The School of Medicine

Medical Student Affairs School of Medicine Education Building II

• (951) 827-9017; fax: (951) 827-5504

somsa.ucr.edu; medschool.ucr.edu

M.S. and Ph.D. Programs in Biomedical Sciences School of Medicine Education Building I

• (951) 827-4540; biomed.ucr.edu/our-degree-programs

M.P.H. Program Department of Social Medicine, Population, and Public Health School of Medicine Education Building I smpph.ucr.edu

The mission of the UCR School of Medicine is to improve the health of the people of California and, especially, to serve inland Southern California by training a diverse workforce of physicians and by developing innovative research and health care delivery programs that will improve the health of the medically underserved in the region and become models to be emulated throughout the state and nation.

The UCR School of Medicine was created to address the physician workforce needs in inland Southern California and to improve the health of people living in the region. The school’s community-based model provides medical students with clinical experiences in a variety of healthcare settings with diverse patient populations.

The M.D. curriculum’s Longitudinal Ambulatory Care Experience program trains physicians who will be more attuned to the needs of increasingly diverse and underserved patient populations, with emphasis on culturally competent medical care. The Thomas Haider Program at the UCR School of Medicine maintains a unique pathway into medical school for UCR students, with up to 24 seats filled by students who attend UCR for at least six consecutive quarters and complete their bachelor’s degree at UCR. somsa.ucr.edu/haider-program

Together with affiliated medical centers in the community, the school is building a range of residency and fellowship training programs to provide the post-M.D. education required for physicians to become fully independent, licensed and board certified. gme.ucr.edu

The Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences is an interdisciplinary translational research program that incorporates a medical school curriculum with basic science training. Our students become independent research scientists with skills that allow them to bridge the wide gulfs that exist between clinical medicine and basic science research.

The training leads to a Ph.D., combined M.D./Ph.D., or M.S. degree. Students have the opportunity to work with more than 60 faculty members from across the campus conducting interdisciplinary research at the forefront of more than a dozen different fields, including neuroscience, bioengineering, immunology, and molecular endocrinology. biomed.ucr.edu/ our-degree-programs

Biomedical sciences faculty in the school have robust research programs in such areas as neurodevelopmental, neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, parasitic infections, intestinal bowel disease, metabolic and neuroendocrine control of fertility, tumor cell biology, vaccine development, and immune responses to viral infections. This outstanding base is being expanded with additional faculty in the biomedical sciences and clinical sciences with the goals of establishing new translational/clinical research programs and building research expertise in population-based health outcomes, prevention and wellness, health services and health disparities.

The Master’s in Public Health is a two-year degree program administered through the Department of Social Medicine, Population, and Public Health that will train the next generation of public health leaders.

Coursework will include core and elective courses in the public health disciplines of biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, health policy and management, and social and behavioral health, as well as practical experience in public health. smpph.ucr.edu/master-public-health

The School of Medicine’s Pathway Programs provide a continuum of student enrichment and academic support activities for students from the middle school level to postbaccalaureate level. The 10 programs can stand alone or build upon one another throughout their academic career, and assist in recruiting, advising and mentoring these future health professionals. The programs are overseen by or coordinated with the Pathway Programs Office at the UCR School of Medicine. pathwayprograms.ucr.edu

The Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC), a unit of Undergraduate Education, is a resource available to all UCR undergraduate students and alumni interested in careers in the health professions, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, veterinary medicine, and public health. Professional staff and peer mentors are available to guide students in planning pre-health professions coursework, gaining health-related experiences and completing service work. A variety of workshops on such topics as the application process and personal statement writing are also offered. se.ucr.edu/hpac/overview

In addition to the School of Medicine Research Building and School of Medicine Education Building I and II, the school’s faculty, students, and staff carry out their educational, research and administrative functions in the Multidisciplinary Research Building, Webber Hall, Pierce Hall, and in several clinical locations within Riverside and San Bernardino counties.