Unlike UC Berkeley, UCSF relies on government grants for a majority of its funding and barely depends on student tuition.  Despite this fact, UCSF is strongly attached to the UC system, sending officials to meetings that were protested by students against the budget cuts.  During last week’s meeting at Riverside, UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann proposed easing the ties between the two entities, much like UC Hastings College of Law.  Desmond-Hellmann said she would like UCSF to have its own board of directors, while still being accountable to the UC regents and contracting with UC for health and pension services.
   According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a separation from the UC system could lead to huge financial benefits for the university.  UCSF would no longer be required to spend $49 million a year out of their $4 billion dollar budget to support the UC system.  The chancellor stated that the school’s fiscal problems have led to troubles in attracting the best students in the nation.  Desmond-Hellman proposed the development of a UCSF board of directors composed of doctors and biotech experts who can better address the school’s unique needs.
  It is not clear how much money is at stake for the UC system as a result of this proposal.  The regents have agreed to create a committee to review the UCSF deal and to return with recommendations by July. Â
source:Â
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/19/MNF11MR2KE.DTL
image source:Â
http://cando.ucsf.edu/
Â