On the morning of March 21, 2025, 180 graduating UCSF medical students gathered at the Koret Quad on the Mission Bay campus to celebrate Match Day—a defining milestone in their medical education journey. Surrounded by family, friends, and faculty, students opened envelopes that revealed where they will spend the next three to seven years in residency, marking the transition from medical student to physician-in-training.

Sixty-one percent of students matched into California residency programs, with 24% of students staying in UCSF. The top specialties this year, encompassing 56% of all matches

In mid-December, 104 second-year UCSF medical students presented their research at the Summer Explore Symposium, a four-day event hosted by the Inquiry Curriculum at the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus. Faculty experts led student poster sessions, covering a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research topics, from using CRISPR to assess protein function to validating cardiac risk scores in maternal congenital heart disease and applying AI in care delivery.

For the first time, first-year medical students participating in the Inquiry Immersion course attended the Symposium, observing

On December 5th, students and faculty filled the Mission Bay Conference Center for the eighth annual UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Microsystems Clerkship Health Systems Improvement Symposium. The event celebrated the efforts of 163 medical students who completed a year and a half of work on quality improvement at UCSF-affiliated clinical sites as part of the Clinical Microsystems Clerkship (CMC) component of the Foundations 1 curriculum. Thirty teams of students, each led by a faculty coach, tackled projects aimed at enhancing patient care across UCSF Health sites, Zuckerberg San Francisco

Known for its strong research focus, the UCSF School of Medicine encourages students to explore research opportunities throughout their medical education. Gap years, often taken between the third and fourth year, are a popular time for students to delve into research projects.

A significant portion of the Class of 2025 (24%) is currently taking a gap year, with 70% of these students pursuing research endeavors. Some students combine their gap year research with the MD/MAS in Clinical and Epidemiologic Research program, a five-year combined degree focused on advanced epidemiological and

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Diversity Matters Orientation (DMO) portion of the UCSF School of Medicine medical student orientation. DMO is a two-day immersive experience for medical students during their first week of medical school. Through common readings, small group facilitated discussions, and guest speakers—including advanced medical students, faculty, and a patient—DMO develops the lifelong practice of strengthening the communication skills needed to build trust and community and connect across differences.  

DMO celebrates the stories and successes of individuals

On May 16, 2024, 127 fourth-year UCSF medical students showcased their Deep Explore and year-long research projects through oral and poster presentations during the spring Inquiry Symposium at Millberry Union on the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus. An array of student research topics were on display, ranging from clinical to basic science and medical education.

The UCSF School of Medicine’s Bridges Curriculum provides students with various opportunities for scientific exploration throughout all four years. From day one to the culmination of the Inquiry Symposium, the Inquiry Curriculum teaches

On May 19, 2024, the 173 graduates of the UCSF School of Medicine class of 2024 were joined by family, friends, and the UCSF community for a night of celebration at Davies Symphony Hall. It was an evening filled with reflection and optimism, honoring the achievements, diversity, and potential of this exceptional class.

The Dean of the School of Medicine, Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD, began the ceremony by acknowledging the unique circumstances in which this class began medical school and how far they had come, saying, “This class started medical school in August 2020, during the early phases of

On March 15th, Koret Quad on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus in San Francisco reverberated with the sounds of hastily opened envelopes and cheers of excitement and joy. Family and friends joined 168 soon-to-be UCSF graduates to celebrate Match Day, the pivotal moment when medical students learn where they will be continuing their medical training journey in residency.  

This year, 73% of UCSF students matched into residency programs in the state of California, and 30% of students matched at UCSF. Thirty-two percent matched into a primary care specialty. This year’s top five specialties included

On November 29th and 30th, second-year UCSF medical students presented their summer research projects at the Summer Explore Symposium held at UCSF's Parnassus Heights campus and hosted by the Inquiry Curriculum. This year, the students gave poster presentations with research topics ranging from fields of clinical to basic science and medical education. Research projects featured at the symposium ranged from overdose prevention in the era of fentanyl to the effectiveness of a machine learning-based health application on patient-provider communication.

The majority of the research was funded

On October 30th, an air of celebration filled the Fisher Banquet Room at Mission Bay for the seventh annual UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Microsystems Clerkship Health Systems Improvement Symposium. The room was filled with laughter and smiles as 170 second year medical students were celebrating the completion of their almost year and a half of hard work, having completed a quality improvement project at a UCSF affiliated clinical site as a part of their Foundations 1 curriculum. Within their Clinical Microsystems Clerkships (CMC) groups, 30 teams of students led by a faculty coach carried