UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine-UCLA Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

UCLA's OB/GYN residency is a university-based, academically rigorous program anchored at UCLA Westwood, with substantial complementary training at Olive View-UCLA (a public safety-net hospital) and UCLA Santa Monica, giving residents exposure across tertiary/quaternary referral care, high-risk obstetrics, gynecologic oncology, and underserved county populations. The curriculum is structured around progressively autonomous rotations culminating in PGY-4 service-chief roles, with dedicated subspecialty blocks in URPS, family planning, REI, and MIGS, plus FLS certification. A required, mentored four-year longitudinal research project with year-end scientific presentation signals that research is a structural expectation rather than an optional add-on, and the program produces a steady stream of fellowship-bound graduates (gyn onc, MFM, REI, MIGS, urogynecology, family planning) alongside academic and community generalists. The department's stated mission emphasizes training diverse leaders and addressing reproductive health disparities, reflected in its safety-net clinical site and health equity infrastructure.