Education Leadership

Humanistic learning

Creating world leaders in health and science.

We empower students and trainees to change the face of healthcare, enhance the research enterprise, and enhance equity in academic medicine.

Education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is about more than just learning. Our medical students, trainees, and postdocs care for local communities, make discoveries in the lab, and form lifelong bonds — all while gaining the skills they need to change the face of health and advance our commitment to justice, equity, and diversity inclusion.

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Executive Leadership

Clarence Braddock, Vice Dean for Education

Clarence Braddock III, MD, MPH, MACP

Executive Vice Dean and Vice Dean for Education, Interim Director, Global Health Program, Professor

Marc A. Cohen, MD, MS

Marc Cohen, MD, MS

Senior Advisor to the Vice Dean for Education, FEC: CASPP Committee Chair

Sharon Younkin, MS, PhD

Sharon Younkin, MS, PhD

Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice Dean for Education

Biomedical Graduate Education

Gregory S. Payne, PhD

Gregory Payne, PhD

Senior Associate Dean, Bioscience Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, Professor, Graduate Programs in Bioscience Director, FEC Committee Member

Graduate Medical Education

Nelson F. SooHoo, MD

Nelson F. SooHoo, MD

Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Designated Institutional Official for UCLA Health System

Global Health Program

Clarence Braddock, Vice Dean for Education

Clarence Braddock III, MD, MPH, MACP

Executive Vice Dean and Vice Dean for Education, Interim Director, Global Health Program, Professor

MSTP Education

Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD

Co-Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Division of Cardiology Co-Director UCLA-Cal Tech MSTP Program

David W. Dawson, MD, PhD

David W Dawson, MD, PhD

Co-Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

Medical School

Lee T. Miller, MD

Lee T. Miller, MD

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Jason Napolitano, MD

Jason Napolitano, MD

Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs

Jennifer Lucero, MD, MA

Jennifer Lucero, MD, MA

Associate Dean for Admissions

Edward Ha, MD

Edward Ha, MD, MEHP

Assistant Dean for Clinical Education

Iljie K. Fitzgerald, MD, MS

Iljie K Fitzgerald, MD, MS

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Chandra Smart, MD

Chandra N Smart, MD

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, FEC Committee Member

Deborah Lehman, MD

Deborah Lehman, MD

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Holly Middlekauff, MD

Holly Middlekauff, MD

Professor, Medicine; Professor, Physiology

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Daphne Calmes, MD

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Charles R. Drew University

We believe that a diverse student body is an integral part of education and is essential to the development of our future physicians, scientists and leaders.