CHARTING A NEW FUTURE
With advances to technology and a changing population, health care is evolving—and University of the Pacific is poised to be at its leading edge.
A $45 million expansion of the Sacramento Campus is bringing an innovative dental, medical and behavioral health clinic to the community—the first of its kind in the nation—and dramatically expanding the international dental studies, physician assistant and nursing programs.
Two buildings purchased near campus are being fully renovated and filled with state-of-the-art equipment. The carefully constructed spaces will help Pacific meet the demand for highly trained health care providers prepared to operate in the collaborative environment of modern health care while treating some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.
Fueled by an unwavering passion to educate, a bold drive to innovate and a commitment to serve, Pacific is charting a new future in health care education.
165 YEARS
OF HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
From forming California’s first medical school in 1858 to the upcoming launch of the Pacific Health Care Collaborative, University of the Pacific has continually expanded its role as a leader in health care education.
Through three schools spread across Pacific’s campuses—the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Sciences—Pacific is educating future health care providers in 11 fields: athletic training, audiology, clinical nutrition, dentistry, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, speech-language pathology and social work.
While technology and treatments have changed, the mission across Pacific’s health care programs remains the same—provide exceptional, personalized learning and educate leaders who have a deep commitment to service.
1858
Pacific forms California’s first medical school, which is now the Stanford University School of Medicine.
1936
The Department of Speech-Language Pathology, the first program in what is now the School of Health Sciences, is founded on the Stockton Campus.
1955
The Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy opens on the Stockton Campus, launching the first three-year accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program in the nation. In 2023, it developed the first-of-its kind program to prepare recent graduates for the state and national pharmacy licensure exams.
1962
The College of Physicians and Surgeons, which opened in 1896, joins University of the Pacific. Now the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, it is the only American dental school to operate as an accelerated three-year program.
2004
The dental school is renamed the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in honor of the school’s highly respected dean who held the role for 28 years.
2014
The Dugoni School moves into its current home, a modern, high-tech building on Fifth Street in San Francisco.
2020
The School of Health Sciences opens, housing 10 health care education programs. Though primarily based in Sacramento, it is the only school with programs on all three campuses.
2024
The School of Health Sciences expands into a new building and the Pacific Health Care Collaborative is set to open, marking another watershed moment in the university’s health care history with an innovative model that could change the way health care is taught and delivered across the country.