Type | Public Academic Health Center |
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Established | 1956 |
Parent institution | University of Florida |
Endowment | $2.379 billion (2021) (university-wide)[1] |
Dean | Colleen G. Koch |
Students | 7,010[2] |
Location | , , 29°38′N 82°21′W / 29.64°N 82.35°W |
Website | ufhealth |
The University of Florida Health Science Center (HSC), also known as the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, is the medical division of the University of Florida.
Its primary campuses are located on the university's main campus in Gainesville, Florida and at UF Health at Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida. The Health Science Center comprises six colleges: Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine. The Gainesville campus is the only academic health center in the United States with six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus.[3]
In 2018 the Health Science Center generated over $410 Million in total research awards, and also collected over $22 Million in licensing and royalties[4] The HSC is affiliated with UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and UF Health Jacksonville.
As of 2019 the Health Science Center enrolls 7,010 students within the six HSC academic colleges.[5] In addition the HSC employs over 2,400 Faculty Members, over 24,000 staff members, and over 1,200 fellows and residents.[6]