San Diego's Only Academic Medical Center

Welcome to the University of California San Diego Medical Center, where you can explore the many fascinating avenues open to you as a member of our close-knit collaborative teams.

UCSD Medical Center provides leading-edge patient care, biomedical research, education and community service, through two hospital locations and a network of outpatient facilities.

• UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest Hospital is located in one of San Diego's most vibrant and quaint communities near the heart of downtown San Diego.
• UCSD Medical Center Thornton Hospital, La Jolla located in northern San Diego is picturesquely poised on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the east side of the UCSD campus.

Unique Medical Expertise

We have a Level I Trauma designation, Regional Burn Center, the JCAHO certified Stroke Center in San Diego and Imperial Counties, the Shiley Eye Center, the Moores Cancer Center (a national Cancer-Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center), and several outpatient clinics. Year after year, U.S. News and World Report has ranked our specialty programs among the best in the nation.

Grow With Us

The main attractions for career-driven health care professionals and aspiring new grads are our emphasis on continuing education and personal growth. Take the time to get to know us before you make that all-important career decision.

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UCSD Medical Center is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer