ABOUT THE SFIC


	"The Injury Center encompasses a wide spectrum of expertise with investigators actively involved in laboratory reserach, clinical research, prevention, education, and community outreach. This integrated approach is vital to the development of new treatment modalities and training of future leaders in the field of trauma care and injury control." Haile T. Debas, MD Dean UCSF, School of Medicine

ABOUT THE SFIC

The San Francisco Injury Center (SFIC) is one of 11 Injury Control Research Centers funded by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The SFIC was established in 1989 and is located at the San Francisco General Hospital campus of the University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine.

The SFIC is a center without walls – bringing together multidisciplinary faculty investigators from throughout the UCSF campus and beyond. The resulting collaborative efforts in laboratory research, clinical trials, and promotion of injury prevention have the potential to improve outcomes for victims of trauma in our region and to influence the field of injury control on a global basis.

OUR MISSION

To investigate innovative methods of diagnosing and treating traumatic injuries with a focus on optimizing long-term functional outcome after discharge;

To reduce injuries through the development of evidence-based prevention strategies and injury surveillance systems;
To provide leadership and technical assistance to community, regional, and national organizations involved in injury prevention collaboration;
To provide interdisciplinary education and training of the next generation of professionals and researchers in the fields of trauma care and injury control;and
To develop media resources that both advance public awareness and advocate for policy changes that relate to injury.