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Interviews for Pediatric Residency at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
1. Interview Dates
| Date | Day | Happy Hours | Diversity Dinner |
| November 6th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| November 6th | Wednesday | ||
| November 13th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| November 14th | Wednesday | ||
| November 17th | Saturday | ||
| November 20th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| November 21st | Wednesday | ||
| November 27th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | November 26th (Monday) |
| November 28th | Wednesday | ||
| December 1st | Saturday | ||
| December 4th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| December 5th | Wednesday | Location TBD | |
| December 11th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| December 12th | Wednesday | ||
| December 15th | Saturday | ||
| December 18th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| December 19th | Wednesday | Location TBD | |
| January 8th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| January 9th | Wednesday | Location TBD | |
| January 12th | Saturday | ||
| January 15th | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| January 16th | Wednesday | ||
| January 22nd | Tuesday | Skylight Gardens 6PM | |
| January 23rd | Wednesday |
2. Sample Interview Schedule
| Time | Tuesdays and Wednesdays | Time | Saturdays |
| 7:45 AM | Arrival in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Meet in the Pennington Conference Room, 5265 RRUMC Distribution of Orientation Packets |
8:15 AM | Arrival in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Meet in the 3rd Floor Conference Room, 3102 RRUMC Distribution of Orientation Packets Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Morning Report Pennington Conference Room, 5265 RRUMC Continental Breakfast |
8:30 AM | Introductions B-120 RRUMC Sherin Devaskar M.D., Executive Chair Dept. of Pediatrics |
| 9:00 AM | Break | 8:45 AM | Training Program Overview Kate Perkins, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director |
| 9:15 AM | Introductions B-120 RRUMC Sherin Devaskar M.D., Executive Chair Dept. of Pediatrics |
9:00 AM | Open Discussion: Question and Answer Section |
| 9:30 AM | Training Program Overview Kate Perkins, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director |
9:15 AM | Break |
| 9:50 AM | Open Discussion: Question and Answer Session | 9:30 AM | Tour and conversations with Housestaff |
| 10:00 AM | Interviews (Two) | 10:30 AM | Interviews (Two) |
| 11:00 AM | Tour and Conversations with Housestaff | 11:30 AM | Lunch with the Pediatric Housestaff Pennington Conference Room, 5265 RRUMC |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch with the Pediatric Housestaff Pennington Conference Room, 5265 RRUMC |
12:30 PM | Debriefing, discussion, & follow up |
| 1:00 PM | Debriefing and Follow-up with the Program Director | Saturdays NOTE: You are welcome to dress in business casual wear on Saturdays. Assume the same for faculty on these dates. |
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| 6:00 PM | Happy Hour OR Diversity Dinner (depending on date) These are optional events |
3. Parking
Courtesy parking is available but must be coordinated two days prior to your interview day and will not be available day-of. Please contact roluna@mednet.ucla.edu if you require a parking permit and your name will be placed on a courtesy parking list for your interview day. Upon arrival to UCLA, you will have to first pick up your day use permit at the UCLA parking booth, located on Westwood Blvd between parking lot 8 and 9 on this map. Report your name and they will give you a permit for parking lot 1 located on Gayley Avenue. Please do not use valet park if you would like your parking covered.
4. Directions
Please click here for directions to Mattel Children's Hospital and here for public transportation options. Also, Flyaway is a convenient and economic option for air travelers.
5. Hotel Reservations and Local Attractions
A list of local Hotels and Reservation information can be found here.
Local Attractions:
The Getty Center
Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica Pier, and 3rd Street Promenade
The Beach: Santa Monica Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Malibu Beach
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Annenberg Center for Photography
Griffith Observatory
