About The Program
Program Rationale
In California, Hispanics represent 36% of the population yet only 4% of the physician workforce. Further, almost 35% of California's Hispanics reside in medically underserved areas (MUAs) compared to 20% of the total population. To supplement the outreach and pipeline efforts by UCLA and the other California medical schools to train more Hispanic and English/Spanish bilingual physicians, the UCLA Department of Family Medicine (DFM) developed an innovative program to address the state's changing demographics and impending physician shortage. This program seeks to provide bilingual English/Spanish IMGs, who are committed to the care of our state's underserved populations, with a comprehensive program to pass the U.S. Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) and compete for Family Medicine Residency program positions in California. The paramount objective of the UCLA IMG Program is to place these well-trained family physicians in our state's rural and urban underserved communities.
It is a great experience to be working with such a great team. I feel fortunate to learn from people with great passion for the community!
Selene Lozano
