Primary Care

Welcome to the UCLA Primary Care Program!

Our goal is to prepare our trainees to become skilled clinicians, thoughtful educators, and socially responsible leaders in any community in which they choose to 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 is the mission of the UCLA Primary Care Program?

Our mission: To train outstanding primary care clinicians who are innovative educators and socially responsible community leaders who exhibit the flexibility and creativity to thrive in a changing primary care landscape.

Our vision: To provide compassionate, high-quality, culturally-sensitive, patient-centered care to improve the health and wellness of all patients in our community, while supporting the well-being and resilience of our physicians and care teams.

Who we are: A diverse community of passionate primary care faculty, staff and physicians-in-training committed to improving the health and well-being of their community through education, research, and advocacy.

What we do: Our mission is achieved through dedicated curriculum and training to become skilled in caring for diverse patient populations across our multiple clinical environments and systems.

General Information

• The UCLA Primary Care Program is a three-year residency that leads to eligibility for Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
• The program has two distinct tracks:
  • West Los Angeles VA Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) + UCLA Santa Monica
  • Olive View-UCLA Medical Center + UCLA Santa Clarita

• These tracks share similar curriculum/clinical training and differ primarily in the types of patients they serve. See FAQ section for more detail about each track.
• Applicants may choose to rank one or both tracks, which each offer six residency positions per year.
• All PC residents will have two distinct continuity clinic sites, one within a UCLA community office practice (either Santa Monica or Santa Clarita) and one with an underserved clinic (Olive View or VA-HPACT). This allows for an exceptionally wide-ranging training experience with a diverse set of patients and care environments.