Last month, med students participated in a health screening event at Taste of Soul. UCLA Health Vascular Surgery Chief Dr. Vincent Rowe organized an event with MLK Community Healthcare, Charles Drew University & Vascular Cures. Attendees were screened for diabetes, hypertension & more.

“Just as I had a duty to serve in the Army, I feel that I have a duty to be the physician that can relate to my patients on that level and consequently improve their care,” says combat medic, musician, and @dgsomucla.bsky.social student Triniti Gistand.

Meet Timothy Ko! 💙💛 He's a student veteran in his first year of med school. He attended WestPoint, served as a US Army aviation officer, and conducted research at NYU Langone. To him and all the veterans who have served, thank you! #VeteransDay

Meet Triniti Gistand! 💙💛 She's a student veteran in her 2nd year of med school. A former @usarmy.bsky.social combat medic and @calstateeastbay.bsky.social alum, Triniti performed at the @aamc.org conference. She also sings in the local choir @ourtonality.bsky.social

The newly formed art affinity group for med students organized the first painting meetup near Janss Steps for a sunset picnic-style group painting session ☀️🎨 #MedStudentLife

Congrats to UCLA Health Medical Assistant Program graduates! UCLA Health & UCLA Extension’s certificate program is now accepting applicants for the Medical Assistant Program! Classes begin January 6, 2026. Apply by October 15: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX

UCLA Health physicians and #EmergencyMedicine residents taught new UCLA med students how to do CPR and intubation at the UCLA Simulation Center. #ER doctors Michael Yashar and Max Berger co-directed the course. Learn about the UCLA Sim Center: uclahs.fyi/3o1RfGC

3 generations of Bruins! 💙💛 #BruinProud Saida Wiltz is a new med student whose mom graduated in 2001 and grandparents graduated in the 1970s. She is part of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training program, where she plans to research cancer immunotherapy. #MDPhD youtu.be/mTwhQATDKNk

New medical students learned about POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound) from a team of UCLA Health physicians and medical students. Learn more about POCUS training at UCLA: uclahs.fyi/dgsompocus #Po#PointOfCareo#PointOfCareUltrasoundu#FutureDoctors

New UCLA med students learned about vital signs, cardiac arrest, emergency medical services, and the STOP the BLEED from the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care. Learn about prehospital care training at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/3OTgIj8 #PreHospitalCare #EMS #SavingLives

Student Org Fair ✨ As part of orientation, new students learned about campus resources and medical student organizations they can join! #MedSchoolLife #MedStudentLife

As part of their first week of med school, all 175 first-year UCLA medical students spent a day at the @hammer.ucla.edu for an entre into narrative medicine practices and to use the galleries as a tool for building observation and perspective-taking skills. #ArtsinMedicine #NarrativeMedicine

The newest class of med students recited the UCLA Medical Oath — written 30 years ago by Drs. Alan Robinson and Neil Parker. #WhiteCoatCeremony #FutureDoctors youtube.com/shorts/FUAnh...

UCLA's incoming class of med students 🥼💙💛 #WhiteCoatCeremony #MedSchool #FutureDoctors

Congratulations to our UCLA med students on receiving their white coats! 🎉💙💛 The ceremony marks a significant milestone in the journey of our future physicians. #WhiteCoatCeremony youtube.com/shorts/yrapK...

UCLA’s future doctors 🥼💙💛 #BruinProud Advances in patient care. Breakthrough treatments. Training tomorrow’s doctors. It all #StartsInAcademicMedicine. At UCLA, our mission is to deliver leading-edge patient care, research, education, and community engagement. youtube.com/shorts/PJwZ7...

From the world's first email to saving millions of premature newborns to CRISPR gene editing, history-making innovation is happening across the UC system every day. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/7-world...

The University of California provides transformative educational opportunities, life-saving health care and research that moves our state forward and powers our economy. Stand with UC for the future of California: bit.ly/46LvcMo youtu.be/OpvhTJtxF5o?...

So great to see this labor of love published! 👉🏾 rdcu.be/exb0r Honored to work w/ #SamirGupta, #WintaMehtsun, & #AhmedinJemal on a comprehensive overview of Black–White #disparities across the #CRC continuum in the US @natrevgastrohep.nature.com @nature.com #colorectalcancer @dgsomucla.bsky.social

Great talk by @ericpfchow.bsky.social about a ton of amazing work being done on #HPV #vaccination by he and many colleagues at MSHC in Australia. Happy to have him at @dgsomucla.bsky.social to inspire the next generation of #STI researchers!

First day of school at DGSOM ✅📚🩺 #FirstDayOfSchool #MedSchool #MedStudents

First day of med school for our new students! Welcome to UCLA ✨💙💛 youtube.com/shorts/CSiUl...

Congrats to L.A. Care Elevating the Safety Net Scholarship Program recipients! 🎉 L.A. Care Scholars include DGSOM students Ezenna Onuoha, Delmy Ruiz, Daisy Huerta & Wendy Perez. #ElevatingtheSafetyNet is a $255 million initiative to address the physician shortage in L.A. County: bit.ly/45aFm8j

Join us in welcoming UC's 22nd president, James B. Milliken! He brings decades of experience and a deep commitment to expanding access, increasing social mobility, and helping students from all backgrounds earn a college degree. Learn more at ucop.edu/president youtu.be/H4-tDlKmHI8?...

Meet Darwin Gutierrez, MD ‘25 & Jennifer Sussette Gutierrez, MD ’25 — recent UCLA med school graduates who'll respectively become an anesthesiologist & an urologist! 💙💛 Congrats on earning your MD, Darwin & Jenn! #BruinProud youtube.com/shorts/LZlni... Read #BruinLove story: uclahs.fyi/45dGp67

Meet Sara Sakowitz, MD, MS, MPH — a recent UCLA med school graduate who will become a surgeon. Congratulations on earning your MD, Sara! 🎉 💙💛 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KhP... #BruinProud #UCLA2025 #MedSchool #DoctorToBe #MedSchoolMotivation #MedSchoolJourney

Congratulations to Danielle Newton, MD! 🎉 💙💛 She’s a recent UCLA med school graduate who will become an internal medicine and pediatric physician. #BruinProud #UCLA2025 #MedSchool www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NRL...

Congratulations to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Class of 2025. This was UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk's first commencement — what a moment with our newest doctors! 🎓🥼💙💛 #BruinProud #UCLA2025

Celebrating UCLA’s newest doctors! 🎓🥼💙💛 #BruinProud #UCLA2025 Excited for our UCLA med students to become the next generation of doctors.

Congratulations, Bruin Scholars! 🎉💙💛 Bruin Scholars are outstanding residents and fellows who are pursuing an academic career position and share a commitment to community. youtube.com/shorts/Jfzk2...htt

Support DGSOM's efforts in medical education, scholarships, global health, the MD/PhD program, and the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project! Let’s heal humankind together: ucla.in/3RQk7kv 💙💛

🎉 IT’S HERE! Bruin Giving Day starts now. 🎉 Join DGSOM in making a difference in medical education: ucla.in/3RQk7kv Give to what matters most to you, and let’s heal humankind together. 💙💛

Meet Gerardo Moreno MD, MS, FAAFP! He is the UCLA Health Family Medicine department chair, PRIME-LA executive director, DGSOM alum, researcher & professor. PRIME-LA is a dual degree program focused on the development of community-minded leaders in healthcare: uclahs.fyi/3Gm9YJR

Zhilin Qu of @dgsomucla.bsky.social et al. discuss #ultrastructure and cardiac impulse propagation in this #TopicalReview 🧠 📈 📜 Read it here: buff.ly/jP28r9s

Olujimi A. Ajijola of @dgsomucla.bsky.social et al. present this #WhitePaper on clinical #neurocardiology, defining the value of neuroscience-based cardiovascular therapeutics in this 2024 update 📃 ✍️ 🔗 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

John D. Tompkins of @dgsomucla.bsky.social et al. examined comparative specialization of intrinsic cardiac #neurons in humans, mice and pigs in this recent #Research 🔬 🫀 📜 Read it here: buff.ly/lflRAup

Match Day stats for our graduating UCLA med students! 🩺💙💛 • 30% will train in primary care specialties • 30% will train in surgical specialties • 33% matched in the UC system • 20% matched at UCLA Health

A behind-the-scenes look at Miss Evers' Boys — a staged reading on the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, presented by the UCLA Simulation Center. Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kIi...htt

Where did UCLA med students match this year? 🩺💙💛 #Match2025 #Residency www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrxy...

Congratulations to Shivani Dayal, MPH on matching into Yale New Haven Hospital's #InternalMedicine #residency program! She's part of the UCLA Global Health Program, where med students work on a health project abroad and advance health equity. Read her story at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/4kKy8gX

Congratulations to Samantha Garcia on matching into @ucsfhealth.bsky.social's #ObGyn residency program! 💙💛 She's a #FirstGen #UCPRIME student who is also obtaining her MBA at UCLA Anderson. Read her story at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/4kKy8gX #Residency #FutureDoctor @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

#Match2025 Recap 🎉💙💛 www.youtube.com/shorts/5p1zG... Proud of our UCLA medical students as they begin a new chapter in their career as doctors! They will be completing residency at specialty programs across the country.

Happy #MatchDay2025! 🎉💙💛 • 63% of the class will stay in California • One-third of the class will train in the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social, with 20% of the class continuing their training at UCLA Health Read more at UCLA Health: uclahs.fyi/4kKy8gX

Meet UCLA med school alums Rigoberto Perez Hernandez, MD, MPH ‘24 and Makana Williams, MD ‘23! 💙💛 #BruinLove They both are UCLA Health residents. Makana is a dermatology resident and Rigo is an emergency medicine resident. Learn more about their Bruin love story: uclahs.fyi/41dmH9E

Meet Melanie Rarmiez! 💙💛 She’s a #UCPRIME third-year med student who will be obtaining a master’s degree in public policy: youtube.com/shorts/rUmER... #MedSchool #MedicalStudent #FutureDoctor

Are you a #PreMed in your 3rd or 4th year of undergrad or community college, or a recent college graduate interested in applying to #MedSchool? Apply to UCLA Pre-Medical Enrichment Program (PREP) — a summer program with #MCAT review, mentorship & more. Apply by March 3: uclahs.fyi/dgsomprep.

Congratulations to UCLA med student Justin Hanson and fellow students on matching into their #ophthalmology #residency programs. Justin is heading to the UCLA Stein Eye Institute! 🎉💙💛 Thank you to UCLA Health ophthalmologists and professors Drs. Jo Ann Giaconi and Gary Holland for their support!

Congratulations to UCLA med students on matching into their urology residency programs! 🎉💙💛 Thank you to UCLA Health urologists and professors Drs. Jon Bergman, Joseph Shirk, and Steven Lerma for supporting our future residents. #Match2025 #UrologyResidency #AUAMatch #UroMatch #Residency

On this day 44 years ago, #UCLA Professor Emeritus Jared Diamond rediscovered the golden-fronted bowerbird in New Guinea, bringing this once-mythical species into the scientific spotlight. Dive into the details of Diamond's historic find and legendary career. ucla.in/3WIB9nv @dgsomucla.bsky.social

Are you a #PreMed, #PreNursing or #PreDental student in your first or second year of undergrad or community college? Apply to the UCLA/CDU Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) — a free program happening June 16 to July 25. Apply by February 5: uclahs.fyi/dgsomshpep