UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine

Name

UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine

Legal name

UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine

Website

https://fcm.ucsf.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine is an academic medical department delivering clinical primary care, medical education, and community-based research in health equity and reproductive health, serving patients, trainees, and research partners across the Bay Area, California, and global settings including Malawi and Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Family Medicine

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

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Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

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Student Health & University Primary Care Clinics

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

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Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

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Primary Care & General Medical Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

Keywords

• Academic medicine
• Family medicine
• Primary care
• Medical education
• Community health research

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Federal/State Funding: Department receives funding from federal agencies (NIH, CDC, HRSA), state programs (California Department of Social Services, California Office of Health Care Affordability), and foundations (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gates Foundation) to support research, education, and community engagement programs. Revenue supports faculty, trainees, and operational costs.
2. Clinical Care Revenue: Department faculty provide patient care through UCSF Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital clinics, generating clinical revenue through medical services billed under standard payer arrangements.
3. Philanthropy and Donor Support: The department accepts tax-deductible donations for education of family physicians and advancement of community-based research in health disparities and policy. Includes endowed chairs, bequests, and planned gifts.
4. Educational Program Fees: Revenue from educational programs including fellowships, residency programs, and the Faculty Development Fellowship for early-career educators.

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine is an academic medical department delivering comprehensive primary care through affiliated clinics, training family physicians via residency and fellowship programs, and conducting community-based research in health equity, reproductive health, primary care innovation, and population health. It operates clinical sites at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Health, runs graduate medical education programs, and leads multi-site research networks such as the San Francisco Bay Collaborative Research Network and the Transitions Clinic Network.

Product overview

The UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine is an academic medical department, not a technology product company. It does not offer commercial products or software services. Instead, it provides healthcare services including patient care at centers and clinics, medical education programs (student programs, residency programs, fellowships), and conducts research across various areas including community-based research, health policy, reproductive health, and primary care innovations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Transitions Clinic Network served 15,000+ individuals returning from incarceration across 48 sites in 14 states, reducing the dramatically elevated post-release mortality risk.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Transitions Clinic Network Partner SitescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006The Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) is a UCSF FCM-based program developed at San Francisco in 2006 that supports health systems to implement an evidence-based model of care for people with chronic conditions returning from incarceration. The program has been implemented at 40+ clinics in 14 states and Puerto Rico. All partner clinics employ community health workers (CHWs) with histories of incarceration as integral members of the primary care team.
• San Francisco Public Health FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the Transitions Clinic Network along with UCSF, addressing both health and social service needs of individuals returning home from incarceration. Also partners on the Health and Human Rights Initiative.
• UCSF Benioff Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Health and Human Rights Initiative (HHRI) which provides forensic medical evaluations for asylum seekers, along with Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and San Francisco Department of Public Health.
• UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFBayCRN is supported by CTSI's Community Engagement Program. The institute provides research infrastructure, consultation services, and practice recruitment capabilities for federally funded studies across the Bay Area.
• California Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCSF Center for Health Equity analysis draws on representative data from the annual California Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA) survey, a statewide survey run in partnership between the California Department of Public Health and UCSF.
• UCSF Center for Health EquitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCSF Center for Health Equity works with researchers, clinicians, community organizations, and policymakers to improve health and health care for communities facing inequities. The Center turns lived experience into evidence that can inform policy and practice across California and beyond.
• UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPC is a founding UCSF center (co-founded by Kevin Grumbach) dedicated to transforming primary care delivery. The center supports practice transformation, health coaching, and primary care innovations.
• UCSF Center for Vulnerable PopulationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnjana Sharma and other FCM faculty are affiliated with the Center for Vulnerable Populations, focused on research addressing health disparities and care for marginalized communities.
• California Safety-Net ClinicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Anjana Sharma collaborated with 36 California safety-net clinics studying digital navigation programs to help patients access telehealth services, addressing digital equity barriers.
• UCSF School of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICAN co-PI Jenny Liu is Director of UCSF School of Nursing's Institute for Health & Aging. Research collaborations span nursing, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry through SFBayCRN.
• UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaculty including Paula Braveman, Kevin Grumbach, and Rita Hamad affiliated with the Institute, conducting health policy research on health disparities, social determinants of health, and health equity.
• San Francisco Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Health and Human Rights Initiative and the Transitions Clinic Network, providing public health infrastructure and community health connections.
• Center for Community Engagement (UCSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCM collaborates with the UCSF Center for Community Engagement on community partnerships, engagement toolkits, and the Community Engagement working group within the department.
• California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia's OHCA, created by SB184 (2022), set benchmarks to increase primary care spending to 15% by 2034. FCM faculty research and policy analysis informs and is shaped by these state benchmarks.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine: One of the top-ranked and most research-intensive family medicine departments nationally, with similar residency training, health services research, and policy engagement scope.
• UCSF Department of Medicine: UCSF's sibling department of internal medicine, sharing the same parent institution, hospital affiliates (ZSFG, UCSF Health), and primary care research mission. Most direct peer as a co-located primary-care-adjacent academic department.
• Duke University Department of Family Medicine and Community Health: Elite academic family medicine department with clinical, educational, and research missions similar to UCSF FCM. Comparable residency training and community health research scope.
• Harvard Medical School Department of Family Medicine: Harvard's primary care department, one of the most comparable elite academic family medicine departments nationally. Comparable scope across clinical care, residency training, health equity research, and policy influence.
• Columbia University Department of Family Medicine: Columbia's family medicine division at a leading East Coast research medical school. Comparable as a research-intensive family medicine department with urban, underserved population focus.
• Oregon Health & Science University Department of Family Medicine: Public-AMC-affiliated family medicine department with comparable residency training, safety-net clinical care, and practice-based research mission. Direct peer in scope and structure.
• Stanford University School of Medicine - Department of Medicine: Stanford's primary care and internal medicine department at the other major Bay Area research medical school. Directly comparable as a top-tier academic department conducting primary care research and clinical care in the same geographic market.
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Family Medicine: UCSF's sister UC system family medicine department. Most direct peer in system structure, public AMC affiliation, and California health policy environment.
• University of Pennsylvania Department of Family Medicine and Community Health: Top-tier research family medicine department with similar residency training, population health research, and community health focus. Comparable academic structure and research output.
• University of Washington Department of Family Medicine: A leading public-university family medicine department with strong practice-based research networks (similar to SFBayCRN) and WWAMI regional medical education. Comparable as a public-AMC-affiliated family medicine leader.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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