Reposting (deleted on error): Can people comment on why most say UCSD > UCLA? My understanding is UCLA has more specialty clinics and arguably a more diverse patient population. UCSD is no doubt a growing and strong basic science research department, but clinically is it any better?
faculty turn over at ucla is an issue -- regardless still one of the best programs in the country. Both are powerhouse programs
really? Both powerhouses?
people on this sheet throw around "one of the best in the country" and "powerhouse" and the phrase "hands down" like its candy on Halloween x2; "powerhouse? powerhouse? we got UCSF and Stanford crushing it on the west coast, and about 20 stronger programs than UCSD and UCLA, and ya'll want to talk about powerhouse?"
Don't think you can go wrong with either. For me it would come down to am I an LA person or San Diego person.
Most rankings are based on research output is my understanding