UCLA Neurology residents rotate through the UCLA Medical Center, the Olive View LA County Medical Center, and the Sepulveda VA Medical Center . The UCLA Medical Center is a tertiary referral center for a large geographical area in Southern California. The Sepulveda VA Hospital is a suburban facility which is nationally recognized for its outpatient program. The Olive View LA County Medical Center serves a poorly insured and indigent population in a suburban setting. The program offers residents elective terms and support to pursue research and specialized training.
Most residents continue on in fellowship training after graduation.
The Department of Neurology is organized into the following programs for research, education, and patient care. Residents work with faculty members with various expertise during their three years of residency in the Department. Residents at the program receive a portion of their instruction in each of these three medical centers. It is the intent of this program to train future academic leaders in neurosurgery. Our trainees are provided with opportunities to experience these special resources and programs, and to be stimulated, not only to be excellent clinical neurosurgeons, but to extend their horizons to include career opportunities in creative programs in academic neurosurgery.