The College

Welcome to the University of Arizona College of Medicine

As Arizona’s only MD-degree granting college, we are proud to provide a state-of-the-art program of medical education, groundbreaking research opportunities and leading-edge patient care for families throughout Arizona and well beyond our state’s borders.

A relative newcomer among medical colleges in the United States, the UA College of Medicine has a rich history. The College originated on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson with just 32 students more than 40 years ago, and today has graduated more than 3,000 physicians. A second full four-year program established in Phoenix in 2006, the University of Arizona College of Medicine — Phoenix, is on track to provide increasing numbers of future physicians to help serve the health-care needs of the state’s fast-growing population.

The UA College of Medicine is, in every sense, a resource for all of Arizona, fulfilling a mission to continually improve health care through education, research and clinical care.

We invite you to explore this unique institution, discover its remarkable history, the scope of its influence and its promise as the future unfolds.