UCSF School of Nursing is the nursing school of University of California , San Francisco , and is located in San Francisco , California . It is the number one nursing school in the United States by NIH funding . It is recognized as one of the premier graduate nursing schools in the United States . Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , more than 40,000 people were relocated to a makeshift tent city in Golden Gate Park and were treated by the faculty of the Affiliated Colleges ( now called UCSF ) . This brought the school , which until then was located on the western outskirts of the city , in contact with significant population and fueled the commitment of the school towards civic responsibility and health care , increasing the momentum towards the construction of health facilities . Finally , in April 1907 one of the buildings was renovated for outpatient care with 75 beds . This created the need to train nursing students , and in 1907 , the UC Training School for Nurses was established as the fourth Affiliated College of the University of California Medical Department , joining the Colleges of Medicine , Dentistry , and Pharmacy
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
UCSF School of Nursing