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Congrats to Karla Murillo, MPH on matching into ophthalmology at UCLA Health! πππ #Residency #FutureDoctor Karla will be a quadruple Bruin! After receiving two bachelor's degrees at UCLA, she attended UCLA FSPH to obtain a master's degree. #BruinProud Read Karlaβs story: uclahs.fyi/4t3AYks
UCLA Med Student Karla Murillo, MPH Matches at UCLA Health ππ
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Congrats to Raeven Grant on matching into @vanderbilthealth.bsky.social for urology! πππ She attended Yale, traveled to Brazil as a Fulbright scholar, and worked as a researcher at Johns Hopkins. #Residency #UrologyMatch #MedSchool
Meet UCLA med student Raeven Grant πππ
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So proud of our UCLA medical students as they begin a new chapter in their career as doctors! πππ #Residency #MedStudent #MedSchool #FutureDoctor #Match2026 @uofcalifornia.bsky.social
UCLA Match Day 2026
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Happy #MatchDay2026! πππ Match Day is when med students across the country match into a specialty program to train for the next 3-7 years. They learn to become pediatricians, orthopaedic surgeons, psychiatrists, and more! #Match2026 #Residency #FutureDoctor #BruinProud
Firstβyear PRIME-LA medical student Timothy Gutierrez takes us inside theΒ Geffen Hall spaces made possible by our generous donors ππ Check out Garry Shandling Learning Studio, Iris Cantor Auditorium & Lamonicaβs NY Pizza Conference Room π Stay tuned for the next edition! #MedSchool #DonorImpact
Geffen Hall Tour with Med Student Timothy Gutierrez ππ
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Meet Yeli Wang, PhD, MS! ππ Sheβs a first-year medical student who attended Columbia & National University of Singapore. She was a Harvard Chan postdoc research fellow & senior biostatistician at Iterative Health. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent youtube.com/shorts/Y1cVI...
Meet UCLA med student Yeli Wang, PhD, MS! ππ
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Meet Preston Leung, MDiv! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student who attended @ucdavis.bsky.social & @fullerseminary.bsky.social. He was a @ucsfhealth.bsky.social chaplain resident & clinical research coordinator. He also worked as a campus minister & pastoral curate. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
UCLA PRIME-LA trains future physicians to become leaders in medicine to address policy, care & research for CA communities. Med student Denise Tapia-Jimenez shares her goals. #UCPRIME is tailored to the health needs of communities. Read more @uofcalifornia.bsky.social: youtube.com/shorts/7icW8...
UCLA PRIME-LA ππ
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Meet Ben Vogel! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student whoβs part of the global health program. While attending USC, he was a 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Didi Hirsch crisis counselor. He worked as a CHLA clinical research coordinator & a Spanish interpreter. youtube.com/shorts/2lmFE...
Meet #UCLA med student Ben Vogel! ππ
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Kruti Desai is a third-year medical student who attended @uofpenn. She has been involved in the UCLA Medical Education Committee. Sheβs currently participating in the Training in Medical Education and Practice discovery course. #MedSchool #MedStudent #FutureDoctor youtube.com/shorts/KoGax...
Meet UCLA med student Kruti Desai! ππ
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Happy 75th Anniversary to DGSOM! πππ Explore the moments that shaped the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA: uclahs.fyi/3YuNZGA
Meet Iman Blow! ππ She is a first-year medical student whoβs a @columbiauniversity.bsky.social alum, former @usafencing.bsky.social Olympic Alternate, and current well-being committee representative for the Class of 2029 Medical Student Council. #MedSchool #MedStudent #FutureDoctor
Meet UCLA med student Iman Blow! ππ
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Congratulations to UCLA med students on matching into their urology residency programs! πππ Thank you to UCLA Health urologists and professors for supporting our future residents. #Match2026 #UrologyResidency #AUAMatch #UroMatch #MatchDay2026 #Residency
Congratulations to UCLA med students on matching into their ophthalmology residency programs πππ Thank you to UCLA Health physicians and professors for their support! #Match2026 #OphthoMatch #EYEMatched #OphthalmologyResident #Residency #Ophthalmology #MatchDay2026
Meet My Nguyen! ππ Sheβs a third-year medical student whoβs part of the CDU/UCLA Medical Education Program & Mobile Clinic Project. Before coming to UCLA, My attended @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, and worked as an ER medical scribe & governance analyst at a biotech research nonprofit.
Meet #UCLA #MedStudent My Nguyen! ππ
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Meet Eryk Mejia! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student. Before coming to UCLA, he attended @arizonastateuni.bsky.social and worked as a research associate at the University of East Anglia, where he studied the link between language & cognition on hearing and D/deaf infants. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor
Meet UCLA med student Eryk Mejia! ππ
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Meet Emilio Larrazabal! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student, who is a commissioned second lieutenant in the US Air Force. He's worked as an ambulance operator, aeromedical evacuation technician & paramedic. Emilio holds the record as the youngest runner to complete the Badwater Ultramarathon.
Meet UCLA med student Emilio Larrazabal! ππ
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Meet Brooke Johnson! ππ Sheβs a first-year PRIME-LA medical student and alum of @ucsandiego.bsky.social, where she founded the Black Pre-Medical Society. Before coming to UCLA, she worked as a clinical health worker and a behavioral therapist. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent #UCPRIME
Meet UCLA med student Brooke Johnson! ππ
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Meet Manuel Acosta Laurian! ππ Heβs a first-year PRIME-LA medical student and a @ucirvine.bsky.social, where he played men's soccer. He's been an emergency department medical scribe, served as a youth mentor through KID HEALTHY & Orange County GRIP, and more. www.youtube.com/shorts/NOhML...
Meet UCLA med student Manuel Acosta Laurian! ππ
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Meet Shine Lim! ππ Sheβs a first year med student who attended United States Military Academy West Point, where she was part of the Rabble Rousers Cheer & Dance. As a second lieutenant, she is comissioned into the U.S. Army Medical Corps. #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent #MedSchool
Meet UCLA med student Shine Lim! ππ
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Meet Gustavo Garcia Jr.! ππ Heβs a first-year PRIME-LA medical student, whoβs a @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social alum and biotech startup ο»Ώco-founder with his ο»ΏPI & #DGSOMUCLA professor Dr. Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami. #ο»ΏMagnifyIncubator at California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA
Meet #UCLA med student Gustavo Garcia Jr.! ππ
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Meet Rithik Jain! ππ Heβs a first-year medical student whoβs a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social alum, former Cedars Sinai Accelerator startup recruitment lead, and @crisistextline.bsky.social volunteer. #MedSchool #FutureDoctor #MedicalStudent
Meet #UCLA med student Rithik Jain! ππ
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Meet Thalia Nguyen! π»ππ Sheβs s a double Bruin who just started her first year of medical school. #BruinProud #MedSchool #FutureDoctor youtube.com/shorts/zCFDJ...
Meet UCLA med student Thalia Nguyen π»ππ
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Last month, med students participated in a health screening event at Taste of Soul. UCLA Health Vascular Surgery Chief Dr. Vincent Rowe organized an event with MLK Community Healthcare, Charles Drew University & Vascular Cures. Attendees were screened for diabetes, hypertension & more.
βJust as I had a duty to serve in the Army, I feel that I have a duty to be the physician that can relate to my patients on that level and consequently improve their care,β says combat medic, musician, and @dgsomucla.bsky.social student Triniti Gistand.
Combat veteran finds rhythm in medicine and music
With a song in her heart, combat medic Triniti Gistand pursues a medical degree at UCLA.
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Meet Timothy Ko! ππ He's a student veteran in his first year of med school. He attended WestPoint, served as a US Army aviation officer, and conducted research at NYU Langone. To him and all the veterans who have served, thank you! #VeteransDay
UCLA Med Student Veteran Timothy Ko | David Geffen School of Medicine
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Meet Triniti Gistand! ππ She's a student veteran in her 2nd year of med school. A former @usarmy.bsky.social combat medic and @calstateeastbay.bsky.social alum, Triniti performed at the @aamc.org conference. She also sings in the local choir @ourtonality.bsky.social
UCLA Med Student Veteran Triniti Gistand | David Geffen School of Medicine
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The newly formed art affinity group for med students organized the first painting meetup near Janss Steps for a sunset picnic-style group painting session βοΈπ¨ #MedStudentLife
Congrats to UCLA Health Medical Assistant Program graduates! UCLA Health & UCLA Extensionβs certificate program is now accepting applicants for the Medical Assistant Program! Classes begin January 6, 2026. Apply by October 15: uclahs.fyi/3GGklX
