Message from the Chair

Living in LA, reminds me that we are surrounded by talent and creativity and the recent awards season has reinforced that. The same is true[...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Our oncology services are at the forefront of providing state of the art care across the region. Corina Guzman, administrative[...]

This week, I reflect on the some of our department’s activities that illustrate achievement across the entire academic spectrum. I start with a medical student.[...]

Each week I receive a report showing recent publications by faculty and trainees in the department of medicine (DoM). The scholarly output of the DoM[...]

Earlier this week I learned via a news release from CNN that the Los Angeles Unified School District will ensure that all schools in the district will[...]

This week I will highlight a few clinical programs and initiatives that illustrate the breadth of our faculty’s commitment to provide high-quality patient care and[...]

On August 31, we held our first research town hall. There was a robust discussion regarding many of the challenges and institutional barriers that our[...]

Last week I talked about our upcoming resident and fellowship recruitment season and highlighted the innovations of some of our faculty who create a learning[...]

Resident and fellowship recruitment season is fast approaching. As I reviewed the diversity and accomplishment of the most recent incoming resident class, I applaud the holistic[...]

With greater than 1,000 faculty, nearly 500 trainees (residents, fellows, post-docs), and more than 2800 staff members, the success of the department of medicine (DoM)[...]