Programs
Community Engagement & Inclusive Excellence Programs and Activities
Lunch & Learn
These workshops are designed to foster community and strengthen capacity within the Department of Medicine. Staff members from across the department come together virtually to explore foundational terminology, exchange effective leadership strategies, and identify areas for growth within their teams. By sharing insights and experiences, participants contribute to a broader understanding of the department’s landscape from the staff’s perspective.
Leaning Into New Knowledge (LINK)
The LINK series is dedicated to personal and professional growth, equipping DoM staff with practical skills they can apply in their work and daily lives. Held monthly, these sessions emphasize Reflection & Realignment, helping participants explore high-quality questions and take intentional steps toward meaningful progress. Each topic is carefully selected based on insights from DoM staff gathered through Lunch & Learn sessions, one-on-one conversations, and interviews with staff leaders. Staff members are encouraged to participate either in person or via Zoom.
Doc & Talk
This series blends education and community engagement, inviting DoM staff to watch a documentary and share their reflections over lunch. Each month’s selection aligns with a cultural heritage observance, creating a space for meaningful discussions that connect influential figures and historical moments to our own lives and work experiences. Staff members are welcome to join in person - with lunch provided - or participate via Zoom.
DoM Programs Advancing Engagement and Inclusion
The UCLA DoM Office of Community Engagement and Inclusive Excellence has curated a list of programs dedicated to fostering engagement and inclusion within the Department of Medicine. We invite you to explore these initiatives and join us in building a more connected and inclusive community.
RCMAR CHIME
The Center for Health Innovation and Maximizing Eldercare(CHIME) is a RCMAR Center funded by the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Aging (NIH/NIA). CHIME is housed in the UCLA Department of Medicine.
Our mission is to work on research to help reduce health disparities for older adults. The focus of our work at CHIME is on training and mentorship of early career faculty and postdocs who will advance their career by conducting research on aging populations.
The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCLA CTSI)
The mission of the UCLA CTSI is to produce and implement innovations that impact the greatest health needs of Los Angeles and the nation. Our vision is to catalyze research that translates discoveries into tangible improvements in health care, disease prevention, and health in our community.
Cultivating Interests in Research Careers (CIRC) Program
The CIRC Program seeks to provide community college students with research experiences and academic enhancement training that will empower them to make a difference in their local communities and prepare themselves for science and health professional careers. The goal of the CIRC program is to increase the number of community college students from underrepresented groups who are prepared to pursue research careers in the biomedical sciences.
UCLA LIFT-UP
UCLA LIFT-UP is one of only four centers in the country funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, our mission is to advance the career development of scientists who are conducting research in the areas of nutrition, obesity, diabetes, and related fields.
Internal Medicine Residency Program: Health Equity & Advocacy
The pathway emphasizes clinical training with underserved populations, but also aims to train residents in advocacy, medical and community education, and health systems/quality improvement research.
Internal Medicine Residency Program: IM REDI Committee
The UCLA Internal Medicine Resident Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee (IM REDI) is a group of residents, faculty, and staff that aims to advance equitable health outcomes for patients, inclusive curricular innovation for residents, diversity in the physician workforce, mentorship within our field, and outreach into our greater community of Los Angeles County.
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine: Road to Residency
This annual program gives medical students the opportunity to learn about residency programs at UCLA, meet residents and faculty, and engage with leadership from multiple departments.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
UCLA mEDI-pEDI aims to create a unique space for EDI innovation and leadership within the specialty of Med-Peds. The mEDI-pEDI committee aim to advance the themes of diversity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility for marginalized populations and those from under-represented backgrounds including but not limited to those represented in the graphic to the right.
UCLA Minority Housestaff Organization
The organization aims to recruit, develop and advance physicians from historically under-represented racial and ethnic groups in medicine as well as advocate for the communities who help produce us.
DGSOM U.S. Visiting Student Scholarship Program
Visiting Student Scholarship Program aims to promote student interest in applying to UCLA categorical medicine, primary care medicine, and medicine-pediatrics training programs by exposing these student to UCLA’s dynamic clinical academic environment.
Resources on Campus
UCLA Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) leads and advances strategies for enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion; protecting civil rights; and upholding dignity for all in our community.
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine: OIE
We are educating the next generation of physicians, physician-scientists, and researchers with that belief in mind. Our core values of inclusion excellence are inseparable from our institutional goals of excellence in all tenets of healthcare, research, education, and community engagement.
Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence
At UCLA Health, we believe that health equity is an essential principle that must be incorporated into each part of our organization.
