Teaching Philosophy & Expert Faculty

Our Philosopy of Teaching 

The development of our new curriculum will be guided by our philosophy of teaching. These principles were developed in collaboration with faculty, staff & students.

• DGSOM reflects UCLA “True Bruin” values and embodies the Cultural North Star.
• DGSOM cultivates a spirit of inquiry and encourages critical thinking.
• DGSOM promotes excellence over competence in learning.
• DGSOM fosters meaningful partnership and engagement between teacher and learner.

DGSOM embraces pedagogy that empowers the learner and fosters active learning.

Our Teaching Faculty 

Base Camp Course Director: Pending

Scientific Foundations of Medicine Course Director: Esteban Dell’Angelica, Ph.D.

Early Authentic Clinical Experience Director: Adriana Izquierdo, M.D.

Foundations of Practice Course Directors: Art Gomez & Peter Quiros

Educators for Excellence (Foundations of Practice): Alan Chiem, Amanda Kosack, Amir Rouhani, Antonio Pessegueiro, Arthur Cho, Arthur Gomez, Bahareh Gordon, Brandon Ito, Faysal Saab, Formosa Chen, Henry Kirolos, Jaime Jordan, James H. Lee, Jason S. Lee, Jodi Friedman, Kathryn Melamed, Manuel Celedon, Michael Ayoub, Monica Sifuentes, Natasha Wheaton, Oladunni Adeyiga, Peter Quiros, Pamela Tsing, Rachel Brook, Sarah Gustafson, Satya Patel, Sherwin Hsu, Tahlia Spector, Tina Nguyen, Tyler Larsen.

Learn more about Educators for Excellence

DGSOM will post updates to teaching faculty as they are finalized.