Department of Medicine Blog

On My Mind... Reflections from the Chair

Welcome to the department of medicine (DoM) at UCLA. With a 70-year history of innovation in education, research, and patient care, the DoM has grown to become the largest department of medicine in the UC system. We have one of the largest NIH funding portfolios in the country and 7 of our clinical programs are nationally ranked within the top 10 in the 2021-2022 U.S. News & World Report.

We take great pride in our achievements, but most importantly in our commitment to advancing health equity while training future leaders in internal medicine. Our accomplished trainees learn alongside world renown faculty who are innovators in health care delivery and drivers of scientific advances that are transforming many areas of medicine. Learn more about our department’s work and accomplishments directly from Chair and Executive Medical Director Dr. E. Dale Abel who shares his reflections each week.

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Evelyn A. Curls, MD, MBA Appointed Vice Chair of Ambulatory Medicine for the UCLA Department of Medicine and Clinical Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research

The UCLA Department of Medicine (DoM) is pleased to announce that Evelyn A. Curls, MD, MBA has been appointed vice chair of ambulatory medicine for the DoM and clinical chief of the UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research (GIM/HSR). As the vice chair of ambulatory medicine, Dr. Curls will be responsible for leading…
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Yanina Venegas Appointed Chief Administrative Officer of the Department of Medicine at UCLA

We are pleased to announce that Yanina Venegas has been appointed chief administrative officer (CAO) for the UCLA Department of Medicine (DoM). Yanina assumes this role with over 27 years of administrative leadership. As CAO, she will oversee operations in education programs, research administration, academic personnel, procurement, strategic planning, facilities, compliance and controls, health and safety, and will…
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E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD Receives Endocrine Society Lifetime Achievement Award

E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and executive medical director of the UCLA Health Department of Medicine has received the Endocrine Society Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, the group’s highest honor, recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions…
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A Randomized Phase 3 Study of MRTX849 in Combination with Cetuximab Versus Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer with KRAS G12C Mutation with Disease Progression On or After Standard First-Line Therapy...

Early Lipid Accumulation and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients

Adalimumab vs. Conventional Immunosuppression for Uveitis Trial

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