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The history of UCSF is pretty interesting. In 1864, Toland Medical College was founded by Hugh Toland, a surgeon who came during the gold rush and stayed in San Francisco after the gold ran out. Toland Medical College became the Medical Department of the University of California in 1873 with the support of Richard Cole (hence the names of the classrooms Toland and Cole Halls). It wasn't until 1898 that the school moved to the Parnassus location, and in 1907, the first UC hospital opened. It's only a century later, and sometimes it's hard for me to figure out whether that's a lot of time or very little time. A few weeks back I heard a description of doctors that I really liked. A physician is someone who studies the natural history of diseases such that, given a constellation of signs, symptoms, and test results, he can diagnose and implement treatment for that disease. I like it because many essential people are part of the health care team, but doctors have the special training and expertise in diagnosis and procedural intervention.