Anesthesiology

Visiting Medical Students

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The UCLA Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine welcomes 4th year medical students from all across the country who are interested in pursuing residency training in Anesthesiology.

Why UCLA?

We believe the clinical experience is unlike anywhere else in the country. UCLA is a world-class institution, and is consistently ranked as one of the top 5 hospitals in the country by US News & World Report. This is partly due to the expertise of our surgeons across several subspecialties. You will experience complex and challenging clinical scenarios that you may not experience in other institutions. You will also interact and learn from our expert faculty, all excellent clinicians who also happen to be leaders of state and national anesthesiology organizations, medical device inventors, and recognized researchers working on fundamental topics in neuroscience and cardiovascular disease.

VISITING MEDICAL STUDENTS

Do you have specific interests?

From combined multi-organ transplants to complex neurovascular surgery, we can satisfy most interests. Simply let us know during your rotation, and we will do our best to optimize your exposure to those fields during your time with us.

Students who complete a subinternship at UCLA are able to see for themselves all of the other opportunities we are able to provide our residents.

We strongly believe spending time in a department is the best way to understand the culture and determine if it is the right place for you to spend the next 4 years of your training. Students who have done well on their subinternship have an excellent chance to match at UCLA for residency. In recent years, an average of 60% of our incoming residency class have been composed of former subinterns.

What do former subinterns say about the rotation?

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  • "I really appreciated all the teaching from residents and attendings. I learned a lot and felt very welcome by the entire staff."
  • "I absolutely loved my rotation at UCLA. The high-level of teaching by the attendings and residents was unbelievable."
  • "I feel I have a much better understanding of anesthesiology, and this [rotation] has confirmed my desire to continue learning by entering a residency in anesthesiology."
  • "This was my favorite rotation of the year."

Visiting medical students who are interested in pursuing a rotation in the UCLA Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine may apply through VSAS, the Visiting Student Application Service. To obtain information about the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA's supplemental document requirements, application deadlines, and fees, or to view detailed elective course descriptions, please visit http://medschool.ucla.edu/current-visiting-students. Scholarships are available through the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.

If you have any questions, please contact the Medical Student Clerkships Coordinator, Karen Larrañaga, via email at [email protected]. You may also reach the Course Director, Dr. John Shin, via email at [email protected].

FAQs

We highly value honors in clerkships, research publications, and leadership roles.

Every year, we are happy to share that a significant portion of our sub-I applicant pool match into our program. While we value your interest in our program, please note that acceptance to complete the sub-internship does not constitute a guarantee to interview. Please also note that our interview season typically concludes in early January. We will factor in sub-I performance after that time for those who have already interviewed. 

  1. UCLA Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica - Anesthesiology (AN450.01) - has its own residency program and faculty. Apply to rotate here if you plan to apply to our residency program.
  2. UCLA Ronald Reagan - Critical Care ICU (MD455.01) - part of our residency program and faculty. You may also apply here if you plan to apply to our residency program.
  3. Harbor UCLA (AN210.01 & AN350.03) - county hospital, has its own residency program and faculty. Apply to rotate here if you plan to apply to their residency program.
  4. Olive View UCLA (AN350.02) - county hospital, does not have a residency program, faculty here are separate from other sites.
  5. Cedars Sinai (AN250.99) - has its own residency program and faculty. Apply to rotate here if interested in their residency program.

AN450.01 is a 3-week course and modifications to course length cannot be made. 

There are 6 enrollment spots per rotation. Modifications cannot be made.

  • 6/16-7/4
    • 7/4 is an OR holiday so this rotation will end on 7/3.
  • 7/7-7/25
  • 7/28-8/15
  • 8/18-9/5
    • 9/1 is an OR holiday so there will be no work on this date.
  • 9/8-9/26
  • 9/29-10/17
  • 10/20-11/7
  • 11/10-11/28
    • 11/11 is an OR holiday so there will be no work on this date. 11/26-11/28 are OR holidays so the rotation will end on 11/25.
  • 12/1-12/19