University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

CHANGE IN JURY DUTY EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS Los Angeles Superior Court has stipulated that medical students can no longer defer their jury duty service until after graduation. ONLY those students who are scheduled to participate in APPROVED school-related activities during breaks (e.g., research or volunteer work in clinics, etc.) may qualify for exemption from service, upon review and approval ...

Development of a translational research pathway at the David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles

Many standard medical curricula do not provide an environment that nurtures the diverse academic and professional interests of medical students, leaving few opportunities for curricular individualization.1 In response, the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has created a voluntary and mentored Pathway in Clinical and Translational Research...

Activated learning; providing structure in global health education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)- a pilot study.

BACKGROUND Global health rotations are increasingly popular amongst medical students. The training abroad is highly variable and there is a recognized need for global health curriculum development. We sought to create and evaluate a curriculum, applicable to any global health rotation, that requires students to take an active role in their education and promotes engagement. METHODS Prospectiv...

University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.

Asteroid hyalosis in an autopsy population: The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) experience.

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence and associations of asteroid hyalosis (AH) in a series of autopsy eyes. METHODS Retrospective review of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) autopsy eye database from 1965 to 2000 yielded 10,801 patients. The patients' medical histories were reviewed for evidence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, alcohol abuse, hypercalcemia, ...