Olive View-UCLA Internal Medicine Residency: A Comprehensive Overview
The Olive View-UCLA Internal Medicine Residency program, integrated with the UCLA Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program, offers a robust training environment for future physicians. This article provides a detailed look into the program's mission, structure, curriculum, and unique features.
Mission and Values
The UCLA Primary Care Program aims to cultivate future leaders in primary care who are exceptional healers, innovative educators, and passionate advocates. These leaders partner with patients and communities, building on a foundation of inclusive excellence. The program strives to create a future where patients can see themselves reflected in their physicians. It fosters a diverse community of primary care residents, faculty, and alumni dedicated to improving community health and well-being through education, research, and advocacy. The program prides itself on a close-knit environment, committed to patients, colleagues, work, and the city it serves.
Program Structure and Affiliations
The three-year residency program is fully integrated with the UCLA Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program, with inpatient and outpatient rotations at various locations:
- UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
- UCLA Santa Monica Hospital
- West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
- Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
The program has two distinct tracks, each named after the resident continuity clinics. All primary care residents have two continuity clinic sites: a UCLA Health clinic (shared by both tracks) and either a VA primary care clinic or an LA County primary care clinic.
Preliminary Medicine Programs
UCLA offers one-year positions in the Preliminary Medicine/Neurology track, exclusively for applicants who also match into the UCLA Neurology Residency. No interviews are required for this program; positions are awarded to candidates matching with UCLA Neurology who also rank the Preliminary Medicine/Neurology program.
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Additionally, UCLA offers positions for joint PGY-1 training in Preliminary Medicine and Ophthalmology through the UCLA Stein Eye Institute Residency Training Program.
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center: A Training Ground
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, located in northern Los Angeles, is a 355-bed safety net hospital serving a diverse patient population. The UCLA - Olive View Internal Medicine residency comprises 78 residents in either a three-year categorical program or a one-year preliminary medicine program. The residency aims to provide residents with a strong foundation in Internal Medicine, applicable to any chosen field. The program focuses on under-resourced patient populations and is committed to developing the next generation of healthcare leaders while delivering compassionate care.
The program's inpatient and outpatient curricula equip residents with the knowledge to excel as internists. UCLA faculty members teach residents and involve them in scholarly work through research. The program maintains a strong relationship with the UCLA Internal Medicine program at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
The program is devoted to the medical needs of its underserved community, from acute care in the hospital to longitudinal care in the clinic. Regardless of career path, residents gain the skills to be highly competent clinicians. While the program focuses on underserved care, it also ensures a broad clinical and educational experience. Olive View-UCLA Medical Center has been recognized by the AMA for its organizational achievement in prioritizing and investing in physician well-being.
Primary Care Program Tracks
The UCLA Internal Medicine Primary Care Program is a single program with two NRMP numbers, each corresponding to a different track:
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- UCLA - Olive View / Santa Monica: NRMP: 1956140M1
- UCLA - West Los Angeles VA / Santa Monica: NRMP: 1956140M0
Each track has six residency positions available per year, totaling 12 primary care residents per year in the UCLA Primary Care Program. Interview invitations are typically released starting the third week of October.
Applying to Both Tracks
Applicants can apply to the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center/Santa Monica track (OV/SM), the VA-HPACT/Santa Monica track (VA/SM), or both.
Track Differences
The program aims to train a diverse group of residents to become outstanding primary care clinicians capable of caring for all members of the community. Having two tracks allows residents to choose clinical experiences and patient populations that best fit their career goals.
The key difference between the tracks is the location of the residents' continuity clinic sites. Residents in both tracks split their continuity clinic time between UCLA Santa Monica primary care clinic and a second clinic serving underserved patient populations.
| Track | Continuity Clinics |
|---|---|
| Olive View-UCLA Medical Center/Santa Monica track (OV/SM) | Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica |
| VA-Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team/Santa Monica track (VA-HPACT/SM) | VA-Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (VA-HPACT), UCLA Santa Monica |
VA-Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (VA-HPACT): Located in West Los Angeles, VA-HPACT is a patient-centered medical home with an interprofessional health care team tailored to address the medical, social, and mental health needs of Veterans experiencing homelessness.
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Olive View-UCLA Medical Center: Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is a well-established, high-functioning patient-centered medical home in a safety-net, public hospital that cares for a medically complex patient population.
UCLA Santa Monica: This UCLA-based community clinic serves an insured patient population with a broad range of backgrounds, health literacy levels, and medical conditions.
Track Name Changes
Prior to 2024, the Olive View/Santa Monica track had its UCLA Health clinic in Santa Clarita. In 2024, this track's UCLA Health clinic was moved to UCLA Santa Monica, based on resident input. Residents from both primary care tracks now work together in the UCLA Santa Monica teaching clinic, fostering closer relationships and ensuring ample clinical time with the Primary Care Program Director and the Director of Mental Health Education. The OV/SM track's second continuity clinic remains at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, and the VA-HPACT/SM track's second continuity clinic remains at the West LA VA-HPACT clinic.
Distinctions from Categorical Programs
The UCLA Primary Care Program is well-integrated with, but distinct from, both the UCLA Categorical and Olive View Categorical programs. UCLA Primary Care residents have access to virtually all the resources of the categorical programs while being part of a smaller, tightly-knit "family within a family."
While each categorical program works on a 4+1 schedule, the UCLA Primary Care program operates on a 4+2 schedule. Primary Care residents also have built-in Primary Care Medicine (PCM) rotations each year, which are two-week blocks focusing on quality improvement, community engagement, social determinants of health, leadership, advocacy, and health systems.
Supplemental ERAS Application
For the 2025 ERAS cycle, the program will collect and review data from the Supplemental ERAS Application to help applicants share more information and assist the program in finding applicants who fit its mission.
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