Neurosurgery Residency Program

1. Graduate of an accredited United States or Canadian medical school.
2. International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are accepted with the appropriate ECFMG certification.
3. All eligible individuals are encouraged to apply.

The UCLA Neurosurgery Residency Program provides rigorous clinical, academic, research, and technical training in neurosurgery. Residents receive most of their core clinical training at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, supplemented by rotations at four other major hospitals. Training includes early operative exposure with progressively increasing responsibility, covering the broad spectrum of neurosurgical practice. The program includes a dedicated research year, and the seventh year is a Transition to Academic Practice year that can be customized through subspecialty clinical electives, additional research, or an enfolded clinical fellowship.

1. Applications are submitted through ERAS.
2. Applicants must submit 3 letters of recommendation, with a maximum of 4 letters accepted.
3. Letters of recommendation must be submitted through ERAS.
4. Applications are reviewed holistically, considering the applicant's experience.
5. Selected applicants are invited for an interview.
6. For the 2026 Match, applications were accepted from September 24 to October 17, 2025.
7. Interviews for that cycle were conducted in person during January 2026.