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As the youngest top-10 medical school in the nation, we are a groundbreaking community of problem solvers, caregivers, innovators and life-long learners with a noble mission: to heal humankind by delivering leading-edge research, education, patient care and community engagement.

Kelsey Martin, MD, PhD

"The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of the premier research and educational institutions in the nation. Our dedicated faculty is committed to providing excellence in teaching our trainees who are pursuing their careers in medicine and in the biomedical sciences. Our research scientists regularly make important new advances that benefit patients, worldwide, and society, in general.

Community engagement is a major effort and a distinct mission for our faculty, trainees and staff. These efforts range from local activities in Los Angeles to world health efforts throughout the globe. In terms of clinical care we are transforming medicine through innovation to benefit society healing human kind, one patient at a time. Join us as we create the future of medicine together.”

Kelsey Martin, MD, PhD
Dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Mission Statement

To improve health and healthcare, UCLA will:

  • Create world leaders in health and science
  • Discover the basis for health and cures for disease
  • Optimize health through community partnerships
  • Heal humankind one patient at a time

Our Cultural North Star

The Cultural North Star helps us build and maintain an inclusive, mission-driven culture by mapping our decisions, actions and interactions to a shared framework.

  • Do what's right
  • Make things better
  • Be kind

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