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Meeting California's surging medical needs will require the innovation UCR is bringing to the development of its School of Medicine.
School of Medicine Spotlight
Olds Named Founding Dean of UCR School of Medicine
G. Richard
Olds, M.D., an internationally recognized tropical disease authority and chair
of the Department of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been
appointed vice chancellor of health affairs and founding dean of the UCR medical
school.
Education for Tomorrow's Health Care
The University of California, Riverside is developing a medical school with research, teaching and service programs to improve the health of Californians, with special attention to the needs of the diverse and growing Inland Southern California region.
Why a School of Medicine?
Once operating, a UCR School of Medicine will not only help meet the need for physicians in a medically underserved region, but also:
- Provide a pipeline for diversifying the physician workforce.
- Facilitate partnerships with community clinics and hospitals.
- Increase the potential of attracting start-up companies and venture capital to Inland Southern California.
- Help transform Inland Southern California toward a knowledge-driven economy.
The UCR campus has a strong foundation on which to build a medical school. With UCR's existing UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences, the campus provides the first two years of medical school training, after which students transfer to the UCLA School of Medicine to complete their M.D. degrees. UCR also has many faculty in health-related fields such as stem cell biology, genomics, nanoscience, and public health.