The UC Davis School of Medicine located in Sacramento, California, is 17 miles from the UC Davis main campus. With more than 360 medical students as of January 2011, the university's School of Medicine offers Ph.D. and M.D. degrees, training and certificate programs and dual-degree programs for those who want to pursue two different fields of medicine. In 2010, the "U.S. News & World Report" ranked UC Davis School of Medicine as one of the 20 best medical schools for care training. Students can volunteer and intern at the university-affiliated UC Davis Medical Center.
The UC Irvine School of Medicine is located south of the Los Angeles county area in southern Orange County. The medical program at UC Irvine offers M.D. degrees and dual-degree programs for its 400 medical students and undergraduate pre-medical students. The "U.S. News & World Report" ranked UC Irvine as the 47th best medical school in the nation in 2010. Students can volunteer and take on internships at the UC Irvine Douglas Hospital.
UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine is located within the main UCLA campus in the west Los Angeles area. With more than 750 medical students, the UCLA School of Medicine offers numerous dual and doctorate degrees as well as M.D and Ph.D. degrees. Students can take advantage of one of the top-anked medical centers in the nation, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. According to the "U.S. News & World Report," the UCLA School of Medicine ranks as the 11th best medical school in the nation for research.
The UC San Francisco School of Medicine, located in Parnassus Heights, has 11 facilities in the San Francisco area designated for medical research and studies. The school offers a medical scientist program, M.D and Ph.D. degrees and medical research and general care programs. According to "U.S. News & World Report," UCSF ranks fourth among medical research schools in the country and fifth best in primary care training.