UCSF has announced that it is acquiring two life sciences buildings next to its Mission Bay campus for a new home for the UCSF School of Dentistry, as well as a leading-edge hub for interprofessional education.
“Our mission, advancing health worldwide, is led by our dedication to interprofessional education and these new spaces will help us continue to create environments that offer our students unprecedented access to collaborative learning that will better prepare them for their roles as future members and leaders of healthcare teams,” said Dr. John Davis Rodríguez, vice chancellor for Education and Student Affairs.
The new buildings will house a modern center for instruction and learning, featuring a 60,000-square-foot education center where students from dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy will learn together in high-tech simulation labs and team-based learning environments.
The new integrated education center will create extraordinary opportunities for collaboration across UCSF’s professional schools — each a national leader in research and education — by supporting innovative teaching methods and providing adaptable, technology-rich learning environments that reflect the future of health professions.