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difference, elevate the student experience to prepare future leaders, make regional and global connections that enhance the mission and serve people, and forge best practices to power innovations of the future. UCI School of Medicine (Dean: Michael J. Stamos). Ranked as one of the top U.S. medical schools for research by U.S. News & World Report, UCI Health SOM is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and clinical practice through scholarly research, physician education and high -quality care. The medical school nurtures the development of medical students, resident physicians and scholars in the clinical and basic sciences and supports the dissemination of research advances for the benefit of society. Each year, the school educates more than 400 medical students and trains more than 600 residents and fellows at UCI Medical Center and affiliated institutions. The school's 560 full-time and 1,300 volunteer faculty members are involved in teaching, providing medical care and conducting research into the health challenges facing the 21 st century. The school has 26 departments, ranging from basic science research to clinical medical and surgical specialties. It has research, clinical and teaching relationships with Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), the VA Long Beach Healthcare System and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. The UCI Medical Center is located in Orange, CA, 15 miles northeast of the UCI main campus, in the heart of a diverse socioeconomic and ethnic population in Orange County. In early 2009, UCI Health opened UCI Douglas Hospital, a modem facility for conducting the latest medical research and training future and practicing physicians. The seven -story hospital has spacious, mostly private rooms and 15 state-of-the-art operating rooms. In addition, the hospital provides an environment for translational research, allowing more opportunities for researchers and clinicians to collaborate on patient care. The UCI School of Medicine has 26