ACGME accredited since 1975, The UCLA-San Fernando Valley Program (UCLA-SFVP) in Medicine is a unique member of the UCLA family of internal medicine training programs. The program is based at the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. The diverse patient population, combined with a variety of research and educational experiences, provides an opportunity for housestaff to learn basic general medicine as well as the intricacies of subspecialty internal medicine. The proportion of undiagnosed diseases in this patient population is high, allowing many residents to make the initial diagnosis. In addition, the program is also favorably recognized for:

bullet Diverse patient population
bullet Wide-ranging pathology
bullet Teaching by housestaff and UCLA faculty
bullet Balanced inpatient vs. outpatient experience
bullet Collegial culture 
bullet National reputation
bullet Fellowship and job placement

It is no wonder why our applicants ranked us as their top three (3) choices on the match!

Currently, we have 68 residents training in the following tracks: 

bullet Categorical IM
bullet Preliminary IM
bullet Combined IM/EM

and look forward to recruiting 30 other highly qualified physicians to join our team for the 2007-2008 academic year.

The fact of the matter is that those who train at Olive View - UCLA will receive a well-rounded education with tons of pathology (bread and butter, as well as exposure to unique and interesting cases).  Their ambulatory experience will also cover the full spectrum. 

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is a county facility with the outstanding county pathology, and a great patient population. Olive View-UCLA Medical Center has the best support staff with nurses that are extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to work cooperatively with the residents in managing their patients.  In fact, we've been told that the nurses at Olive View are the nicest our residents have ever worked with. They are amazing!

We believe that we are your partner while you pursue your training at the UCLA-SFVP; therefore, we do our best to schedule your training in a fashion that suits your training objectives while fulfilling your graduation requirements. Each rotation block is scheduled with the utmost care so that a resident not only learns but also has a balanced life style.  There is no doubt that at times you will work hard, and hard work is hard work at any training institution. But we can sincerely say that the UCLA-San Fernando Valley Program fosters a "family" atmosphere that we feel you will enjoy and thrive in.

We encourage you to discover us for yourself, and find out why our core expertise is training and developing the professional careers of physicians:

  1. Letter to the Applicant
  2. About the Residency Program (Education, Rotations, Clerkships)
  3. Olive View - UCLA Medical Center
  4. UCLA IM Residency Training Affiliates
  5. Our Housestaff (07-08, 06-07, 05-06, 04-05, 03-04, 02-03)
  6. Fellowships (Hem-Onc, Nephrology, Rheumatology)
  7. Management Team
  8. Comments from Applicants
  9. Frequently Asked Questions
  10. Contact Information
  11. Downloads

Best wishes and good luck with all your endeavors.