



UCSF is a Health Sciences University
Since UCSF is one of the nine campuses of the University of California, there are
many resources that are commonly part of a University. UCSF has four schools :
Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy. UCSF Medical Center is an adult
tertiary/quaternary care hospital. UCSF Children's Hospital combines the Birth
Center and a full range of pediatric care. Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital cares
for adult psychiatric patients. There is also an outpatient Ambulatory Care Center
and a Region Comprehensive Care Center. The library is a world renowned facility.
Chaplains are welcome to use the resources and to have access to the computer
center which is equipped with state of the art equipment.
Professional staff at UCSF
There is a wide variety of staff at UCSF. The staff in the Medical Center and in the
University schools frequently present seminars to the chaplain interns from their
fields of expertise. Individual staff welcome opportunities to consult about patient
care with the chaplains.
Many Community Resources
The San Francisco Bay Area is teaming with colleges, universities, training programs,
and professionals from all walks of life. When asked, people who are specialists in
their field who we would like to hear from and interact with are very pleased to be
able to come to present to the CPE program.
San Francisco is known for its diversity.
San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city situated on the edge of the Pacific Rim.
People of many races, cultures, ethnicities, religions live here, work at UCSF and are
patients in the hospital. As a chaplain you will have the opportunity to interact with
this great diversity.

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