About Us
General Information
The Office of Academic Affairs for the David Geffen School of Medicine provides School of Medicine departments with the following services:
- Proper implementation of academic personnel policies for the UC system and for UCLA specifically
- Review and approval of academic recruitment, appointment, merit, and promotion actions
- Faculty development and mentoring
- Health Sciences Compensation Plan administration
- Review, approval, and implementation of annual departmental budgets for Health Sciences Compensation Plan faculty
- Provide forms and links for academic actions, policy, and forms
Leadership
![Joaquin Madrenas](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Madrenas-copy-2.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=RfjImTtD)
![Robert A. Whittington, MD](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Robert-Whittington-MD.png?h=d72ff27f&itok=fye-S1k_)
![John Colicelli](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Colicelli-copy-1_0.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=0wtbLhOO)
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Staff
![Arlene Feliciano](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Arlene-copy-2.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=68HCDwth)
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![Joan Cerera](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Joan-copy-1.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=OMHD9auq)
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![Sarah Lawson](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Sarah-copy-1.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=NSjZYvTK)
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![Michelle Smith](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Michelle-1.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=zZnKSkx1)
![Jocelyn Tieman](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/Jocelyn-copy-1.jpg?h=dcd7f4fc&itok=vr9Eu6sV)
![UCLA No Photo Image Square](/sites/g/files/oketem456/files/styles/small_square_250px/public/media/images/NoPhotoSquare_UCLA.jpeg?h=c595702e&itok=Fv0E7Zzk)