David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Delivering leading-edge research, education, patient care, and community engagement. #DGSOMUCLA
Meet Rithik Jain! 💙💛 He’s a first-year medical student who’s a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social alum, former Cedars Sinai Accelerator startup recruitment lead, and @crisistextline.bsky.social volunteer. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent
Meet #UCLA med student Rithik Jain! 💙💛
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November 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Meet Rithik Jain! 💙💛 He’s a first-year medical student who’s a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social alum, former Cedars Sinai Accelerator startup recruitment lead, and @crisistextline.bsky.social volunteer. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent
Meet Thalia Nguyen! 🐻💙💛 She’s s a double Bruin who just started her first year of medical school.
#BruinProud #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
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#BruinProud #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
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Meet UCLA med student Thalia Nguyen 🐻💙💛
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November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Meet Thalia Nguyen! 🐻💙💛 She’s s a double Bruin who just started her first year of medical school.
#BruinProud #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
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#BruinProud #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
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Last month, med students participated in a health screening event at Taste of Soul. UCLA Health Vascular Surgery Chief Dr. Vincent Rowe organized an event with MLK Community Healthcare, Charles Drew University & Vascular Cures. Attendees were screened for diabetes, hypertension & more.
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Last month, med students participated in a health screening event at Taste of Soul. UCLA Health Vascular Surgery Chief Dr. Vincent Rowe organized an event with MLK Community Healthcare, Charles Drew University & Vascular Cures. Attendees were screened for diabetes, hypertension & more.
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“Just as I had a duty to serve in the Army, I feel that I have a duty to be the physician that can relate to my patients on that level and consequently improve their care,” says combat medic, musician, and @dgsomucla.bsky.social student Triniti Gistand.
Combat veteran finds rhythm in medicine and music
With a song in her heart, combat medic Triniti Gistand pursues a medical degree at UCLA.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Just as I had a duty to serve in the Army, I feel that I have a duty to be the physician that can relate to my patients on that level and consequently improve their care,” says combat medic, musician, and @dgsomucla.bsky.social student Triniti Gistand.
Meet Timothy Ko! 💙💛 He's a student veteran in his first year of med school. He attended WestPoint, served as a US Army aviation officer, and conducted research at NYU Langone.
To him and all the veterans who have served, thank you! #VeteransDay
To him and all the veterans who have served, thank you! #VeteransDay
UCLA Med Student Veteran Timothy Ko | David Geffen School of Medicine
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November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Meet Timothy Ko! 💙💛 He's a student veteran in his first year of med school. He attended WestPoint, served as a US Army aviation officer, and conducted research at NYU Langone.
To him and all the veterans who have served, thank you! #VeteransDay
To him and all the veterans who have served, thank you! #VeteransDay
Meet Triniti Gistand! 💙💛 She's a student veteran in her 2nd year of med school. A former @usarmy.bsky.social combat medic and @calstateeastbay.bsky.social alum, Triniti performed at the @aamc.org conference. She also sings in the local choir @ourtonality.bsky.social
UCLA Med Student Veteran Triniti Gistand | David Geffen School of Medicine
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November 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Meet Triniti Gistand! 💙💛 She's a student veteran in her 2nd year of med school. A former @usarmy.bsky.social combat medic and @calstateeastbay.bsky.social alum, Triniti performed at the @aamc.org conference. She also sings in the local choir @ourtonality.bsky.social
The newly formed art affinity group for med students organized the first painting meetup near Janss Steps for a sunset picnic-style group painting session ☀️🎨 #MedStudentLife
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The newly formed art affinity group for med students organized the first painting meetup near Janss Steps for a sunset picnic-style group painting session ☀️🎨 #MedStudentLife
Congrats to UCLA Health Medical Assistant Program graduates!
UCLA Health & UCLA Extension’s certificate program is now accepting applicants for the Medical Assistant Program!
Classes begin January 6, 2026. Apply by October 15: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX
UCLA Health & UCLA Extension’s certificate program is now accepting applicants for the Medical Assistant Program!
Classes begin January 6, 2026. Apply by October 15: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX
September 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Congrats to UCLA Health Medical Assistant Program graduates!
UCLA Health & UCLA Extension’s certificate program is now accepting applicants for the Medical Assistant Program!
Classes begin January 6, 2026. Apply by October 15: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX
UCLA Health & UCLA Extension’s certificate program is now accepting applicants for the Medical Assistant Program!
Classes begin January 6, 2026. Apply by October 15: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX
UCLA Health physicians and #EmergencyMedicine residents taught new UCLA med students how to do CPR and intubation at the UCLA Simulation Center.
#ER doctors Michael Yashar and Max Berger co-directed the course. Learn about the UCLA Sim Center: uclahs.fyi/3o1RfGC
#ER doctors Michael Yashar and Max Berger co-directed the course. Learn about the UCLA Sim Center: uclahs.fyi/3o1RfGC
September 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
UCLA Health physicians and #EmergencyMedicine residents taught new UCLA med students how to do CPR and intubation at the UCLA Simulation Center.
#ER doctors Michael Yashar and Max Berger co-directed the course. Learn about the UCLA Sim Center: uclahs.fyi/3o1RfGC
#ER doctors Michael Yashar and Max Berger co-directed the course. Learn about the UCLA Sim Center: uclahs.fyi/3o1RfGC
3 generations of Bruins! 💙💛 #BruinProud
Saida Wiltz is a new med student whose mom graduated in 2001 and grandparents graduated in the 1970s. She is part of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training program, where she plans to research cancer immunotherapy. #MDPhD
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Saida Wiltz is a new med student whose mom graduated in 2001 and grandparents graduated in the 1970s. She is part of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training program, where she plans to research cancer immunotherapy. #MDPhD
youtu.be/mTwhQATDKNk
3 Generations of Bruins 💙💛 UCLA Med Student Saida Wiltz
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September 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
3 generations of Bruins! 💙💛 #BruinProud
Saida Wiltz is a new med student whose mom graduated in 2001 and grandparents graduated in the 1970s. She is part of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training program, where she plans to research cancer immunotherapy. #MDPhD
youtu.be/mTwhQATDKNk
Saida Wiltz is a new med student whose mom graduated in 2001 and grandparents graduated in the 1970s. She is part of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training program, where she plans to research cancer immunotherapy. #MDPhD
youtu.be/mTwhQATDKNk
New medical students learned about POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound) from a team of UCLA Health physicians and medical students. Learn more about POCUS training at UCLA: uclahs.fyi/dgsompocus
#Po#PointOfCareo#PointOfCareUltrasoundu#FutureDoctors
#Po#PointOfCareo#PointOfCareUltrasoundu#FutureDoctors
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
New medical students learned about POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound) from a team of UCLA Health physicians and medical students. Learn more about POCUS training at UCLA: uclahs.fyi/dgsompocus
#Po#PointOfCareo#PointOfCareUltrasoundu#FutureDoctors
#Po#PointOfCareo#PointOfCareUltrasoundu#FutureDoctors
New UCLA med students learned about vital signs, cardiac arrest, emergency medical services, and the STOP the BLEED from the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care.
Learn about prehospital care training at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/3OTgIj8
#PreHospitalCare #EMS #SavingLives
Learn about prehospital care training at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/3OTgIj8
#PreHospitalCare #EMS #SavingLives
September 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
New UCLA med students learned about vital signs, cardiac arrest, emergency medical services, and the STOP the BLEED from the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care.
Learn about prehospital care training at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/3OTgIj8
#PreHospitalCare #EMS #SavingLives
Learn about prehospital care training at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/3OTgIj8
#PreHospitalCare #EMS #SavingLives
Student Org Fair ✨ As part of orientation, new students learned about campus resources and medical student organizations they can join! #MedSchoolLife #MedStudentLife
September 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Student Org Fair ✨ As part of orientation, new students learned about campus resources and medical student organizations they can join! #MedSchoolLife #MedStudentLife
As part of their first week of med school, all 175 first-year UCLA medical students spent a day at the @hammer.ucla.edu for an entre into narrative medicine practices and to use the galleries as a tool for building observation and perspective-taking skills. #ArtsinMedicine #NarrativeMedicine
September 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
As part of their first week of med school, all 175 first-year UCLA medical students spent a day at the @hammer.ucla.edu for an entre into narrative medicine practices and to use the galleries as a tool for building observation and perspective-taking skills. #ArtsinMedicine #NarrativeMedicine
The newest class of med students recited the UCLA Medical Oath — written 30 years ago by Drs. Alan Robinson and Neil Parker. #WhiteCoatCeremony #FutureDoctors youtube.com/shorts/FUAnh...
UCLA Medical Oath
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September 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The newest class of med students recited the UCLA Medical Oath — written 30 years ago by Drs. Alan Robinson and Neil Parker. #WhiteCoatCeremony #FutureDoctors youtube.com/shorts/FUAnh...
August 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Congratulations to our UCLA med students on receiving their white coats! 🎉💙💛
The ceremony marks a significant milestone in the journey of our future physicians. #WhiteCoatCeremony
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The ceremony marks a significant milestone in the journey of our future physicians. #WhiteCoatCeremony
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Congrats to UCLA med students on receiving their white coats! 🎉💙💛
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August 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Congratulations to our UCLA med students on receiving their white coats! 🎉💙💛
The ceremony marks a significant milestone in the journey of our future physicians. #WhiteCoatCeremony
youtube.com/shorts/yrapK...
The ceremony marks a significant milestone in the journey of our future physicians. #WhiteCoatCeremony
youtube.com/shorts/yrapK...
UCLA’s future doctors 🥼💙💛 #BruinProud
Advances in patient care. Breakthrough treatments. Training tomorrow’s doctors. It all #StartsInAcademicMedicine. At UCLA, our mission is to deliver leading-edge patient care, research, education, and community engagement. youtube.com/shorts/PJwZ7...
Advances in patient care. Breakthrough treatments. Training tomorrow’s doctors. It all #StartsInAcademicMedicine. At UCLA, our mission is to deliver leading-edge patient care, research, education, and community engagement. youtube.com/shorts/PJwZ7...
UCLA’s future doctors 🥼💙💛 #BruinProud
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August 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
UCLA’s future doctors 🥼💙💛 #BruinProud
Advances in patient care. Breakthrough treatments. Training tomorrow’s doctors. It all #StartsInAcademicMedicine. At UCLA, our mission is to deliver leading-edge patient care, research, education, and community engagement. youtube.com/shorts/PJwZ7...
Advances in patient care. Breakthrough treatments. Training tomorrow’s doctors. It all #StartsInAcademicMedicine. At UCLA, our mission is to deliver leading-edge patient care, research, education, and community engagement. youtube.com/shorts/PJwZ7...
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From the world's first email to saving millions of premature newborns to CRISPR gene editing, history-making innovation is happening across the UC system every day. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/7-world...
7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding
From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.
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August 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
From the world's first email to saving millions of premature newborns to CRISPR gene editing, history-making innovation is happening across the UC system every day. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/7-world...
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The University of California provides transformative educational opportunities, life-saving health care and research that moves our state forward and powers our economy.
Stand with UC for the future of California: bit.ly/46LvcMo
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Stand with UC for the future of California: bit.ly/46LvcMo
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The University of California: Boldly Californian
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July 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The University of California provides transformative educational opportunities, life-saving health care and research that moves our state forward and powers our economy.
Stand with UC for the future of California: bit.ly/46LvcMo
youtu.be/OpvhTJtxF5o?...
Stand with UC for the future of California: bit.ly/46LvcMo
youtu.be/OpvhTJtxF5o?...
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So great to see this labor of love published!
👉🏾 rdcu.be/exb0r
Honored to work w/ #SamirGupta, #WintaMehtsun, & #AhmedinJemal on a comprehensive overview of Black–White #disparities across the #CRC continuum in the US
@natrevgastrohep.nature.com
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#colorectalcancer @dgsomucla.bsky.social
👉🏾 rdcu.be/exb0r
Honored to work w/ #SamirGupta, #WintaMehtsun, & #AhmedinJemal on a comprehensive overview of Black–White #disparities across the #CRC continuum in the US
@natrevgastrohep.nature.com
@nature.com
#colorectalcancer @dgsomucla.bsky.social
Black–White disparities across the colorectal cancer care continuum in the USA
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology - In the USA, colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of death and a public health challenge due to persisting disparities between Black and...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So great to see this labor of love published!
👉🏾 rdcu.be/exb0r
Honored to work w/ #SamirGupta, #WintaMehtsun, & #AhmedinJemal on a comprehensive overview of Black–White #disparities across the #CRC continuum in the US
@natrevgastrohep.nature.com
@nature.com
#colorectalcancer @dgsomucla.bsky.social
👉🏾 rdcu.be/exb0r
Honored to work w/ #SamirGupta, #WintaMehtsun, & #AhmedinJemal on a comprehensive overview of Black–White #disparities across the #CRC continuum in the US
@natrevgastrohep.nature.com
@nature.com
#colorectalcancer @dgsomucla.bsky.social
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Great talk by @ericpfchow.bsky.social about a ton of amazing work being done on #HPV #vaccination by he and many colleagues at MSHC in Australia.
Happy to have him at @dgsomucla.bsky.social to inspire the next generation of #STI researchers!
Happy to have him at @dgsomucla.bsky.social to inspire the next generation of #STI researchers!
August 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Great talk by @ericpfchow.bsky.social about a ton of amazing work being done on #HPV #vaccination by he and many colleagues at MSHC in Australia.
Happy to have him at @dgsomucla.bsky.social to inspire the next generation of #STI researchers!
Happy to have him at @dgsomucla.bsky.social to inspire the next generation of #STI researchers!
August 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
First day of med school for our new students! Welcome to UCLA ✨💙💛 youtube.com/shorts/CSiUl...
First day of med school for our new students! Welcome to UCLA ✨💙💛
YouTube video by David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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August 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
First day of med school for our new students! Welcome to UCLA ✨💙💛 youtube.com/shorts/CSiUl...
Congrats to L.A. Care Elevating the Safety Net Scholarship Program recipients! 🎉
L.A. Care Scholars include DGSOM students Ezenna Onuoha, Delmy Ruiz, Daisy Huerta & Wendy Perez.
#ElevatingtheSafetyNet is a $255 million initiative to address the physician shortage in L.A. County: bit.ly/45aFm8j
L.A. Care Scholars include DGSOM students Ezenna Onuoha, Delmy Ruiz, Daisy Huerta & Wendy Perez.
#ElevatingtheSafetyNet is a $255 million initiative to address the physician shortage in L.A. County: bit.ly/45aFm8j
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Congrats to L.A. Care Elevating the Safety Net Scholarship Program recipients! 🎉
L.A. Care Scholars include DGSOM students Ezenna Onuoha, Delmy Ruiz, Daisy Huerta & Wendy Perez.
#ElevatingtheSafetyNet is a $255 million initiative to address the physician shortage in L.A. County: bit.ly/45aFm8j
L.A. Care Scholars include DGSOM students Ezenna Onuoha, Delmy Ruiz, Daisy Huerta & Wendy Perez.
#ElevatingtheSafetyNet is a $255 million initiative to address the physician shortage in L.A. County: bit.ly/45aFm8j