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For Health Professionals

At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, our partnership with health professionals in the community is key to our success. To help you access our services, we have information about how make to referrals, get consultations and transfer patients as well as how to access our continuing education programs.

Please use our referral forms to provide information about your pediatric patients.

It is our goal to meet your needs with a level of customer service that matches the world-class medical care we provide. We look forward to working with you.

Physician Liaison Service

For assistance finding a doctor, please contact the Physician Liaison Service at:

Phone: 800-444-2559
Email: referral.center@ucsfmedctr.org

Access Center

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and the Center for Mothers and Newborns have streamlined the process for transferring, transporting and admitting maternal, neonatal and pediatric patients. Call the toll-free number for the Access Center to refer, transport and transfer patients.

Phone: (877) UC-CHILD or (877) 822-4453

Research

A directory of UCSF clinical trials is available via the National Institutes of Health database. Information about research in general is available on the UCSF School of Medicine site. Information about cancer research can be found on the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center site.

See other resources for research.

Medical Staff Membership

For information about obtaining hospital privileges at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, visit the Medical Staff Office Web site.

Nursing

Learn more about Nursing at UCSF Medical Center, including nursing teams by department, career opportunities and staff development.

Education and Training

The University of California, San Francisco is a graduate health sciences university, renowned for its excellence in educating and training students in the health professions. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy all rank among the nation's most prestigious advanced study programs in the health sciences.

See information about the School of Medicine's pediatric fellowship and residency training.

Continuing Medical Education also is offered by UCSF.