So I was talking with some friends who work at ucla (young physicians / scientists) and heard all about the messy internal politics and how its affected even some trainees. is this gonna make it harder to get full support for my future. I don't like drama. < idgaf plz take me ucla < i feel unsure. < is it really that deep? hate is a strong word < maybe not hate. but def tension and affects how they want to help you < i thought the problem was more with the research program and not the regular clinical track? < then why are so many clinical faculty leaving?? < how do you guys know faculty are leaving? < per residents/students that I know at ucla. always the nice ones that leave < separate issue < I think UCLA is just an intense progarm and derm faculty are just naturally going to be a little competitive with each other to move up the tenure ladder. Not shocking the more laid back, nice ones eventually leave and just go into clinical practice in LA. < i think politics does NOT equal healthy competitiveness!