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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
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
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
September 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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
September 17, 2025 at 1:43 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
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 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
September 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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
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
UCLA's incoming class of med students 🥼💙💛

#WhiteCoatCeremony #MedSchool #FutureDoctors
August 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
First day of school at DGSOM ✅📚🩺

#FirstDayOfSchool #MedSchool #MedStudents
August 14, 2025 at 12:52 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
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Congratulations to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Class of 2025. This was UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk's first commencement — what a moment with our newest doctors! 🎓🥼💙💛 #BruinProud #UCLA2025
June 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🎉 IT’S HERE! Bruin Giving Day starts now. 🎉 Join DGSOM in making a difference in medical education: ucla.in/3RQk7kv

Give to what matters most to you, and let’s heal humankind together. 💙💛
April 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Match Day stats for our graduating UCLA med students! 🩺💙💛

• 30% will train in primary care specialties
• 30% will train in surgical specialties
• 33% matched in the UC system
• 20% matched at UCLA Health
April 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Congratulations to Shivani Dayal, MPH on matching into Yale New Haven Hospital's #InternalMedicine #residency program!

She's part of the UCLA Global Health Program, where med students work on a health project abroad and advance health equity.

Read her story at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/4kKy8gX
March 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Congratulations to Samantha Garcia on matching into @ucsfhealth.bsky.social's #ObGyn residency program! 💙💛

She's a #FirstGen #UCPRIME student who is also obtaining her MBA at UCLA Anderson.

Read her story at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/4kKy8gX #Residency #FutureDoctor @uofcalifornia.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Happy #MatchDay2025! 🎉💙💛

• 63% of the class will stay in California
• One-third of the class will train in the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social, with 20% of the class continuing their training at UCLA Health

Read more at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/4kKy8gX
March 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Are you a #PreMed in your 3rd or 4th year of undergrad or community college, or a recent college graduate interested in applying to #MedSchool?

Apply to UCLA Pre-Medical Enrichment Program (PREP) — a summer program with #MCAT review, mentorship & more.

Apply by March 3: uclahs.fyi/dgsomprep.
February 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Congratulations to UCLA med student Justin Hanson and fellow students on matching into their #ophthalmology #residency programs. Justin is heading to the UCLA Stein Eye Institute! 🎉💙💛

Thank you to UCLA Health ophthalmologists and professors Drs. Jo Ann Giaconi and Gary Holland for their support!
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Congratulations to UCLA med students on matching into their urology residency programs! 🎉💙💛

Thank you to UCLA Health urologists and professors Drs. Jon Bergman, Joseph Shirk, and Steven Lerma for supporting our future residents.

#Match2025 #UrologyResidency #AUAMatch #UroMatch #Residency
February 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Are you a #PreMed, #PreNursing or #PreDental student in your first or second year of undergrad or community college?

Apply to the UCLA/CDU Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) — a free program happening June 16 to July 25.

Apply by February 5: uclahs.fyi/dgsomshpep
January 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Congrats to UCLA Health Medical Assistant Program graduates!

The UCLA Health and UCLA Extension certificate program prepares students to transition into a career as a medical assistant.

Interested in becoming a medical assistant? Apply by February 1: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX2. Scholarships available.
January 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A new leader, a bright future. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA welcomes Dr. Julio Frenk to the Bruin family! ucla.in/4gbB1EG
January 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM