Cultural north star

Alert

The PCLC was selected as one of the grantees for the Cultural North Star in Action (CNS) grant for AY 2023-2024. The mission of the CNS project is to build an annual program coordinator curriculum for the professional development and retention of GME program coordinators across UCLA.

Important Updates

GME PCLC Stay Tuned More Events are On the Horizon (AY 24-25)

About Us

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The UCLA GME Program Coordinator Leadership Committee (PCLC) is a voluntary group of GME program administrators from a variety of programs, residencies, and fellowships who lead Program Coordinator professional development, advocacy, wellness activities, events, and workshops across the David Geffen School of Medicine. The PCLC also functions as an advisory committee to the GME Office when they are preparing annual budgets for programming (PC retreat, education, wellness resources) to support all GME Program Coordinators. Committee members also serve as representatives to the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), GMEC Policy Subcommittee, GMEC Inclusive Excellence (OIE) Subcommittee, GMEC Annual Institutional Review Subcommittee, and Resident Contract Advisory Committee, as well as in leadership roles on university-wide and national organizations.

Membership is open annually by nomination/self-nomination. 

Meet the Committee

Douglas Ruiz Carbajal

Douglas Ruiz Carbajal

PCLC Chair

Lucine Torosian

Lucine Torosian

Immediate Past Chair

Chi Quach

Chi Quach

Second-Year Delegate

Jennifer Cassidy, MS, C-TAGME

Jennifer Cassidy, MS, C-TAGME

Second-Year Delegate

Colleen Bruton

Colleen Bruton, C-TAGME

Second-Year Delegate

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Marie Hugley

GME Liaison

Trisha Navarro

Trisha Navarro

Second-Year Delegate

Lupita Perez

Lupita Perez

Second-Year Delegate

Rebecca Reyes

Rebecca Reyes, C-TAGME

Second-Year Delegate

Yissel Rojas

Yissel Rojas

First-Year Delegate

Sahar Rupani

Sahar Rupani

First-Year Delegate

Carol Evans

Carol Evans

First-Year Delegate

Valeria Ramirez

Valeria Montoya Ramirez

First-Year Delegate

Resources

The UCLA Graduate Medical Education Program Coordinator Leadership Committee (PCLC) has compiled these resources for Program Coordinators and members of the GME community to support them in their role and with their responsibilities.

Events

Upcoming and past events hosted by the PCLC are included below.

Event Date & Time On-Site or Virtual Notes
Program Coordinator Retreat April (TBD) On-Site
Virtual Program Coordinator Lunch and Learn March (TBD) Virtual
Campus Tour/Walk (TBD) 03/27/2025 On-Site
In-Person Program Coordinator Lunch and Learn 02/26/2025 On-Site
Hammer Museum visit and lunch 01/30/2025 On-Site Bring/buy your own lunch
In-Person Program Coordinator Lunch and Learn 10/30/2024 On-Site
Virtual Program Coordinator Lunch and Learn 08/13/2024 Virtual

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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To learn more about volunteer opportunities with the PCLC, please email us at gmepclc@mednet.ucla.edu.

The PCLC meets monthly to discuss opportunities and issues relevant to the Program Coordinator community, as well as to plan professional development and networking events.

Please see the “Resources” section of this webpage for resources available to Program Coordinators. If you would like to contribute to the “Resources” section of the website, or have suggestions for additional resources, please contact the PCLC at gmepclc@mednet.ucla.edu.

The PCLC will send a call for nominations via email with pertinent instructions and deadlines in advance of each academic year. For more information, please feel free to reach out to the PCLC at gmepclc@mednet.ucla.edu.