The University of California, San Francisco, also known as UCSF, offers courses in the areas of health care for more than 4,000 students. Founded in 1873, it provides programs in the fields of medicine, nursing and pharmacy. The university is spread across an area of over 180 acres. The University of California, San Francisco s UCSF School of Dentistry provides programs that focus on topics related to orthodontics, prosthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial pathology. It manages a staff of nearly 22,000 employees. The university also undertakes biomedical research work. The University of California, San Francisco operates a library that provides collection of books.