Healthcare System Overview

University of California – Irvine School of Medicine

https://medschool.uci.edu/ 

The UCI School of Medicine shines on the world stage as an enterprising champion of innovation and discovery. The school has 24 departments, ranging from basic science, clinical and translational research, to medical and surgical specialties.

Why Choose UCI? 

UCI School of Medicine is ranked among the top 50 medical schools in the nation for research by U.S. News & World Report. Located in beautiful Orange County, California, with close proximity to Los Angeles, San Diego, and numerous healthcare and tech start-ups, UCI School of Medicine is a top choice for students wishing to start their medical career in a highly sought-after location.

UCI School of Medicine Diversity Statement

Diversity is a core value that invigorates the mission of UCI School of Medicine: Discover. Teach. Heal.

In promoting excellence in biomedical sciences in Orange County and beyond, our faculty, students and staff members advance a model of health, healing and well-being that is culturally sensitive, focused on the individual and responsive to our community.

We affirm our commitment to the recruitment, admission, hiring, promotion and education of talented students, faculty and staff members whose backgrounds reflect California’s rich ethnic and cultural diversity.

We embrace and celebrate differences of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, language, veteran status, disability and socio-economic status as they inform our world view.

We are committed to gender equity in the recruitment and retention of faculty and senior administrative staff members as well as training disadvantaged students and those with potential to work with underserved groups, in particular California's Latino population.

By intentionally embracing excellence through diversity, we intend to build and support an inclusive and educational framework that prepares future physicians to provide excellent care for diverse patient populations and also promotes excellence in research, education and service to the community. 

130
PhD & Master's Students

400
Medical Students

700 Residents and Fellows

1,011
Faculty Members

UCI Medical Center is the principal clinical facility for UCI Health and the UCI School of Medicine’s teaching and research programs. For 20 consecutive years, the medical center has been rated among the nation's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and among the top 50 U.S. medical centers for gynecology, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and geriatrics. It is the only Orange County hospital to be listed consistently among the nation's best.

https://www.ucihealth.org/ 

2 Medical Center Campus’: 

Orange Medical Center 

Facts and Figures
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. The UCI Medical Center is a 459-bed acute care hospital providing tertiary and quaternary care, ambulatory and specialty medical, behavioral health and rehabilitation services. It is the primary teaching location for the UCI School of Medicine. 

101 The City Drive South
Orange, CA 92868 

Other centers of interest:

  • Chao Family Comprehensive 
  • Cancer Center
  • Comprehensive Stroke Center
  • Digestive Health Institute
  • Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
  • Neuropsychiatric Center
  • Regional Burn Center
  • County’s only hematopoietic stem cell/bone marrow transplant program
  • Region’s only Level I trauma center and Level II pediatric trauma center
  • Region’s only high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and maternalfetal transport system 

Highlights

  • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of only 52 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated U.S. comprehensive cancer centers and the only one in Orange County.
  • Nearly 190 of our physicians are recognized as “Physicians of Excellence.”
  • U.S. News & World Report listed UCI Medical Center among America’s Best Hospitals for the 21st consecutive year and No. 8 in California, with programs in cancer, gastroenterology/GI surgery, maternity, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology/lung surgery and urology rated high performing
  • Our Heart Failure Program earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. 
  • Named a “Top Hospital” by The Leapfrog Group, with 15 straight “A” Hospital Safety Scores.
  • The Joint Commission recertified our Comprehensive Stroke Center, the county’s first, a designation reserved for hospitals able to receive and treat the most complex cases.
  • UCI Medical Center is the county’s first hospital to receive American Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. 

By the numbers

  • 1 million+ outpatient visits
  • 50,000+ visits to the emergency department 
  • 21,800+ patient discharges 
  • 20,000+ surgeries (inpatient and outpatient)
  • 4,300 trauma patients treated — more than half of Orange County’s traumas
  • 30 beds — Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • 24 beds — Surgical Intensive Care Unit
  • 21 high-tech operating rooms, including two for specialized cardiac care
  • 12 beds — Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
  • 8 beds — Burn Intensive Care Unit 
Easy and simple

The medical campus, which will complement the flagship UCI Medical Center in Orange, will include a 144-bed general acute care hospital with a 24-hour emergency department. It will also feature the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building and the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care.

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The new medical campus will focus on advanced clinical programs, including: 

  • Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Digestive health 

The first patients are expected in early 2024 at the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care. The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Care and Ambulatory Care building is slated to open later in the year. The acute care hospital will begin serving patients in 2025. 

University of California – Irvine 

https://uci.edu/ 

UCI Health provides the highest quality healthcare to Orange County and surrounding communities through its world-class physicians, surgeons and clinical staff.

Founded in 1965, UCI is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. 

Institutional Honors 

  • UCI is one of 71 universities in the U.S. and Canada elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.
  • UCI is ranked among nation’s top 10 public universities for the eighth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News also puts campus among the Top 10 for social mobility.
  • UCI is ranked among the top 10 in nation for public universities by Forbes.
  • UCI is the top choice for first-generation students among all UC campuses for four consecutive years.
  • UCI is ranked No. 9 in Money magazine's "Best Colleges" in the U.S. list – making it the highest-rated California university.
  • For the 22nd consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UCI Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals.
  • Three UCI faculty members, one postdoctoral scholar and one alumnus have received a Nobel Prize. Our Nobel laureates include recipients of the prize in chemistry (David MacMillan Ph.D. ’96, Mario Molina, F. Sherwood Rowland, Irwin A. Rose) and physics (Frederick Reines). 

Program / Specialty Rankings

The following programs and specialties ranked among the nation's Top 50 by U.S. News & World Report: 

Criminology (2); Education (10);  Business (44);  Part-time MBA (25); Engineering (38); Aerospace Engineering (24); Biomedical Engineering (32); Chemical Engineering (43); Civil Engineering (30); Computer Engineering (33); Electrical Engineering (34); Environmental Engineering (38); Industrial / Manufacturing / Systems Engineering (42); Materials Engineering (33); Mechanical Engineering (38); Law (37); Business/Corporate Law (44); Clinical Training (5); Constitutional Law (18); Contracts/Commercial Law (27); Criminal Law (24); Dispute Resolution (22); Environmental Law (34); Health Care Law (29); Intellectual Property Law (19); International Law (18); Legal Writing (10); Tax Law (9); Nursing (42); Biological Sciences (32); Chemistry (20); Inorganic Chemistry (15); Organic Chemistry (16); Computer Science (28); Computer Science - Systems (30); Earth Sciences (36); Economics (38); English (20); Literary Criticism and Theory (7); Fine Arts (42); History (30); Mathematics (37); Physics (28); Political Science (41); Psychology (30); Public Health (31); Sociology (20); Statistics (27)

Sustainability & Environment 

  • UCI is No. 2 in Sierra magazine’s 2021 ‘Cool Schools’ ranking of sustainability leaders. Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 12 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes. The magazine is the official publication of the Sierra Club, one of the nation's largest and most influential environmental organizations.
  • UCI is a two-time recipient of STARS Platinum rating for its sustainability efforts. It is one of four universities to receive the rare recognition.
  • Money magazine named UCI the No. 1 university for beach lovers. 

Diversity

  • UCI ranks No. 3 for Top Colleges in the West for Diversity by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education.
  • UCI is recognized among the 30 Best Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities. Ranked 4th on the list, the campus provides extensive offerings via the Disability Services Center.
  • The U.S. Department of Education named UCI a Hispanic-serving institution, meaning that fully one-quarter of undergraduates identify as Latino and that half of all students receive financial aid. UCI is founding member of Hispanic Serving Research Universities alliance, which aims to double Latino doctoral students and increase professoriate by 20 percent.
  • UCI also is designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution.  

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