UC Davis School of Medicine

What UC Davis School of Medicine does

UC Davis School of Medicine, founded in 1966, operates as part of UC Davis Health within the publicly governed University of California system. As Sacramento's only academic health center, it integrates clinical care, medical education, and biomedical research through a multi-entity structure that includes UC Davis Medical Center, UC Davis Children's Hospital, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI-designated), UC Davis MIND Institute, UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. Service distribution spans an adult and pediatric flagship hospital, specialty centers, 17 neighborhood clinics across Sacramento, Placer, and Yolo counties, and a growing telehealth practice operated through the MyUCDavisHealth patient portal.

The core product portfolio is clinical care combined with translational and basic-science research and graduate medical education. Underlying technology includes an NCI-designated oncology program, the MIND Institute's 20+ year longitudinal neurodevelopmental research program (including the Autism Phenome Project), a UC Davis-developed active tuberculosis blood test, an in-house brain-computer interface enabling independent communication for ALS patients, telehealth platforms, and emerging AI applications spanning pandemic virus prediction, computer-vision analysis of brain disease, wearable cognitive analytics, and social-robot pilots for autism and dementia. Education offerings include MD, residency, fellowship, and continuing medical education programs.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of an academic public-institution health system: clinical care services across hospitals and 17 neighborhood clinics, tuition and medical education fees, federal and private research grants (notably an NIH $40 million award to the Clinical and Translational Science Center and Children's Miracle Network grants exceeding $492,000), and a structured financial assistance program that provides 100% discounts on emergency and medically necessary care for patients at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. Customer segments are individual patients across the Sacramento region and Northern California (with a stated commitment to underserved populations and 13 consecutive years of LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader recognition), medical trainees and professionals, and the broader research community through clinical trials and translational collaborations. The go-to-market motion combines direct provider referrals, self-referral call lines (800-2-UC-DAVIS and 800-4-UC-DAVIS), physician referral infrastructure, and community-clinic partnerships.

Name

UC Davis School of Medicine

Legal name

University of California, Davis

Website

https://health.ucdavis.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

UC Davis School of Medicine, part of UC Davis Health, is Sacramento's only academic medical center, providing clinical care, medical education, and research through its Medical Center, Children's Hospital, NCI-designated Cancer Center, and MIND Institute. It serves patients, trainees, and the Northern California research community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Medical Center

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA), Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA), Hospital-Integrated Cancer Centers (Acute Oncology Programs) (HLAFAAAM), Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Academic medical center
• Medical education programs
• Clinical healthcare services
• Biomedical research
• Specialty medical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical Care Services: Revenue generated from patient care services including hospital stays, outpatient visits, specialty care, emergency services, and surgical procedures across multiple care centers and 17 neighborhood clinics
2. Medical Education: Revenue from medical school, residency programs, fellowships, and continuing medical education for healthcare professionals
3. Research Grants and Funding: Federal and private research funding including NIH awards, clinical trials, and research partnerships
4. Telehealth Services: Virtual care services including video visits, express care, and remote consultations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UC Davis School of Medicine is a public academic medical center that delivers integrated clinical care, graduate medical education (medical school, residency, and fellowship programs), and biomedical and translational research. It operates UC Davis Medical Center (flagship acute care hospital), UC Davis Children's Hospital, the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the MIND Institute for neurodevelopmental conditions, and the Rehabilitation Hospital, alongside 17 neighborhood clinics and telehealth services delivered through the MyUCDavisHealth portal.

Product overview

UC Davis Health is an academic health system comprising multiple hospitals, specialty centers, and digital health services. The system includes UC Davis Medical Center (flagship acute care hospital), UC Davis Children's Hospital (pediatric care), UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI-designated), UC Davis MIND Institute (neurodevelopmental conditions), and UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital. Digital offerings include MyUCDavisHealth patient portal and Telehealth Services. Specialty clinics include the Post-COVID-19 Clinic and PATH Vaccination Clinic. The health system integrates clinical care with research and education through its School of Medicine and School of Nursing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UC Davis Medical Center: The main academic medical center hospital ranked among the nation's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
• UC Davis Children's Hospital
• UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
• UC Davis MIND Institute
• Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
• MyUCDavisHealth

Products and services

• UC Davis Medical Center Flagship acute care academic medical center hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and surgical services, ranked among the nation's best hospitals.
• UC Davis Children's Hospital Pediatric specialty hospital providing care in more than 30 pediatric specialties, ranked among the nation's best children's hospitals.
• UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center providing personalized cancer treatments, research, and patient support services.
• UC Davis MIND Institute Interdisciplinary research, clinical, and education center focused on autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions including fragile X syndrome, ADHD, and Down syndrome.
• UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital Acute rehabilitation hospital dedicated to treatment and recovery from severe injury or illness.
• MyUCDavisHealth Patient Portal Secure online portal for patients to communicate with care teams, review medical records, access telehealth services, and manage appointments.
• Telehealth Services Virtual care including Express Care, Video Visits, and Family Video Visits for remote patient consultations.
• Post-COVID-19 Clinic Specialized clinic treating long COVID symptoms occurring more than 30 days after initial illness.
• PATH Vaccination Clinic Sensory-friendly vaccine clinic at the MIND Institute offering COVID-19 and flu vaccines for individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions and their siblings.
• Clinical Trials Access to clinical research studies for patient participation across multiple medical specialties.
• UC Davis School of Medicine Medical Education Programs Medical degree, residency, and fellowship training programs preparing the next generation of healthcare providers, ranked Tier 1 for primary care and Tier 2 for research.
• Primary Care Network (17 Neighborhood Clinics) Primary care delivery across 17 neighborhood clinics serving Sacramento, Placer, and Yolo counties with convenient local access to healthcare services.
• Special Pathogen Treatment Center First Special Pathogen Treatment Center in Northern California, designated to handle patients with contagious infectious diseases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked among nation's best hospitals in 6 specialties
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Shriners Children's Northern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for pediatric orthopedic care. UC Davis Children's Hospital ranks among best children's hospitals for orthopedics together with Shriners Children's Northern California.
• University of California Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Davis Health is part of the University of California Health system, which consists of UC medical centers, medical groups, clinics, physician offices, and UC schools of medicine and health professional schools.
• UC Davis College of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on indoor air quality research, brain-computer interface studies, and engineering applications for healthcare. Dean Richard Corsi of College of Engineering leads research initiatives.
• Children's Miracle Network at UC DaviscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for PATH Vaccination Clinic program to improve care for neurodiverse children and families. Provided grants totaling over $492,000 to UC Davis Children's Hospital.
• International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Davis MIND Institute researchers play major role in INSAR annual conference. Christine Wu Nordahl served as scientific program chair for 2026 conference in Prague with 2,400+ researchers from 75 countries.
• Hmong Community in MercedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hmong farmworkers to study potential links between pesticide exposure, bladder health and cancer risk among Central Valley farmworkers.
• The Joint CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Davis Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of safety and quality of care in all health-care settings.
• Andromeda RoboticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for study on humanoid social robot Abi in dementia care - first long-term U.S. study led by nurses on humanoid robots in dementia care.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UC San Diego School of Medicine: UC San Diego School of Medicine is a UC-system medical school with an NCI-designated cancer center and academic medical center. Direct peer in governance, scale, research intensity, and patient population.
• UC Irvine School of Medicine: UC Irvine School of Medicine is a UC-system medical school with an academic medical center. Direct peer in mission, structure, and funding profile; serves a different but comparable California population.
• UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine: UCLA Geffen is a UC-system medical school with a major academic medical center (UCLA Health) and a broad research footprint. Direct peer in structure, mission, training, and patient mix; competes with UC Davis for research funding and tertiary referrals within California.
• Stanford University School of Medicine: Stanford Medicine is a California-based academic medical center with a top-ranked research enterprise. Comparable in integrating medical education, research, and clinical care, and a direct competitor for faculty, federal research grants, and complex patient referrals in Northern California.
• UCSF School of Medicine: UCSF is the most direct peer: a UC-system medical school paired with a top-tier academic medical center in Northern California. Both institutions share the UC governance structure, train medical students and residents, operate NCI-designated cancer centers, and compete for the same research and faculty talent in California.

Regional players

• Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU): OHSU is a public academic health center combining a medical school, NCI-designated cancer center, and hospital system. Comparable in mission and structure, but serves the Pacific Northwest rather than competing directly in the Sacramento market.
• University of Washington School of Medicine: UW Medicine is a public academic medical center and medical school with significant research output and an NCI-designated cancer center. Comparable in mission, structure, and WWAMI regional training model, though it serves a different geographic territory.
• USC Keck School of Medicine: USC Keck is a private California medical school paired with an academic medical center. Comparable as a medical education and clinical care peer in California, but with a private structure and Los Angeles focus that differentiates it from UC Davis.

Broad incumbents

• University of Michigan Medicine: Michigan Medicine is a large public academic medical center with a top-tier research enterprise and NCI-designated cancer center. Comparable as a broad incumbent peer for research intensity, clinical scale, and academic medical center operating model, though not a direct regional competitor.
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Cedars-Sinai is a large private academic medical center in Los Angeles. It is comparable as a California quaternary care destination and competitor for specialty referrals, but operates under a private non-profit structure rather than a public university system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ucdavishealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/ucdavishealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/UCDavisHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uc-davis-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucdavishealth

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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