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What applicants said about UCLA Med Ctr-CA in the 2020 cycle

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UCLA Med Ctr-CA

Applicant sentiment — from 86 anonymous posts, 2019-2020 Derm

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Best programs for cosmetics?

#2675Mar 23

FM -> Derm Cosmetics Fellowship -> dont have to deal with the rest of derm bullshit and just make a ton of money << what kind of derm cosmo fellowship can non-derm people do?? < NYU, UCLA, Miami

Mar 23
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<<Such a gunner move "hurr just don't go into derm, another spot for me". TBH you can be a chiropractor and open up a cosmetics program.

Mar 23
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There are peds trained people who I have seen now have cosmetic only practices and surgeons (not plastics) who also have cosmetics only practices.

Mar 23
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I am all for whatever it takes to get the cosmetics people out of our field <I don't want to do cosmetics, but I rather someone in derm do it who actually trains some in this stuff rather than FM/IM/PEDS/Neurology (went to a neuro clinic that started doing cosmetic botox as well as migraine botox) etc.

Mar 23
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Reposting (deleted on error): Can people comment on why most say UCSD > UCLA? My understanding is UCLA has more specialty clinics and arguably a more diverse patient population. UCSD is no doubt a growing and strong basic science research department, but clinically is it any better?

#2555Mar 23

Most rankings are based on research output is my understanding

Mar 23
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faculty turn over at ucla is an issue -- regardless still one of the best programs in the country. Both are powerhouse programs

Mar 23
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really? Both powerhouses?

Mar 23
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people on this sheet throw around "one of the best in the country" and "powerhouse" and the phrase "hands down" like its candy on Halloween x2; "powerhouse? powerhouse? we got UCSF and Stanford crushing it on the west coast, and about 20 stronger programs than UCSD and UCLA, and ya'll want to talk about powerhouse?"

Mar 23
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Don't think you can go wrong with either. For me it would come down to am I an LA person or San Diego person.

Mar 23
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How did Harvard, Stanford, Penn, NYU, and UCSF come to be the definitive top 5 programs? It seems like no one can agree on anything, except that these are the top 5. Makes me wonder how this was determined and why places like Yale/UTSW/Michigan/Mayo/etc aren't considered top 5?

#2413Mar 23

<- i feel like a lot is based on history no? I know at NYU they trained some of the trailblazers in derm (like way way back) and it was also big during the AIDS epidemic -- That's good to know. Tbh, I actually don't know much of anything about derm history, and wasn't aware. So do you think they got their reputation mostly based on years of continuous contributions to the field?

Mar 23
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NYU is the top creme de la creme program.

Mar 23
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i would cream myself to match any of the top 5 x2 <My mentors have mentioned slightly different lists to me that they consider the top programs (though 3-4 of those always make the list), so it is all subjective. <<< Thanks for the input, good to know that they may not be as static as they seem

Mar 23
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< would love to hear your mentors lists

Mar 23
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Tufts, Harvard, BU, UCLA, UCSF

Mar 23
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LOL <why are 3/5 in Boston? That just doesn't sound right to me.

Mar 23
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Did Harbor-UCLA's prelim program send invites out yet? Can't find an answer on the prelim/TY spreadsheet nor here.

#2204Mar 23

No. I also tried emailing them and they didn't respond. Not really sure what to think. The prelim program may be linked to the advanced position without an interview, but I'm not sure.

Mar 23
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I haven't heard anything either, but think they prefer to interview those with advanced position interviews

Mar 23
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Anyone get UCLA confirmation yet?

#2202Mar 23

Nope x2

Mar 23
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gracias

Mar 23
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Does anyone have insight on UCLA?

#2192Mar 23

heard it used to be great, but there have been some turnover with faculty (many leaving to USC, which is now considered a better program by some)> they have very little info on the website<anyone have any idea when the interview day will end?

Mar 23
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email said around 1 oh please, I just hate the lies some times. USC as a health system was recently on probation. They are not jumping from UCLA in droves to USC.

Mar 23
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this is actually not true - several faculty have been poached from UCLA to USC (in "droves") <yes, including USC's current PD and head Mohs surgeon.

Mar 23
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before or after probation issues? Also 2 people don't constitute 'droves'

Mar 23
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some after, some before. probation issues had nothing to do with the derm department. there are more than those 2.

Mar 23
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either you have a UCLA invite and not a USC invite, or you haven't spent much time with both depts...

Mar 23
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you don't have to believe me, look up their faculty list and see for yourself

Mar 23
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☕☕☕

Mar 23
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um, UCLA has like 8 more faculty than USC

Mar 23
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quality, not quantity honey

Mar 23
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<not a top CA program <There are many solid CA programs and UCLA is included in that. I know someone who ranked UCLA over UCSF & Stanford partially for locations reasons, but they did not feel like they were sacrificing quality of education. <Great location, but still not a top program compared to every others in CA. <true

Mar 23
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not true

Mar 23
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Stanford & UCSF are on another level, then UCSD, then UC-davis, UCLA & USC

Mar 23
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would consider lower tier program. Not a department (it's a division under medicine) so there is limited upside for improvements. Location is amazing though if you want to be in SoCal x4 .

Mar 23
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Would not say low tier. Would pick it above most of the 100+ programs, but not top tier/upper

Mar 23
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In order: Stanford/USCF, UCSD, UC-Davis, UCLA, USC, UC-Irvine, Loma Linda/UCLA-Harbor, Kaiser Permanente, Opti West (Newport)

Mar 23
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UCLA and UC Davis are not above USC

Mar 23
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This one line represents the horrible sabotage that is going to plague every question about california programs this season

Mar 23
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This whole thread is ridiculous. Pick whichever CA program suits you the best. Derm reputations are mostly based on how long the program has been around and how much research money they have. Remember that matching at a "top tier derm program" may be seen as > matching to other programs, but they're >>>>>>>>> not matching. Regardless, you'll be the envy of every other non-derm doctor

Mar 23
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UCLA Invite 🐻 (Email, personalized) X5

#2188Mar 23

anyone get confirmation yet for interview date?

Mar 23
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External, non-rotator. Dates Jan 7, 14

Mar 23
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how strong is UCLA's program?

Mar 23
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great program in great part of LA (westwood) - congrats [somehow actually edited my statement to say bad]

Mar 23
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how many externals do they interview?<also external non rotator, though did not get a personalized letter lol << are they done sending out invites?? :(( <--- if a program sends out personalized letters, do they all go out at the same time or one by one? <was hoping it was one by one, but I think it's too delayed at this point to be the case

Mar 23
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Personalized email or group?

Mar 23
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personalized :)

Mar 23
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Predications for this week? Maybe UCLA, Brown?

#2145Mar 23

arent those the only two left? what about casewestern?

Mar 23
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there's a lot left (loma linda, case western, einstein, brown ucla, fsu, temple, baylor in dallas, etc.)

Mar 23
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I have about 10 places I applied to that have not sent invites/external invites...and I did not apply everywhere x2 <just look at the interview invites spreadsheet to see who's left

Mar 23
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has baylor come out? (it seems that baylor houston already did)

Mar 23
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baylor houston came out for internals only so far (pls correct this if I'm wrong)

Mar 23
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I guess UCLA has given up on interviews. They will have no residents in the class of 2021

#2138Mar 23

lets be real, they will even if they don't interview anyone aside from internals

Mar 23
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< they'll probably extend more invites after they interview the internals/rotators

Mar 23
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how does UCLA expect people to get a flight/travel plans together in potentially less than 10 days? Esp for east->west coast people.

#2121Mar 23

Internal date! Don't worry about it

Mar 23
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< but their other date is literally 1 month away. cutting it a little close

Mar 23
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Brown and UCLA are so overdue! On a sad related note, the Derm invite season seems about done...

#2109Mar 23

<If you are low on numbers, keep hope for trickles. Might not happen, but I know people who have gotten them this week. << hang in there, I have 5-7 trickles opening up next week, January is brutal for conflicts

Mar 23
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I haven’t gotten any trickles but I have gotten 3 interviews this week so yea, it’s winding down but not over

Mar 23
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< you have more trickles than i actually have interviews. mazel tov

Mar 23
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Hang in there, January is so crowded and people have to cancel soon. I hope they go your way, and wish you the best

Mar 23
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Can anyone confirm that Kansas went out for externals/non-rotators? Also, UCLA?

#2094Mar 23

seconded. anyone?

Mar 23
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UCLA STAR went out for external/non-rotator (me)

Mar 23
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Please, please, please send out your interviews soon, UCLA... x2...same with einstein and brown x1

#2079Mar 23
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what is going on with UCLA, Sinai, Einstein, and Baylor?? They are all way overdue for IVs > and Brown and Colorado

#2068Mar 23

UCLA sent externals very late in the past. A few of the others wait until this week...and a few are very very late compared to the past haha

Mar 23
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< when is sinai's interview dates?

Mar 23
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Have UCLA non-internal interviews gone out? x2

#2063Mar 23

apparently not. what on earth is going on there

Mar 23
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So you're telling me there's a chance??

Mar 23
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