The School of Medicine Difference
UCR is uniquely positioned to offer a new direction in medical school education
UC Riverside is in the most rapidly growing part of the most populous state in the nation and a magnet for a highly diverse and currently underserved population.
UCR has unique assets that comprise a solid foundation in medical education:
- The UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences that currently sends 24 undergraduates annually to the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- A core of 100 faculty members who currently do research and teach in health-related fields
- A student body that reflects the diverse face of California, rated fifth nationally in diversity by US News & World Report
- UCR has room to grow with ample space for its medical school buildings
- A community that strongly supports a new School of Medicine at UCR
UCR has taken an innovative approach to its development of a School of Medicine.
The distributed clinical model embraced by UC Riverside forges partnerships with existing area hospitals and regional clinics.