Required Trainings

The trainings referenced below are required for all medical students. 

Basic Life Support (BLS)

All medical students complete BLS for Healthcare Providers as MS1s and then again during Transition to Clerkships. Students that deviate from the standard four-year MD curriculum, including all leaves of absence, are responsible for arranging their own BLS re-certification to maintain compliance. BLS certification must be licensed through the American Heart Association.

CareConnect Training and Access

In order to access CareConnect, UCLA's electronic health record, you must complete the eLearning course ELMS380. Instructions to complete the eLearning course are sent to medical students at the start of their first year. 

Cornerstone Trainings

The below online trainings found in Cornerstone must be completed within three months of matriculation and annually thereafter regardless of enrollment status. For questions related to accessing and confirming completion of the training, please submit an HR Systems Inquiry via the Employee Experience Center.

  • Boundaries Training
  • CICARE Training
  • HIPAA Refresher Training (Privacy and Information Security Training)
  • Infection Prevention & Antimicrobial Stewardship Physician Training
  • Radiation Safety – General Hazard Awareness Training
  • We listen. We care.

Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Trainings

DGSOM medical students must complete the Bloodborne Pathogens and Laboratory Safety Fundamentals trainings on Worksafe annually. 

UCLA Title IX Training 

UCLA is obligated under law and policy to provide our graduate and professional school students with sexual violence prevention education. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex under any federally funded education program. In addition, the University of California’s Interim Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (August 14, 2020, Interim Policy) requires each UC campus to provide mandatory annual training and education about Prohibited Conduct and how such conduct can be reported, to all students, faculty, other academic appointees, and staff per applicable state and federal law, and University policies.

For additional details about the annual online and virtual live training requirements, please visit the Title IX Compliance Training for Graduate Students.