Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A.
Vice Chancellor, Human Health Sciences
Dean, School of Medicine

Ann Madden Rice
Chief Executive Officer, UC Davis Medical Center

Thomas Nesbitt, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Associate Dean, Clinical and Administrative Affairs

Ann Bonham, Ph.D.
Executive Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

William McGowan
Chief Financial Officer

Michael Minear
Chief Information Officer

School of Medicine and Medical Center:
Faculty		747
Residents and Fellows		775
Students		397
Staff (FTE)		7,172

Breakthroughs that address the health challenges facing our world are at the core of UC Davis Health System's mission to discover and share knowledge to advance health. Collaborative research with the National Institutes of Health and other key partnerships is fundamental to achieving our mission. Major areas of research growth include some of the health system's most innovative programs.

• UC Davis expertise in infectious diseases has resulted in expanded programs in HIV and AIDS research, public health and emergency preparedness.
  
  
• The new NeuroTherapeutics Research Institute will develop targeted treatments for the neurodegenerative disorder fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) and develop a new model for research into other neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Major areas of research growth include some of the health system's most innovative programs.

• UC Davis Cancer Center unites 180 scientists from diverse disciplines in a focused assault against cancer.
  
  
• UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute is a unique collaboration of clinicians, researchers and educators committed to finding better treatments and cures for autism, fragile X and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
  
  
• The Center for Reducing Health Disparities is facilitating community partnerships and working with bilingual mental health professionals to reach at-risk youth and their families as part of a pioneering program to prevent and treat psychotic illnesses in young people.
  
  
• As part of its charter to bring new treatments to patients sooner, the Clinical and Translational Science Center is funding innovative research projects, ranging from a new imaging procedure for intraoperative identification of tumors to understanding HPV vaccine disparities in lower socioeconomic communities.
  
  
• Since it began funding research and related infrastructure in 2005, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has awarded UC Davis six grants totaling $11 million. UC Davis has more than 50 scientists working on stem cell investigations in Davis and Sacramento.
  
  
• Augmenting strengths in basic and clinical sciences are collaborations with:
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California
  • Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System
  • USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • UC Davis units, including California National Primate Research Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Engineering

UC Davis Health System is at the forefront of providing access to the latest discoveries and best treatments for patients in Northern California and beyond.

• UC Davis Medical Center is a leading referral center in the region for the most seriously injured or ill patients, and the most medically complex cases, covering 33 counties, more than 65,000 square miles and 6 million residents.
  
  
• UC Davis operates inland Northern California's only Level 1 trauma center, with comprehensive adult and pediatric emergency departments. The center has been instrumental in keeping Sacramento County's preventable death rate at or below 1 percent, less than half the national average. Studies show patients with specific critical injuries have better survival rates and functional outcomes at Level I trauma centers and academic medical centers.
  
  
• With the region's only full-service children's hospital, UC Davis offers a comprehensive pediatric cardiology program in Sacramento, as well as more than 30 other children's specialties.
  
  
• UC Davis has the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center serving inland Northern California, and one of the nation's largest clinical trials programs. It offers comprehensive, compassionate care to adults and children with both rare and common cancers.
  
  
• UC Davis Medical Center has ranked among U.S. News and World Report's top hospitals in the nation for 15 consecutive years and won the Consumer Choice Award for the ninth time in a row for best overall quality and reputation among all hospitals in the Sacramento region, based on National Research Corp. consumer surveys.
  
  
• The California Telemedicine Resource Center at UC Davis will become the hub for telehealth services among the five UC medical schools, providing expertise ranging from establishing best practices for clinical applications to providing advice on state and national health-related telecommunications policies.
  
  
• Complementing UC Davis' extensive medical interpreting service, the Transcultural Linguistic Care Nurse Program includes five bilingual nurses who help hospital patients with limited English throughout their hospital stays.
  
  
• As part of a large-scale national study, emergency department physicians are comparing the safety and effectiveness of two medications in treating life-threatening seizures in children.
  
  
• The UC Davis Vascular Center provides state-of-the-art vascular care and promotes collaboration among different specialties that treat patients with atherosclerosis, aneurysms, vein disorders and other blood-vessel disorders.

For year ending June 30, 2007

Licensed beds		577
Average length of stay		5.1 days
Average daily census		471
ER visits		52,937
Clinic/office visits		871,262
Admissions		33,825

UC Davis School of Medicine, which celebrated the 35th anniversary of its first graduating class in June 2007, has developed a national reputation for specialty- and primary-care programs.

• First- and second-year students gain clinical experience at student-run and community clinics.
  
  
• Students can enroll in a fully accredited master's degree in public health, as well as a master's in business administration, and a doctoral program for physician-scientists to address scientific, social, ethical and political challenges of health care.
  
  
• The school educates its media-savvy medical students using a curriculum reflective of today's societal issues with state-of-the-art technology in its new smart classrooms and advanced clinical-skills center that offers eight mock examination rooms equipped with digital video for assessment and feedback.
  
  
• Expanding its class size for the first time in decades, the School of Medicine has enrolled 12 students in a combined, five-year doctor's and master's degree program that trains physicians to become leaders and advocates for improving health-care delivery in the state's rural communities.
  
  
• The new Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing will foster nursing excellence through an expansive educational model that incorporates scientific rigor and immersive, inter-professional education that allows nursing students and medical students to learn shoulder-to-shoulder in academic courses with common standards and practice.
  
  
• UC Davis offers the state's largest program for family nurse practitioners and physician assistants, having graduated more than 1,600 professionals since 1972, many of whom provide primary care in underserved areas.

Physicians in the region have access to continuing education with more than 300 seminars, workshops, on-site hospital tutorials, distance learning, online classes, special lectures and one-hour weekly and monthly medical grand rounds every year.

UC Davis is a fully engaged partner with the diverse communities it serves in Sacramento and Northern California.

• Medical students reach out to groups underrepresented in health-care professions by mentoring Sacramento high school students interested in becoming physicians through a series of medical-school classes, called “Saturday Academy.”
  
  
• To address disproportionately high cancer rates among American Indians, the UC Davis Cancer Center has expanded a partnership with Turtle Health Foundation to create and improve programs in cancer education, research and training for American Indian tribes and tribal communities.
  
  
• New physicians work with five disadvantaged neighborhoods to ensure a healthy environment for children while learning how to be effective child advocates through the Communities and Physicians Together Program.
  
  
• UC Davis provides expertise and specialized care to Californians using telehealth technology at 80 sites in 35 counties in the state.
  
  
• Medical students operate five free clinics for medically underserved populations, including Asian, Latino, Muslim, African-American and others.
  
  
• Prevention specialists partner with fire, law enforcement and other groups in the community to prevent trauma injuries and increase bicycle, motor vehicle, fire, home and water safety.
  
  
• UC Davis is an integral part of the region's emergency preparedness and response network, advising agencies and taking the lead in responding to bioterrorism and mass-casualty events to ensure public safety.
  
  
• By sharing its Medical and Ethical Standards Committee with scientists at UC Merced and the Buck Institute in Marin County, UC Davis is enabling stem-cell experts elsewhere to meet California Institute for Regenerative Medicine oversight requirements for human-subject research.
  
  
• UC Davis participates in a community coalition to create a cost-effective, comprehensive and coordinated health-care delivery system for chronically ill, uninsured Californians who are frequent users of emergency services.
  
  
• Abuse experts train thousands of physicians, nurses, district attorneys, law enforcement specialists and social workers in the proper examination, documentation and treatment of victims of child, domestic and elder abuse, the only organization in the state to do so.
  
  
• Health-information forums for consumers are offered on topics that include nutrition, stress reduction for cancer patients, neurodevelopmental disorders, asthma and diabetes management, infant care and breastfeeding, heart-healthy eating, smoking cessation, weight management and healthy aging. Physicians, nurses and students also visit classrooms to talk about healthy habits and increase understanding of chronic disease.