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Ranked #2 Medical School for Surgical Training by U.S. News 2023

An Enduring Surgical Foundation for Medical Students

Matthew Y.C. Lin, MD

Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Director, UCSF Surgery Clerkship Program

Jessica Gosnell, MD

Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Director, UCSF Surgery Clerkship Program

The Department of Surgery Clerkship is designed to be inspiring, stimulating, but above all, educational. It provides UCSF medical students with a solid surgical foundation that endures over a lifetime regardless of the medical career path ultimately chosen.

U.S. News and World Report ranked UCSF No. 2 nationally for the surgery education curriculum taught in medical school. The curriculum, developed by highly acclaimed Department of Surgery faculty, encompasses didactic in-class learning fused with early longitudinal immersion in clinical teams, and an inquiry-focused learning environment that encourages medical students to ask questions that push the frontiers of science and understanding of human health and disease.

The Department of Surgery Clerkship offers:

Diverse training opportunities at multiple facilities
Dynamic lecture series
Stimulating faculty-led case presentations
Observed physical exams
Informal bedside rounds
Hands-on patient care and procedures.

The Surgery 110 Rotation includes experiences at numerous diverse sites within the the San Francisco Bay Area including: UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus (Moffitt-Long Hospital), UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion,UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (Level 1), San Francisco VA Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, and California Pacific Medical Center, and Kaiser San Leandro.

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