Internal Medicine Residency Program

Co-Directors' Welcome

Co-Directors' Welcome

 

Welcome! We are so excited that you are considering UCLA’s internal medicine PSTP for your residency training and beyond. As alumni of this program, we wholeheartedly believe that there is no better place for physician-scientists to train than UCLA.

Physician-scientist training programs (PSTPs) are designed to support young physician-scientists through the residency years, nurturing an ongoing love for science and developing them to become the leading physician-scientists of tomorrow. The environment at UCLA is tailor-made for this. UCLA Health brings in over $1 billion of research funding annually; its clinical enterprise supports over 1,300 trainees across 99 programs; and it consistently ranks in the top 5 hospitals in the United States. We believe that if you can dream it, you can do it within the environment at UCLA.

One of the key features that make UCLA’s PSTP truly unique is its integration with our renowned Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) program. UCLA's STAR program trains physician-scientists at the fellowship level by providing unmatched opportunities for rigorous research training. For over thirty years, STAR has produced leading physician-scientists through a deeply supportive environment that encourages all types of research: basic, translational, clinical, implementation, and health services research. The unique appeal of our PSTP program, therefore, is a seamless integration into the incredible community of physician-scientists in UCLA’s Department of Medicine. We call our program “STAR-PSTP” because as a physician-scientist in our residency program, you are part of the STAR family.

The UCLA STAR-PSTP features the following

  • Career pathway: PSTP residents are members of the STAR program and provided with a guaranteed UCLA Department of Medicine subspecialty fellowship position. The availability of an accelerated "fast-track" pathway varies across subspecialty fellowships.
  • Community and Networking: STAR-PSTP residents are integrated into the vibrant research ecosystem of the Department of Medicine with connections to a range of research faculty. PSTP residents have frequent opportunities to engage with STAR fellows, alumni, and program leadership at STAR events, as well as activities of the subspecialty division. In addition, PSTP residents gather quarterly with STAR-PSTP leadership in informal settings. PSTP residents are also invited to join with programs and resources made available by the research pathway of the internal medicine residency program.
  • Mentorship: STAR-PSTP residents receive multilevel mentorship including a current STAR fellow “big-sib,” quarterly one-on-one meetings with STAR-PSTP leadership, and connections with faculty in their research areas of interest including those in their subspecialty
  • STAR Curriculum: STAR-PSTP residents may participate in all STAR programming, including monthly seminars, visiting faculty lectures, annual STAR Symposium, etc. 
  • Career development fund: Department support is available to fund residents to make presentations of original research at regional/national scientific meetings. STAR-PSTP residents additionally have funding available to attend meetings for professional development and networking.

Thank you for considering UCLA STAR-PSTP. Please explore the website and reach out if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

codirectors for pstp

Amy L. Cummings, MD PhD
Co-Director
 

Quen J. Cheng, MD PhD
Co-Director