About UCI School of Medicine is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and clinical practice. Visit www.som.uci.edu. Missio ... n The mission of UCI School of Medicine is to promote biomedical sciences and medicine in Orange County, California and beyond, through excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. Description The school has nearly 30 departments, ranging from basic science research to clinical medical and surgical specialties. It has research, clinical and teaching relationships with the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. UCI Medical Center is the principal clinical facility for the School of Medicine’s teaching and research programs. In early 2009, UCI opened UCI Douglas Hospital, a modern facility for conducting the latest medical research and training future and practicing physicians. General Information Our social media participation guidelines: http://bit.ly/17hNdvP read more