Prospective Trainees

Specialty Training and Advanced Research

The STAR Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is a unique curriculum designed for optimal training of physician-scientists.
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Why Choose UCLA STAR?

"As a philosophy, STAR encourages you to lead rather than to follow and that’s the path that most (STAR) awardees take. They choose to reach for the stars rather than sit back and admire them.”

- Tamer Sallam, MD PhD (STAR Program Assistant Director)

Your Career Track

Career Tracks

The STAR Program begins with approximately 12-24 months of fellowship clinical training, followed by combined clinical and research training in one of four research career tracks. Learn More >

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Quick Resources

• Learn more about how to apply to the STAR program
• STAR Leadership
• STAR Program FAQs

Partners

• California Institute of Technology
• Pardee RAND Graduate School

By the Numbers

STAR Graduates’ Successes

Fellows/residents admitted to the STAR Program complete clinical training toward board certification in internal medicine, its subspecialties.
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