Students Students A Bruin Love Story: Darwin and Jennifer Gutierrez A DGSOM alumni couple on the challenges and rewards of dating while becoming a doctor. July 29, 2025 6 min read Students A make-up White Coat Ceremony symbolized the resilience of DGSOM students March 01, 2022 5 min read Students A Novel Allergy Treatment Turned His Medical Fears into Career Goals UCLA medical student Eric Smith is becoming a doctor who wants to change patients’ lives through head and neck surgery. May 15, 2024 4 min read Students Becoming a Doctor Underscores the Importance of Being Human UCLA medical student Myles Anderson is becoming a doctor who shows up for under-resourced and vulnerable populations. February 29, 2024 5 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Aboubacar Cherif UCLA medical student Aboubacar Cherif discusses becoming a doctor as well as his immigrant experience. February 16, 2023 5 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Addee Lerner UCLA medical school shares his story of becoming a doctor, including how he got into medical school. May 18, 2023 4 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Faustino Gonzalez Barrales UCLA medical student Faustino Gonzalez Barrales discusses becoming a doctor and how to get into medical school. March 01, 2023 4 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Gustavo Castellanos First-generation UCLA medical student Gustavo Castellanos shares all the challenges he overcame before he got into medical school. April 12, 2023 5 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Ilich Rodríguez-Rivas First-generation UCLA medical student Ilich Rodríguez-Rivas shares how he got into medical school and first-year survival tips. January 17, 2023 4 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Ky'Tavia Stafford-Carreker UCLA medical student Ky'Tavia Stafford-Carreker discusses becoming a doctor and mitigating health disparities. March 13, 2023 5 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Nichole Legaspi First-generation UCLA medical student shares how she overcame setbacks to get into medical school. May 08, 2023 7 min read Students Becoming a Doctor: Tristan Paul Bennett A UCLA student athlete shares how he got into medical school and adjusted to the academic pressure. April 27, 2023 5 min read Students Becoming the Physician She Always Wanted to Meet First-generation UCLA medical student Liliana Perez is becoming a doctor dedicated to serving underserved populations. February 22, 2024 4 min read Students Call for Applications: TPTS Certificate Program Application deadline: June 1, 2024, for Fall 2024 entry. January 22, 2024 1 min read Students Chinese Medicine and Art History Inform One Student’s Approach to Care UCLA medical student Chelsea Pan is becoming a doctor attuned to her patients’ values, backgrounds, and preference. April 07, 2024 4 min read
