Los Angeles, CA
🩺 School Overview
Tuition (In State): $40,585
Tuition (Out of State): $52,830
Accreditation Status: Full
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 192
Degrees: MD
Founding Year: 1945
Accreditation Year: 1951
Website: https://medschool.ucla.edu
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📄 Application Information
Applications Received: N/A
Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: 517
Average GPA: 3.77
Male: N/A
Female: N/A
Underrepresented:N/A
Interview Feedback Summary
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- 1. Motivation and Fit – At the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, students are provided with curriculum and experiences enabling them to become an Outstanding Physician, AND..., dedicating themselves to important...
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About the School
In 2002 Mr. David Geffen announced a $200 million unrestricted endowment for the school and the school thus was named. The endowment enables the school to compete in perpetuity with the finest medical institutions in the world for outstanding faculty regardless of the economic climate, to provide critical financial support to enroll the finest students regardless of need, and to develop forward-looking research and clinical programs. The medical school today has more than 2,000 full-time faculty members, almost 1,300 residents, more than 750 medical students and almost 400 Ph.D. candidates. The UCLA Medical Center has been ranked "Best in the West" by U.S. News and World Report`s annual survey of the best hospitals in America for fourteen consecutive years. The medical school is ranked ninth in the country in research funding from the National Institutes of Health and third in the United States in research dollars from all sources.
Curriculum
The block-based curriculum for years one and two has been designed to increase integration of normal human biology with disease processes and clinical skills from the first week of medical school onward. Basic science is taught in the context of its application with planned reiteration. Instruction is coordinated throughout sequentially-taught blocks. The third year begins with a two-week course, Clinical Foundations, focused on the basics of clinical care, including a review of the physical examination, BCLS, basic radiology, write-ups and presentations, with an emphasis on professionalism and ethical standards. Clinical Foundations is followed by 48 weeks of core clerkships, each of which includes an orientation period to prepare students with the clinical skills needed in the specific rotation. Faculty members and students interested in common career activities are grouped into academic colleges during year four. College activities include an introductory course focused on advanced clinical skills and decision making, a monthly series of evening seminars, a longitudinal academic activity that can be either teaching or scholarship, and regular advisory meetings.
Facilities
UCLA, already equipped with a state-of-the-art medical center, is constructing a new learning environment that will transform medical education on campus. Set to open fall of 2016 and featuring technologically equipped classrooms, labs and informal learning spaces, the Geffen Hall will enable UCLA to attract the very best medical students and faculty and provide them every opportunity for collaborative interaction - not only within medicine, but also with the nearby UCLA schools of nursing, dentistry, public health and engineering.
SDN Insights
Our analysis of UCLA-Geffen:
Student Loan Burden: $410,282
A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at UCLA-Geffen, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $410,282. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.
Cost of Living: Highest 45% Nationally
The cost of living at UCLA-Geffen is among the top 45% of all medical schools. Take this into consideration when considering loan burden.
Environment: Urban
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