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This is a place where ambition meets joy, where science matters, and where you chase breakthroughs with colleagues who get it.
At one of California’s top-ranked hospitals:
- Our students and trainees care for patients from all corners of the globe as well as have access to top minds and state-of-the-art equipment.
- Our faculty and researchers collaborate with forward-thinking colleagues to solve problems.
- Our staff members are passionate about our mission and help to change the world for good by making things better and inspiring others to do the same.

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UCLA has an expansive clinical footprint spanning the greater Los Angeles area. Our students and trainees have access to a wide spectrum of patient care opportunities. Our faculty and staff heal Angelenos, and people from around the globe, from all walks of life. Our patients have access to one of the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world.
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Holistic approach to mental health care for people with Parkinson’s
Holistic approach to mental health care for people with Parkinson’s

The UCLA PhD Student Hoping to Disarm Bacteria
UCLA PhD student Nikki Cheung wants to use structural biology to disarm bacteria and mitigate antibiotic resistance.

Newly appointed Director of the Crump Institute
Arion Hadjioannou, Ph.D., appointed Director of the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging (CIMI) effective June 1, 2025.

Newly Appointed Inaugural Associate Dean and Special Advisor for Professionalism
Tara Peris, PhD, Associate Dean for Professionalism, and Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, MD, Special Advisor for Clinical Professionalism, appointed May 1, 2025

Dean's List: A Few Things to Know in April
This month we are pleased to highlight several significant accomplishments from across our DGSOM community.