Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Program | Torrance, CA

Overview

Program & Work Schedule

Features & Benefits

Life & Culture

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Application Information
Requires previous GME	No
Offers preliminary positions	No
Participates in the Main Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)	Yes , Codes: 1067040C0
Participates in the Advanced or Fellowship Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)	No
Latest date for applications for 2026-2027	12/1/2025
Interview period 2026-2027	10/1/2025 - 2/1/2026
Earliest date for applications for 2027-2028	8/1/2026
Latest date for applications for 2027-2028	12/30/2026
Interview period 2027-2028	10/1/2026 - 2/1/2027
Applicant Interview Format	Virtual (e.g. using Zoom, Teams, WebEx)
Interviews conducted last year for first year positions	180
Ratio of interviews to first year positions	20 to 1
Participates in San Francisco match	No
Participates in another matching program	No
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter) ?	Minimum 3, Maximum 4
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation	Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
Required specialty-specific away rotations	No
Required supplemental information	Not Available
Osteopathic Recognition	No

U.S. MD and IMG Requirements For Interview Consideration
U.S. MD Applicants must have passed Step 1 to be considered	Yes
U.S. MD Applicants must have passed Step 2 to be considered	Yes
IMG Applicants Must have Passed Step 1 to be considered	Yes
IMG Applicants Must have Passed Step 2 to be considered	Yes

DO requirements for Interview Consideration
U.S. DO Applicants must have passed COMLEX Level 1 to be considered	Yes
U.S. DO Applicants must have passed COMLEX Level 2 to be considered	Yes
U.S. DO Applicants must have passed USMLE Step 1 to be considered	Yes
U.S. DO Applicants must have passed USMLE Step 2 to be considered	Yes

PGY1 applicants to this program must have graduated from medical school within the past number of years	No cap on the number of years

Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
J-1 visa sponsorship through ECFMG	No
H-1B visa	No
F-1 visa (OPT 1st year)	No

Program Faculty

Physician

Non-physician

Physician

Non-physician

Physician

Non-physician

Percentage of full-time paid female physician faculty	31.8
Ratio of full-time equivalent paid faculty to positions	0.6 to 1

Work schedule
Avg. hrs/wk on duty during first year (including patient care, all call, night float, research, conferences, etc)	60
Maximum consecutive hours on duty during first year (excluding beeper call)	16
Average number of 24-hour off duty periods per week during first year	1.3
Program allows moonlighting (beyond GY1)	Yes
Night float system (Residents participate during first year)	Yes

Resident/Fellow Characteristics

Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.

% USMD

% IMG

% DO

% Female

% Male

Call schedule

Most taxing schedule and frequency per year

Once per week

Beeper or home call (weeks/year)

Most taxing schedule and frequency per year

Two times per week

Beeper or home call (weeks/year)

Most taxing schedule and frequency per year

Two times per week

Beeper or home call (weeks/year)

Most taxing schedule and frequency per year

Two times per week

Beeper or home call (weeks/year)

Call schedule
Year	Most taxing schedule and frequency per year	Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
1	Once per week for week(s)	0
2	Two times per week for 8 month(s)	0
3	Two times per week for 8 month(s)	5
4	Two times per week for 8 month(s)	5
NA = Not Applicable NGO = Negotiable OTH = Other