Education Mission Pillar

Strategic Goals

1) Establish UCLA as the national and international leader of innovative education for medical students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and practicing clinicians.

• Example tactic:
  • Launching a curriculum redesign to evolve along with changes in science and medicine.

2) Provide the highest quality education for all types of trainees.

• Example tactic:
  • Partnering with the UCLA School of Education & Information Studies to establish the new Academy for Excellence in Medical Education.

3) Make UCLA the first choice for the best trainees nationally and internationally.

• Example tactics:
  • Offering merit-based awards that provide four years of financial support to outstanding students.
  • Launching the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Physician-Scientist Training Program.

4) Retain, develop, support and reward faculty as teachers.

• Example tactics:
  • Developing robust programs and mentorship in leadership skills, and grant and manuscript writing for faculty, staff and trainees.
  • Launching the “Keeping Trainees in Science and Medicine Task Force,” as well as offering stipends for child care/emergency COVID-related needs, for trainees disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

5) Secure sustainable resources and a supportive infrastructure for the education mission.

• Example tactic:
  • Implementation of a transparent and modern funds flow model (in collaboration with UCLA health system).

Progress Spotlights