Reasons to Choose UMC

Benefits of Patient Care in an Academic Medical Center

Patient care in an academic medical center carries many benefits you will not find elsewhere.

UMC's high quality of nursing care has obtained the prestigious Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Services and has joined a list of distinguished hospitals nationwide. This designation is held by only 1 percent of all acute-care hospitals in this country.

Our patients benefit from the perspectives of many physicians, including resident physicians and fellows, who team up with University of Arizona College of Medicine to provide optimal care.

Resident physicians are doctors who, after completing medical school and an internship, choose to continue training in a specific area or specialty, such as OB/GYN, Family Practice or Surgery. Fellows are physicians who opt to expand on their chosen specialty even further by participating in a fellowship program which typically lasts two to three years.

As the teaching team for the University of Arizona College of Medicine, our physicians are on the leading edge of medical knowledge and are training the next generation of physicians. They also are involved in dozens of research projects and clinical trials available only at UMC.

Hundreds of our physicians have been identified among The Best Doctors in America for many years.

University Medical Center and University Physicians Healthcare provide primary care in family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and pediatrics. Advanced treatment procedures and medical technology are also offered on an inpatient and outpatient basis in more than 70 specialty areas. Whether you are a patient in one of our medical offices or plan to be hospitalized, with University Health Care you will reap the advantages of a team approach to quality care that gives patients the opportunity to become familiar with a core group of health care professionals.