League (NFL) and of the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse. It serves as the home of San Francisco City FC of USL League Two. Kezar also hosts amateur and recreation sports leagues, as well as numerous San Francisco high school football games (including the city championship, known popularly as the "Turkey Bowl").