Learning Environment

To learn more about daily life at UCSF, support for students, and the general learning environment, we encourage you to explore this section further.

Medical Student Disability Services Program

Our Medical Student Disability Services Program is also available to support students’ disability related needs. The office works to ensure UCSF maintains an accessible environment for all students.

Medical Student Well-Being Program

Medical school can be a time of great excitement and personal growth. But it can also be stressful, particularly for students juggling family responsibilities in addition to their studies.

Our Medical Student Well-Being Program is designed to promote a healthy learning environment and to help students with the variety of challenges they may face during medical school. The Well-Being program staff offers a wide range of programs and services, from helping students cope with complex issues of death and dying to offering more pragmatic assistance such as preparing for board exams.

Professional Development

Professionalism is the basis of every physician's relationship with their patients. As a result, we place a premium on professional development, making it an integral part of the medical curriculum. We offer students a clear set of physicianship skills and principles that define the profession of medicine at its very best, as well as an evaluation process that assures our students consistently meet these standards. We also offer a variety of resources to assist our students as they navigate the residency and career-choice process.