UCLA PRIME-LA trains future physicians to become leaders in medicine to address policy, care & research for CA communities. Med student Denise Tapia-Jimenez shares her goals.
#UCPRIME is tailored to the health needs of communities. Read more @uofcalifornia.bsky.social: youtube.com/shorts/7icW8...
Meet Ben Vogel! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student whoβs part of the global health program.
While attending USC, he was a 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Didi Hirsch crisis counselor. He worked as a CHLA clinical research coordinator & a Spanish interpreter.
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Kruti Desai is a third-year medical student who attended @uofpenn. She has been involved in the UCLA Medical Education Committee. Sheβs currently participating in the Training in Medical Education and Practice discovery course.
#MedSchool #MedStudent #FutureDoctor
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Happy 75th Anniversary to DGSOM! πππ
Explore the moments that shaped the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA: uclahs.fyi/3YuNZGA
Meet Iman Blow! ππ She is a first-year medical student whoβs a @columbiauniversity.bsky.social alum, former @usafencing.bsky.social Olympic Alternate, and current well-being committee representative for the Class of 2029 Medical Student Council.
#MedSchool #MedStudent #FutureDoctor
Future urology residents with UCLA physicians/faculty
Congratulations to UCLA med students on matching into their urology residency programs! πππ
Thank you to UCLA Health urologists and professors for supporting our future residents.
#Match2026 #UrologyResidency #AUAMatch #UroMatch #MatchDay2026 #Residency
Early Match Day for Ophthalmology
Congratulations to UCLA med students on matching into their ophthalmology residency programs πππ
Thank you to UCLA Health physicians and professors for their support! #Match2026 #OphthoMatch #EYEMatched #OphthalmologyResident #Residency #Ophthalmology #MatchDay2026
Meet My Nguyen! ππ Sheβs a third-year medical student whoβs part of the CDU/UCLA Medical Education Program & Mobile Clinic Project. Before coming to UCLA, My attended @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, and worked as an ER medical scribe & governance analyst at a biotech research nonprofit.
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Meet Eryk Mejia! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student. Before coming to UCLA, he attended @arizonastateuni.bsky.social and worked as a research associate at the University of East Anglia, where he studied the link between language & cognition on hearing and D/deaf infants. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
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Meet Emilio Larrazabal! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student, who is a commissioned second lieutenant in the US Air Force.
He's worked as an ambulance operator, aeromedical evacuation technician & paramedic. Emilio holds the record as the youngest runner to complete the Badwater Ultramarathon.
Meet Brooke Johnson! ππ Sheβs a first-year PRIME-LA medical student and alum of @ucsandiego.bsky.social, where she founded the Black Pre-Medical Society. Before coming to UCLA, she worked as a clinical health worker and a behavioral therapist.
#MedSchool #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent #UCPRIME
Meet Manuel Acosta Laurian! ππ Heβs a first-year PRIME-LA medical student and a @ucirvine.bsky.social, where he played men's soccer. He's been an emergency department medical scribe, served as a youth mentor through KID HEALTHY & Orange County GRIP, and more.
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Read Saida's story: uclahs.fyi/3YijiEh
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Meet Shine Lim! ππ Sheβs a first year med student who attended United States Military Academy West Point, where she was part of the Rabble Rousers Cheer & Dance. As a second lieutenant, she is comissioned into the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
#FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent #MedSchool
Meet Gustavo Garcia Jr.! ππ Heβs a first-year PRIME-LA medical student, whoβs a @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social alum and biotech startup ο»Ώco-founder with his ο»ΏPI & #DGSOMUCLA professor Dr. Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami. #ο»ΏMagnifyIncubator at California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA
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Meet Rithik Jain! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student whoβs a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social alum, former Cedars Sinai Accelerator startup recruitment lead, and @crisistextline.bsky.social volunteer. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent
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Meet Thalia Nguyen! π»ππ Sheβs s a double Bruin who just started her first year of medical school.
#BruinProud #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
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UCLA Health, MLK, CDU & Vascular Cures
Health screening event
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.
13.11.2025 22:13 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βJust 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,β says combat medic, musician, and @dgsomucla.bsky.social student Triniti Gistand.
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Read his UCLA Health story: uclahs.fyi/4qQ6fqG
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Meet Timothy Ko! ππ 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
To her and all the veterans who have served, thank you! #VeteransDay
Read her story: uclahs.fyi/43RYW85
#StudentVet #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent
Meet Triniti Gistand! ππ 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
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Med students painting at UCLA
Med students sharing their artworkο»Ώ
Med student sharing their artworkο»Ώ
Med students sharing their artworkο»Ώ
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 βοΈπ¨ #MedStudentLife
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Medical assistant graduates
Congrats to UCLA Health Medical Assistant Program graduates!
UCLA Health & UCLA Extensionβs certificate program is now accepting applicants for the Medical Assistant Program!
Classes begin January 6, 2026. Apply by October 15: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX
Med students learn about CPR
Med students learn about CPR
Med students learn about intubation
Med students learn about intubation
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. ο»ΏLearn about the UCLA Sim Center: uclahs.fyi/3o1RfGC
3 generations of Bruins! ο»Ώππ ο»Ώ#BruinProudο»Ώ
ο»ΏSaida 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
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ο»Ώο»ΏUCLA Health physicians and medical students
ο»Ώο»ΏMed student ultrasounds neck
Med students teaches new med students POCUS
Med student ultrasounds the eye
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: ο»Ώuclahs.fyi/dgsompocus
#PointOfCare #PointOfCareUltrasound #FutureDoctors
Students learning about intubation
Pupil check with 2 medical students
Students learning about intubation and cardiact arrest
Pupil check with 2 medical students
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
Med students at org fair
Global health programο»Ώ
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Student Org Fair β¨ As part of orientation, new students learned about campus resources and medical student organizations they can join! #MedSchoolLife #MedStudentLife
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