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For the , the long-term strengthz of those trans-Pacific relationships also could go a long way toward establishing the school as the center of medical innovatioh and Asia as a source of UCSF fundraising Central to thatare long-lasting relationshipe between UCSF and Asian countries, said the vice dean responsible for international medical services at the . "It's hard to builxd a program thathas longevity. We want collaborations that builx over time and beyond the initial Cohen said. "We're not interesteed in going in and taking of one individuapl relationship andthen leaving.
" UCSF's growing international connection s are in line with its vision to be more of a global player in medicine. The schoop last year unveiled its firststrategicx plan, under the banner "Advancing Health Worldwide," that callede for an alignment of strategi c priorities and fundraising goals. The global focua could establish the Bay Area asthe go-to place for helping to attract the world's most scientificallyu talented students and researchers who, in turn, retur to their countries and set up new collaborationw with -- and develop potential fundraising targets for -- Nowhere may that be more possible for UCSF than in Roughly four of every 10 UCSF students are Asian or "We want to raise the profile of UCSF because we want the best and brightestg students in Asia to get their training said Reg Kelly, director of QB3, the UCSF-based and a formet UCSF executive vice chancellor.
UCSF and QB3 are sponsor s of an Oct. 10-12 synthetic biologyh conference inHong Kong. Whatever relationships may develop, they must be fostere d over thelong term, Cohen said. But keeping tabs on the spokez that spring from an initial relationship can be The collaborations often are UCSF has relationshipswith -- one of the most selectivew universities in China -- and other hospitald and medical schools in China. From those ties, an individualp UCSF faculty member may work with a doctor in a Chinesse medical school and clinicians from UCSF and China maywork side-by-side on a case.
"We try to quantif it by having something beinfpursued -- a clinical patients referred, sometimes a doctoe comes with their patient," Cohen said. "I n many cases, we've established chances for faculty to work with faculty that weneved anticipated." And every door opened clinically meands another potential door opened financially. That's importang to keep in mind, Cohen since UCSF must seek extramural funding forinternationalp programs. For a biotech business conferencd last year inSan Francisco, QB3 brought together representatives of many Asian countries.
It won financial support for the conference, in part, from the , whicgh receives money from the Malaysian For UCSF, Kelly said, that outreacyh has benefits. "Our major goal in having theswe conferences is to get their he said. "Our students are so international. They are a tremendoua benefit for us."