UC Davis Medical Center

Location

2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento

Phone

(916)734-2011 (24-hour)

Web site

www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Established

1852

The UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento is the home of a teaching hospital and medical school operated by the UC Davis School of Medicine. It is one of five hospitals in the UC System and in 2005 was ranked within the top fifty nationwide in four different specialties. The entire medical campus is vast and consists of many different departments spread over several blocks. The M.I.N.D. Institute is just to the southeast of the main hospital. UCDMC is the only combination adult and pediatric Level I trauma center for Northern California and averages about 4,000 trauma patients per year, making it the #5 trauma center nationally. They also have a burn center and the PHUR program, which allows certified dogs to visit patients.

Inside the hospital there is a gift shop and a coffee shop (adjacent to the main hospital lobby); downstairs in the main hospital there is a cafeteria. The UC Davis Medical Center Bookstore is located just across the street from the hospital. The lobby and other areas of the main hospital now have free public WiFi. Please keep in mind that the use of cell phones, including WiFi-enabled phones, is currently prohibited in the hospital.

Many "pre-meds" do internships every quarter at various departments. Sign ups are by online lottery at the ICC webpage. You can set up your time with your contact. Most people pick Fridays when they have time, which really overwhelms the staff to have so many pesky students around. An internship requires 40 hours a quarter, but if your papers are legit nobody at South Hall will know and nobody at the med center will care.

UC Davis affiliates can get to the Med Center by riding the UCDMC Shuttle or Med-Transit shuttles. Make sure you tell the driver which stop you want, or you'll be driving in circles.

The Gift Shop is open M-F 10am-5:30pm, Sat 12-4. The Cafeteria is open from 6:30am-8:00pm, plus the Night Shift Grill from 1am-4am. Black Rhino Coffee is open M-F 5:30am-11pm, Sat&Sun 8am-8pm. The view looking east from the 14th floor of the Davis Tower. You can see the future Surgery and Emergency Services Pavilion (foreground) and School of Medicine Education Building (across the street)

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