Fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine

1. Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine Residency before starting the fellowship.
2. Applicants must meet UCLA Graduate Medical Education requirements and applicable California medical licensing requirements.
3. Applicants should apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service.
4. Applicants may apply to the Physician Researcher Track, the Clinician Educator Track, or both.
5. Applicants selected for an interview must participate in the program’s virtual interview process.

The UCLA Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship is a comprehensive training program based at four hospitals: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Fellows receive clinical and procedural training in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, including intensive care, lung transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, bronchoscopy, airway management, and pleural procedures. The program offers two academic tracks: the Physician Researcher Track, which provides protected research time, and the Clinician Educator Track, which emphasizes clinical education, teaching, quality improvement, and scholarly work.

1. Submit the application through the Electronic Residency Application Service.
2. Select the Physician Researcher Track, Clinician Educator Track, or apply to both.
3. The program participates in program signaling for the 2027 application cycle.
4. Interviews are required and are conducted virtually.
5. Interview invitations are sent on a rolling basis, with interviews beginning in September.
6. Applicants selected for interviews are contacted by the fellowship coordinator.