The UCD-Sacramento Clerkship Program, established in 1985, is based at the University of California, Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) in Sacramento. As with the other off-campus programs, students complete all requirements for graduation locally. Over 150 practitioner-faculty located throughout the Sacramento metropolitan area serve as preceptors, role models, and mentors for students assigned to the program. Faculty are employed in both teaching and community sites, providing students with an opportunity to evaluate career opportunities in a variety of traditional and non-traditional practice settings. The program accepts approximately 15 students per year.

The primary sites for required and many elective APPEs are UCDMC, the County of Sacramento, Kaiser Permanente (Folsom, Morse Avenue, Point West, Rancho Cordova and Roseville), and the Veterans Affairs (Mather Field). Other elective APPEs are available at Chartwell, MedClinic, California Poison Control System-Sacramento, and the UCD Vet Med Teaching Hospital. Graduating students consistently rate the UCD-Sacramento program highly for its rich learning environment, exposure to diverse patient populations, professional and nurturing faculty, rotation assignment flexibility, and the networking opportunities it provides.

For more information about the UCD-Sacramento Clerkship Program, contact the Program Director, Tim Cutler, Pharm.D.