When was ucsf medical center founded

Call number: MSS Papers range in date from Filters you've selected:. Collections at this institution Search this institution. View Collection. Mount Zion Photograph Collection: Historical Life Selected photographs and documents related to the history of the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center at Mount Zion, including campus development, student and faculty life and research, and patient care.

The large building on the northern slope of Mt. Sutro was the culmination of years of efforts to bring the best and latest medical knowledge to the growing metropolis of San Francisco.

What began in several places in the downtown area was brought together in a then state-of-the-art facility known as the Affiliated Colleges. In , Hugh Toland, a year-old respected doctor, left his home in Missouri with his family to come to California, like many a man, to seek his fortune. Wishing to leave a legacy, Toland purchased land at Stockton and Francisco in the North Beach area next to the City and County Hospital to build a medical school.

In , the Toland Medical College opened. The first class had eight students. In , the first state university opened across the Bay in Berkeley. Within a few years, Toland began talking with the university about making his College a part of the university.

A few months later, the California College of Pharmacy, which had just opened in at Market Street, became the second affiliated college in the system. In , a third affiliated college was created when a College of Dentistry was opened at Toland Hall. Five years later, the new Affiliated Colleges buildings opened. The Medical Department moved in by October , followed a few months later by the College of Pharmacy. The new Affiliated Colleges buildings featured a large auditorium, lecture halls, large labs for various sciences, a dissection room, library, classrooms, study rooms, and faculty and staff offices.

While the College of Dentistry remained at the Donohoe Building, the new buildings had specialized dental labs for their use. The Affiliated Colleges began recruiting top researchers and scientists while maintaining its status as a top teaching hospital.

As with most San Francisco histories, April 18, brought change. Afterwards, thousands of refugees were forced into temporary shelters in City parks, including large encampments in nearby Golden Gate Park.

The Affiliated College buildings survived the earthquake with only modest damage and were never threatened by the fires.