Students

Group of Department of Medicine interns
Residents & Fellows, Students

UCLA Health welcomes new students, interns, residents and fellows

Learn how UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine welcome and support new interns, residents, fellows and medical students.

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The DGSOM class of 2026 during their graduation ceremony
Students

From classroom to clinic: UCLA's newest doctors embark on medical careers

The 2026 class of DGSOM medical students celebrated their graduation on May 29.

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The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA class of 2026 holds up their Match Day cards at Geffen Hall at UCLA
Students

UCLA medical students celebrate Match Day on their path to becoming practicing doctors

Karla Murillo was among the 150 medical students who gathered at UCLA’s Geffen Hall for the nationwide, annual celebration of Match Day on March 20.

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Medical student Melanie Ramirez smiles during a clinical training exercise
Spotlight, Students

A Future Physician Inspired by Family Values

UCLA medical student Melanie Ramirez is becoming a doctor who wants to deconstruct health disparities.

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Saida Wiltz Family
Spotlight, Students

Three Bruin Generations Celebrate the Family's First Doctor

Saida Wiltz is a UCLA med student whose mom graduated in 2001 and grandparents graduated in the 1970s

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Triniti Gistand was among the new UCLA medical students who learned about vital signs, cardiac arrest and emergency medical services from the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care.
Spotlight, Students

From active duty to UCLA

Triniti Gistand, a second-year medical student at UCLA, is no stranger to caring for patients in high-pressure situations

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Timothy Ko, a first-year student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, flew helicopters in the U.S. Army.
Spotlight, Students

Student cherishes similarities between the military and medicine

Timothy Ko, a first-year student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, flew helicopters in the U.S. Army.

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DGSOM medical student Bethel Bayrau at her White Coat Ceremony
Students

The DGSOM Student Improving Human Health on a Global Scale

UCLA medical student Bethel Bayrau is becoming a doctor who strives to maximize her positive impact.

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DGSOM medical student Jose Segura-Bermudez posing with friends and family
Students

The Aspiring Surgeon Taking a Stand for Latino Communities

UCLA medical student Jose Segura-Bermudez is becoming a doctor who provides compassionate, culturally competent care to Latino patients.

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Darwin and Jennifer Gutierrez, DGSOM alumni who fell in loving during medical school, posing on an orange couch
Students

A Bruin Love Story: Darwin and Jennifer Gutierrez

A DGSOM alumni couple on the challenges and rewards of dating while becoming a doctor.

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UCLA PhD student Nikki Cheung, pictured here investigating antibiotic resistance in the laboratory.
Research & Labs, Spotlight, Students

The UCLA PhD Student Hoping to Disarm Bacteria

UCLA PhD student Nikki Cheung wants to use structural biology to disarm bacteria and mitigate antibiotic resistance.

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Match Day 2025
Students

Match Day milestone for UCLA medical students

For Match Day 2025, 148 students at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA excitedly gathered to learn their fate for the next three to seven years.

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Medical student Laz Curry wearing a t-shirt from his undergraduate alma mater, Yale.
Students

The Foster Kid Who Became a Hospital Corpsman

UCLA medical student Laz Curry is becoming a doctor for patients who count on emergency services as their primary mode of care.

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UCLA’s first medical informatics PhD, Samir Akre, pictured with his family on the day of his dissertation defense.
Research & Labs, Spotlight, Students

Meet UCLA’s First Medical Informatics PhD

Samir Akre is getting a PhD in medical informatics at UCLA. He studies how consumer wearable devices can inform mental health interventions.

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First-year medical students received their white coats during a ceremony Sept. 6 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Students

Three medical students driven by social justice

First-year medical students received their white coats during a ceremony Sept. 6 at UCLA's Royce Hall.

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