Learn, Build and Innovate with Us

UC San Francisco is virtually an industry of its own. As a growing organization comprised of the university campus, UCSF Health, and UCSF-affiliated hospitals, we are one of the largest employers in the region. We invite you to explore one of the many employment opportunities that support our mission of advancing health worldwide.

As part of a leading academic medical center, you’ll contribute to high-quality patient care while working in a collaborative, team-based environment.

What We Do

At UCSF, physicians practice where clinical excellence, scientific discovery, and medical education converge.

Here, your work extends beyond treating patients. You help advance medicine itself.

As part of one of the world’s leading academic health systems, UCSF physicians:

  • Deliver highly specialized care to complex patients
  • Lead discoveries that change clinical practice

  • Mentor the next generation of physicians and scientists

Guided by our mission of Caring, Healing, Teaching, and Discovering, UCSF advances human health through an integrated academic health system where discovery informs care - and care inspires discovery.

For more than 150 years, UCSF has set the standard for academic medicine - grounded in scientific excellence, public service, and the belief that innovation must improve lives.

As the leading public academic health system in the western United States, UCSF combines world-class academic medicine with a mission to improve health for all communities.

Public Mission & Impact
Research & Clinical Excellence
Collaborative Leadership
What to Expect as a Physician Candidate
Confidential & High-Touch Process
Searches are conducted with discretion and personalized engagement throughout.
Thoughtful, Multi-Stage Evaluation
Structured interviews with senior leaders, stakeholders, and search committees.
Comprehensive Offer & Transition Support
Guidance on compensation, relocation, and onboarding for a successful transition.
Our Disciplines
UCSF Health is among the nation’s leading academic health systems, delivering highly specialized, compassionate care across a broad clinical network.

Physicians at UCSF care for some of the most complex patients in medicine, working alongside interdisciplinary teams that combine advanced clinical expertise with the latest scientific discovery.
Our care is defined by:

  • Exceptional clinical outcomes

  • Innovation in diagnostics and therapies

  • A deep commitment to equity and access

As a public academic health system, UCSF Health serves all who seek our care, advancing health and expanding access across the diverse communities we serve.

RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE

The combined impact of the UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF Health is reflected in national recognition for clinical excellence, innovation, safety, and patient outcomes.

  • Among the nation’s best in 13 specialties and #2 in the U.S. for neurology and neurosurgery, according to U.S. News & World Report.

  • One of the nation’s top hospitals for adult care, among just 22 hospitals to earn this distinction.

  • Top 10 in the nation - and the best in Northern California - for seven medical specialties.

  • UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals tied as the best children’s hospitals in Northern California, according to U.S. News & World Report.

  • Nationally ranked in all 11 pediatric specialties evaluated by U.S. News & World Report.

  • Top 10 in the nation for pediatric cancer, neonatology and gastroenterology & GI surgery.

  • 5 out of 5 stars for quality, safety and patient experience from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

  • The Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission.

  • Named a top performer for safety, efficacy and equity by Vizient.

  • An “A" in patient safety from the Leapfrog Group for hospitals at Parnassus, Mission Bay and St. Mary’s.

  • Leapfrog recognition for Parnassus, Mission Bay and Mount Zion as “Top Hospitals".

UCSF physicians work alongside some of the most accomplished clinicians and scientists in the world, creating an environment of constant intellectual exchange and collaboration.
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