Overview
A one-year UCLA-VA geriatric medicine fellowship with training across UCLA Health, the Greater Los Angeles VA and Harbor-UCLA, plus community nursing homes and a PACE centre, with optional inpatient, SNF and home-based pathways.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (combined Geriatric Medicine-Palliative Care fellowship also offered)
- Start
- 1 July
- Positions
- 11 fellows each year
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed ACGME-accredited residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine; USMLE/COMLEX Steps 1-3 transcripts.
- International applicants
- International medical graduates welcome.
- Visa support
- H-1B and J-1 visa sponsorship offered
- Licence requirement
- California medical license within 180 days of enrolment
How to apply
- Deadline
- 15 August
- Application method
- ERAS
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policy (UCLA ACGME residents/fellows, CIR-SEIU contract): from 1 Sept 2026 PGY4 $108,102; PGY5 $111,894; PGY6 $115,477; PGY7 $118,801; PGY8 $124,242 (PGY1 $98,466); rising from 1 July 2027 (PGY4 $113,508); plus $8,000/yr Resident Enhancement Fund
Official sources
https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/medicine/geriatrics/fellowshiphttps://www.uclahealth.org/departments/medicine/geriatrics/fellowship/overviewhttps://www.uclahealth.org/departments/medicine/geriatrics/fellowship/applyhttps://medschool.ucla.edu/education/medical-residencies-fellowships/incoming-residents/medical-resident-salary-benefits