Application Process
Applying to Multiple Programs
Applicants may apply to one or more of our categorical, STAR-PSTP, primary care, or medicine-pediatrics programs. Your application will be reviewed by screeners in each program you have selected. You will be considered for each program independently, as each program has a separate match list. For applicants who apply to multiple programs, you may be considered more strongly for one over another based on fit.
The UCLA Primary Care Program is one program with two NRMP numbers corresponding to the two tracks:
- UCLA Olive View/Santa Monica,
- and UCLA West Los Angeles VA (HPACT)/Santa Monica.
Applicants should apply to the primary care program only if interested in pursuing a career in general internal medicine/primary care and may apply to both tracks if interested.
Programs & Tracks
For more information about each program or track, please click the corresponding link below.
Categorical & Primary Care:
Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP/STAR):
For applicants with strong research backgrounds interested in a career as a physician-scientist.
Medicine-Pediatrics:
For applicants with a strong interest in dual four-year training in Medicine and Pediatrics.
Program Signals
UCLA participates in program signaling through ERAS. We receive thousands of applications and wish we could invite all applicants to interview with us. In addition to holistic review aligned with our mission, program signals will be used to help us gauge interest when making our initial decision to invite an applicant to interview. Priority will be given to those who signal our program. The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) recommends applicants signal their home institution and visiting rotations.