Our goal is to prepare our trainees to become skilled clinicians, thoughtful educators, and socially responsible leaders in any community they serve. We highly value diversity of training experiences; as such, our program combines training and educational experiences at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Center. We pride ourselves on being a collegial, tight-knit family that is responsive to our residents’ needs, while maintaining a rigorous academic experience that prepares residents for the next stages of their career.
What we do and who we are, are central to our mission and vision. We hope that as you come to know our primary care family, our mission and vision ignite a mutual passion for patient care.
Mina Ma, MD: Program Director
Brianna Cowan, MD: Assistant Program Director, UCLA-VA Track
Arash Nafisi, MD: Assistant Program Director, UCLA-OVMC Track
| Track | Olive-View-UCLA Medical Center & UCLA Health-Santa Clarita | West Los Angeles VA Homeless Patient-Aligned Care Team & UCLA Health-Santa Monica |
| Positions per Year | Six residency positions per year | Six residency positions per year |
| NRMP | 1956140M1 | 1956140M0 |
| Continuity Clinic #1 | Olive View-UCLA Patient Centered Medical Home Diverse LA County population, predominantly Medicaid or uninsured, often but not exclusively Spanish-speaking | WLA VA Homeless Patient-Aligned Care Team (HPACT) Homeless veteran patient population |
| Continuity Clinic #2 | UCLA Health-Santa Clarita Diverse, medically complex, insured patient population | UCLA Health-Santa Monica Diverse, medically complex, insured patient population |
| Inpatient Rotations | Weighted towards Olive View-UCLA & UCLA Medical Center | Weighted towards WLA VA & UCLA Medical Center |
