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UCLA Medical Center Family Medicine

Residency · Santa Monica, CA

Sponsored by UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

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· Director Denise Sur

UCLA Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Santa Monica, CA | Carlo Med

Class size: 12
Visas: J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary: $103k2027 to 2028

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Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.

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Getting in

How it chooses

Applicants apply through ERAS to the NRMP Match with three letters of recommendation, at least one from a primary care physician.
Faculty review each application, and interviews are granted on holistic review and academic merit.

Who started, by class

Started 202526 on record of 12 seats · 26 US MD · 14 published before starting

Isabel StrouseThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix9 papers · 5 reviews
Amanda D'AlmeidaTulane University School of Medicine4 papers
Tira OskouiDavid Geffen Sch of Med at UCLA4 papers · 1 first author · 1 review

Training

7 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to sports medicine.

Where it trains

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
California Hospital Medical Center
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Olive View/UCLA Medical Center
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Where graduates went next

Sports Medicine Fellowship13
Addiction Medicine Fellowship9
Fellowship4

People

Leadership

Denise SurProgram Director
Anita WongAssociate Residency Program Director
Daniel LeeAssociate Residency Program Director
Ann HernandezCo-Director, Bridging the Gap Pathway Program

More programs at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

ProgramPositions

ProgramPositions

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 8
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine)Positions: 3

Emily MillerLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University3 papers

Jeffery EzenniaUniversity of California Riverside School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author

Katherine IannuzzelliRush Medical College3 papers · 1 first author

Nate Bohm-LevineUC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program3 papers · 1 first author

Erik CarrilloKeck Sch of Med of the Univ of Southern Calif2 papers

Isabelle FranklinKaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine2 papers

Lizette SilvaCalifornia University of Science and Medicine - School of Medicine2 papers

Michael BahamUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine2 papers · 1 review

Emily MundenSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University1 paper · 1 first author

Kevin GriffeeIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1 paper · 1 first author · 1 review

Wesley GongKeck Sch of Med of the Univ of Southern Calif1 paper

Anna StephanGeorgetown University School of Medicine

Bret ChavarriaSaint Louis University School of Medicine

Emily NguyenDavid Geffen Sch of Med at UCLA

Eugene SuhUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine

Hanna BlankemeierSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Heather KovarUniversity of Washington School of Medicine

Lynn ChenSaint Louis University School of Medicine

Martha LopezUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine

Miyu FujitaGeorgetown University School of Medicine

Nicolette Mojica-ConcklinUniversity of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

Rebecca LiChicago Medical School

Sessen DudekUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine

Started 20249 on record of 12 seats · 8 US MD, 1 international · 5 published before starting

Hannah CumminsUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine5 papers · 1 review
Secilia SalemUniversity of California Riverside School of Medicine4 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
Savreen SaranPenn State College of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
Paris CollierUniv of Nevada, Las Vegas Sch of Med1 paper
Patrick SamonesUniversity of California Riverside School of Medicine1 paper · 1 review
Chai ArnoldHarvard Medical School
Christopher WhitlockUniversity of Michigan Medical School
Davey BalesSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Katherine SotoCentral University of Venezuela

Hospice And Palliative Medicine Fellowship

3

Internal Medicine Residency3

Adolescent Medicine Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine51
Kaiser Permanente Southern California23
Providence Southern California7
University of California7
Colorado Permanente Medical Group PC4
UCLA Faculty Practice Group4

Research

2,876 papers by its people, 89,867 citations

Primary Care and Health Outcomes
Homelessness and Social Issues
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Health Policy Implementation Science
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

49% of current residents have a paper since 2023

18 of 37, 27 papers between them

Place

Summers reach 79°, winters fall to 51°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.2M people live within 20 minutes of Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,630 a month within 10 miles of Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center.

Hazards

Earthquakes
River flooding
Wildfire
Lightning