In Memoriam of Kwame Firempong | Michelle Miller
not far from home | Jazlyn Chong
Journal of Literary and Artistic Expression for the UCLA Medical Community
The UCLA BEAT showcases the creativity of members of the UCLA health sciences community. The journal was initiated by DGSOM medical students in 1998 with the goal of establishing an enduring medium for expression of literary and visual art. The UCLA BEAT is published annually each spring, and shared interdepartmentally with faculty, students, staff, patients, and other universities.
2022 UCLA Beat
Submission Deadline: Closed
Who can contribute? Anyone in the UCLA Health System.
What is accepted? Any original content, non-medical or medical.
How many entries am I allowed? No more than three entries per category, per person.
When is my submission due? December 13th, 2021 at 11:59 PM
All submissions are anonymously evaluated by an impartial committee. All UCLA medical student submissions to the UCLA BEAT are automatically entered to the Vital Signs Awards for Literature and Art, awarded to the 2 highest rated submissions of each category. Prints of the pieces that win the Visual Art Vital Signs Award are also displayed in the Geffen Hall student lounge.
Literary Art
This category can include original fiction, non-fiction, poetry, humor, and opinion pieces (3000 word limit). Submissions for this category can be submitted online or to the DGSOM Office of Student Affairs in Geffen Hall. Include a short 2-3 sentence biography about yourself with your submission.
Visual Art
This category can include photography, drawing, painting, cartoon, and sculpture. Submissions for this category can be submitted online or to the DGSOM Office of Student Affairs in Geffen Hall (they will be returned after they are scanned), or they can be scanned at a resolution of 600dpi and submitted as TIF files. Include a short 2-3 sentence biography about yourself with your submission.
Contact Information
Contact us if you have any questions or comments about the UCLA BEAT.
Faculty Advisor: Neil Parker, MD
Editors can be reached at uclabeat@gmail.com
UCLA BEAT
Student Affairs Office
Geffen Hall, Suite 200
885 Tiverton Drive, Box 951720
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1720
Hall of Fame
Vital Signs Awards: These awards are bestowed annually to the top two UCLA medical student submissions in each of the separate categories of Art and Literature.
2021-2022
Art: In Memoriam of Kwame Firempong, by Michelle Miller
Art: not far from home, by Jazlyn Chong
Literature: Perfume, by Kate Coursey
Literature: To Do List (MS2), by Beau Sperry
2020-2021
Art: Climb On, by David Lee
Art: Hypoxia, by Maggie Tsang
Literature: Jenga Tower, by Lauren Taiclet
Literature: Letters to My Donor, by Guneet Kaur
2019-2020
Art: Look Up, by David Lee
Art: Memento Mori, by Ansley Unterberger
Literature: Eclipse, by Kate Coursey
Literature: First Day, by Savannah Starr
Acknowledgements: A special thank you to Dr. Neil Parker for his support of The BEAT, without whom we could not showcase the multitude of talents of our medical community.
We would also like to thank our past Editors-In-Chief, whose guidance has been critical to the continuation of this UCLA tradition.
- 2021-2022: Lauren Taiclet and Stuart Fine
- 2020-2021: Angela Pham, Kate Coursey, Maggie Tsang, Melodyanne Cheng
- 2019-2020: Minji Kim, Zoe Zhou
- 2018-2019: Safiya Lahlaf, Vivian Wung, Varun Gudapati, Eviola Nakhla
- 2017-2018: Michelle Miller, Jessica Poon, Jon Warren
- 2016-2017: Jacqueline Ngo, Rose Shan, Victoria Sun
- 2015-2016: Christina Harview and Christine Shieh
- 2014-2015: Elyse Guran, Joel Amezquita, Stephan Chiu
- 2013-2014: Catherine Ni and Renee Thomas
- 2012-2013: Aaron Jen and Shauna Higgins
Archives
- The UCLA Beat, 2013-2014
- The UCLA Beat, Volume XV, 2012-2013
- The UCLA Beat, Volume XIII, 2010-2013
- The UCLA Beat, Volume XII, 2009-2010
- The UCLA Beat, Volume VIII, 2004-2005
- The UCLA Beat, Volume VI, 2003-2004
