Dear Residency Candidate,

Lisa Skinner

Welcome to UCLA! Located on the southern edge of an undergraduate campus with views of the Pacific Ocean, UCLA Medical Center embodies the California spirit: diverse and inclusive, ambitious, creative, and optimistic. There’s simply no place like it.

Our trainees are devoted to mastering the art and science of clinical medicine. Varied training sites include a university medical center, a community hospital, a Veterans Affairs (VA) system, and a county hospital. Diversity of patients, sites, and clinical exposure is a hallmark of our training. Graduates of UCLA Internal Medicine program are poised to thrive in any clinical setting.

We love helping each resident meet their potential as a physician, advocate, and leader. We offer three tracks: categorical medicine, primary care, and Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP). Additionally, in the second and third years you can select a pathway for advanced leadership training. Our Health Systems Management, Global Health, Medical Education, Research, and Health Equity and Advocacy Pathways provide hands on experience and mentorship to help you meet your goals. For residents seeking careers in basic or clinical science research, the PSTP and STAR programs provide additional infrastructure for advanced training.

Choosing a residency program is a deeply personal decision influenced by many factors. Each year, I ask our incoming interns what drew them to ours. Many mention the breadth of clinical experiences, the research opportunities, and the strong support for career development. Others are excited about the chance to train in the vibrant city of Los Angeles. But above all, year after year, our trainees tell us it was the culture that truly stood out. Our community is made up of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, united by shared values—humanism, integrity, humility, curiosity, humor, and tenacity.

You may not be able to visit us this year at our home in Los Angeles, but we hope you will get to know our remarkable residents and see for yourself what makes UCLA special.

Warmly,

Lisa Skinner, MD
Program Director
UCLA Internal Medicine Training Program

Our Mission

To cultivate a diverse community of doctors who improve the health of people through humanistic care, scientific inquiry, and an abiding commitment to excellence.

Meet Current Residents

Our Vision

To advance the art and science of medicine to transform the health of communities.

Our Aims

  • Community Engagement and Inclusive Excellence: To build a diverse, inclusive community that will advance the values of justice, equity, and the dignity of people.
  • Mentorship: To deliver intentional mentorship to support residents and prepare them to succeed in their chosen career paths. To provide opportunities for scholarship for all residents and to cultivate the careers of future investigators.
  • Curricular Innovation: To promote curricular innovation to engage our residents in learning and to prepare them for the future.
  • Community: To foster a community defined by a sense of purpose, meaning, and connection.
  • Research: To progress biomedicine and patient care through robust scholarship and bold scientific inquiry.