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School of Medicine
Community-based medicine for the 21st Century
The School of Medicine is a community-based medical school model. Our students come to learn medicine and leave dedicated to a new and inclusive approach to health care in our community.
Whether we’re studying cardiovascular health, anxiety, cultural trauma, or treating the health needs of the unhoused, we are the forefronts of researching and treating the most pressing health issues of our community and time.
A core pillar of our mission remains to improve the health of the people of Inland Southern California by developing innovative health care programs that will deliver quality healthcare within our communities.
Your support is support for the future of medicine.
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School of Medicine in Numbers
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UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE
61%
SOCIOECONOMICALLY OR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED
29%
FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS
Initiatives You Can Support
In the 10 years since its founding, the UCR School of Medicine program has grown from 50 students to a projected 500 in 2023 and beyond.
Your philanthropic support provides resources to medical students, faculty research, and clinical care to serve Inland Southern California communities and set a new model for medical education and health care.
Medical School Pioneer Fund
By supporting the next generation of physicians, we advance health care for all.
Your support of The Pioneer Fund provides the UCR School of Medicine with the world-class resources needed to continue the expansion of our core mission.
Medical + Research Centers
Central to our vision is expanding research that continues to advance knowledge in all areas of the medical sciences.
With the proper funding, our centers will be better equipped with medical equipment and can advance research in:
- RNA Biology and Medicine
- Healthy Communities
- Biomedical Devices
Faculty
We are committed to educating and retaining the diverse physician and research workforce needed to address the underserved patient care needs of our region.
With your support, we can fund the following faculty leadership positions:
- Sr. Associate Dean for Medical Education
- Chair of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
- Chair of Pediatrics
- Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chair of Family Medicine
- Chair of Division of Clinical Sciences
Mission Scholarships
Our goal is to help offset the shortage of physicians and medical resources in Inland Southern California.
Mission Scholarships are an integral part of how we fulfill our mission and retrain physicians.
With your support, we can continue offering these scholarships and training diverse physicians who will practice medicine in the underserved Inland Southern California region post residency.
Diversity and Inclusion
As the No. 5 most diverse medical school, as ranked by U.S. News, we are embracing diversity in the broadest sense and appreciating and caring for all points of view.
The Street Medicine Fund provides financial support to the UCR School of Medicine Street Medicine Project.
This project reaches the unhoused population in Riverside, Palm Desert, and the greater Palm Springs area.
Community Advancement
Our community-based medical school model presents unique opportunities for health care innovation, unique to our community.
With your support, we are able to sustain service to:
- Hulen Place Clinic to serve the homeless populations of Riverside
- Multi-specialty health and wellness services in Palm Desert
- New degree programs and certifications
The School of Medicine is developing innovative health care programs to deliver quality care to Inland Southern California.
Our students and faculty have extraordinary dedication to integrity and the highest quality outcomes for our students, patients, and community.
Help us secure a future of inclusive excellence in healthcare.
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