Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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SurgeryCommunity-based university affiliatedTorrance, CA

Size

15 / year · 41 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

80 hrs / week

EMR

Cerner / Oracle Health

USMLE Step 2 CK237–270
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal14.5×
    29%
  • None
    2%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    21%
  • US DO
    5%
  • US IMG
    1%
  • Non-US IMG
    2%

Applications per year

1,403
2022
1,358
2023
1,381
2024
1,265
2025
1,198
2026

Compensation

$72,301 (−8%)

Cost of living

$2,085/mo (+15%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$72,3012010
Year 2$74,2092010
Year 3$78,0642010
Year 4$84,1232010
Year 5$90,0192010
Year 6$96,1182010

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD85%
  • DO2%
  • IMG13%

Sex

  • Female60%
  • Male40%

Tracks & recognition

Research / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree
  • US MD

    93%
  • US DO

    3%
  • Non-US IMG

    3%
  • US IMG

    1%
By signal
  • Sent

    90%
  • Did Not Send

    10%
Applicants by signal
  • Did Not Send

    63%
  • Sent

    37%
Student type
This program Surgery avg
  • US MD Graduates

    91%
    61%
  • US-IMG

    4%
    9%
  • Non-US IMG

    4%
    9%
  • US DO Graduates

    0%
    21%
Sex
This program Surgery avg
  • Women

    55%
    50%
  • Men

    45%
    50%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program Surgery avg
  • White

    51%
    59%
  • Asian

    28%
    23%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    17%
    12%
  • Black or African American

    9%
    8%
  • Other

    6%
    6%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    6%
    3%
  • Did Not Report

    2%
    2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Home state
  • In-State

    69%
  • Out-of-State

    31%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    63%
  • In-State

    37%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    7%
Top medical schools
  • University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

    6%
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine

    4%
  • University of Minnesota Medical School

    4%
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine

    4%
  • University of Nebraska College of Medicine

    4%
  • University of Washington School of Medicine

    4%
  • University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

    4%
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

    4%
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

    4%
  • University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

    4%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    100%
  • Ever Failed

    0%

Training sites

  • LAC/HARBOR-UCLA MED CENTER

    TORRANCE, CA

    Primary
    • 298 staffed beds
    • 20,197 discharges
    • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 12.9M (2024)

    From published listing

  • CHILDREN'S HOSP OF LOS ANGELES

    LOS ANGELES, CA

    Participating
    • 281 staffed beds
    • 18,094 discharges
    • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 12.9M (2024)
    • Pediatric surgery

    From published listing

  • RONALD REAGAN UCLA MEDICAL CENTER

    LOS ANGELES, CA

    Participating
    • 291 staffed beds
    • 22,739 discharges
    • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 12.9M (2024)
    • Solid organ transplant and endocrine surgery

    From published listing

  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH BAY

    HARBOR CITY, CA

    Participating
    • 227 staffed beds
    • 12,723 discharges
    • General surgery and minimally invasive / vascular surgery

    From published listing

  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK

    BALDWIN PARK, CA

    Participating
    • 239 staffed beds
    • 11,378 discharges
    • Baldwin Park city, California · 69.2k (2024)
    • General surgery and minimally invasive surgery

    From published listing

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)80
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)24
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingNo
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1067440C0, 1067440P0, 1067440P2
  • ACGME ID4400521056
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterNo
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
  • F-1 Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodNov 18, 2026 – Jan 20, 2027