The University of California San Francisco School of Medicine is a 4-year MD granting program that can trace its roots back to Toland Medical College in 1864. The Toland Medical College became a part of the University of California in 1873. UCSF School of Medicine boasts an impressive faculty that currently has four Nobel laureates and multiple faculty that are members of different Scientific Societies. The school is ranked first in NIH funding in the U.S. The School of Medicine also offers 8 major sites for student education or research.