University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) Program
About This Program
Our fellowship mission is to create proficient, evidence-based, humanitarian, and complete hand and upper extremity surgeons. Our fellows are educated in the most diverse and varied settings possible: a tertiary referral academic adult center (Keck Hospital of USC), a tertiary referral academic pediatric center that also provides care to a local underserved pediatric population (Children's Hospital Los Angeles), and a level 1 trauma, County facility that serves as a safety net for patients with
Program Statistics
Contact Information
Program Director
Luke Nicholson, MD
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Primary Program Contact
Christine Curry
LA General Med Ctr
Locations
Los Angeles General Medical Center
IRD 312/Department of Orthopaedic Surger
2020 Zonal Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
1200 N State St
Los Angeles, CA 90033-1084
4650 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027-5693
1500 San Pablo St
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match (i.e., Joint Service Graduate Medical Education Selection Board, Military Selection Board)
- SAU/AU Match (i.e., Urology Match)
- None
Open House
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Deans letter)
Required Letter Writers
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
- Program Director
Medical School Graduation Timeline
Data not provided by program
Gap Experience Requirement
Data not provided by program
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
PGY-1 Positions Not Offered
PGY-2 Positions Not Offered
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Data not provided by program
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Group life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
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Salary Compensation
Year 6
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 24 Vacation Days and 8 Sick Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.