Research

About the Research Fellowship Program

The UCLA Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship Program, established in 1980, is a two-year post-graduate training program. The fellowship harnesses the benefits of training at an internationally renowned university hospital and school of public health with exposure to the faculty and trainees of the National Clinician Scholars Program (formerly Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program), the Rand Graduate School in Santa Monica, and relevant departments on the UCLA main campus. This program provides an unusually diverse spectrum of research training. Entry to the fellowship program is available only to physicians who have completed an Emergency Medicine Residency.

Institutions

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (RRMC) is located at the southern end of the beautiful UCLA campus in Westwood. It is a state-of-the-art 520 bed academic medical center that offers a full range of medical and surgical services from primary to sub-specialty care. The one million-plus square foot, 10-story structure encompasses the operations of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA and the Mattel Children's Hospital. UCLA is consistently rated in the top 10 medical centers in the country by US News and World Report. The 41-bed Emergency Department treats 52,000 patients per year and serves as a Level 1 Trauma center, as well as Comprehensive Stroke, STEMI, and Pediatric Critical Care center.

Street view of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center

Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center (SMMC) is a 265-bed full-service community hospital. Located in beautiful Santa Monica, it serves as a center of excellence for orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, STEMI, and recently became a stroke center. The hospital became part of UCLA Health in 1995. The ED is a busy, efficient community practice, serving 50,000 patients per year in a modern 22-bed facility.

Entrance to Santa Monica Hospital

Educational Objectives

The UCLA Emergency Medicine Research Fellowship Program is designed to provide the research training and experience necessary to become an outstanding contributor and leader in academic emergency medicine. The primary goals of the program are training in:

  • Identification of appropriate areas of research activities,
  • Research methodology and experimental design,
  • Preparation of grant proposals, and
  • Scientific writing: preparation of abstracts for scientific meetings and manuscripts for peer review journal publication.

Experience

  • The research fellowship is designed to meet individual needs. The emergency medicine faculty are not involved in bench research. Their research topics include: health services research, medical informatics, infectious disease, neurosciences, pre-hospital and disaster medicine, sepsis, ARDS, clinical decision instruments, domestic violence, and research on the quality of the medical literature.
  • Weekly meeting with faculty mentor to discuss ongoing educational and research activities.
  • Monthly emergency medicine research meetings with EM research faculty and fellows.
  • Enrollment in the UCLA School of Public Health to pursue an MPH degree in epidemiology, health services research or other area per the candidate's interest. Enrollment in other UCLA graduate programs can be substituted.
  • Participation in the seminars and classes of the National Clinician Scholars Program.
  • Attending UCLA Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs.

Project

  • Fellows are expected to develop and complete a meaningful research project, present the results at national scientific meetings, prepare the results for publication in a peer-reviewed national journal and complete and submit an NIH Grant Application.

Research Activities

  • Fellows are expected to develop and complete a meaningful research project, present the results at national scientific meetings, prepare the results for publication in a peer-reviewed national journal and complete and submit an NIH Grant Application.

Clinical

  • Fellows work 8 clinical shifts per month.
  • Fellows will work in a teaching setting at UCLA supervising residents and students, and in a clinical setting at Santa Monica.
  • David L. Schriger, MD, MPH: Fellowship Director
  • William Mower, MD, PhD
  • Richelle Cooper, MD, MSHS: Research Director
  • Greg Hendey, MD
  • David Talan, MD
  • Elizabeth Samuels, MD
  • Jesus Torres, MD
  • Rose Diaz, MD
  • Annette Dekker, MD
  • UCLA employee with health and retirement benefits
  • Annual salary of $100,000
  • Tuition support for Master's program
  • $2,000 computer allowance
  • $2,000 CME allowance
  • Four weeks of vacation

Interested applicants should send Curriculum Vitae to:

Nathalia Rodriguez
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA, 90024
nathaliaerodriguez@mednet.ucla.edu

David L. Schriger, MD, MPH
Fellowship Director
schriger@ucla.edu

Interviews will be granted to qualified applicants by invitation.

Applicant Requirements

  • Graduation from a ACGME accredited Emergency Medicine Residency training program.
  • Eligible to obtain a California Medical License.
  • References.

Fellowship Alumni

  • Annette Dekker, MD, 2020-2022
    Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Todd Schneberk, MD, MA, 2016-2018
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, USC
  • Samantha Kadera, MD, MPH, 2013-2015
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Daniel Rolston, MD, MS, 2013-2015
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • Marc Probst, MD, MS, 2012-2014
    Assistant Professor, The Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Erin Wilkes, MD, MSHS, 2011-2013
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Christopher LeMaster, MD, 2010-2012
    The Permanente Medical Group
  • Malkeet Gupta, MD, MS, 2006-2008
    Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Partner, Antelope Valley Emergency Medicine Associates
  • Michael Menchine, MD, MPH, 2004-2006
    Vice Chair of Research and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County - University of Southern California
  • Zachary Gray, MD, MPH, 2004-2006
    Staff Physician, Torrance Memorial Hospital, Torrance, California
  • Richard Byyny, MD, MSPH, 2004-2006
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, Colorado
  • Steven Wall, MD, MPH, 2001-2003
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
  • Frank Day, MD, MPH, 1999-2001
    Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, West Los Angles VA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Richelle J. Cooper, MD, MSHS, 1998-2000
    Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Thomas Lee, MD, 1997-1999
    Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Director, Antelope Valley Emergency Medicine Associates
  • Frederick J. Beddingfield, III, MD, PhD, 1996-1999
    Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Medical Director, Skin Care Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research and Development, Allergan, Inc.
    Adjunct Staff, Health Sciences The RAND Corporation
  • Eric Salk, MD, MPH, 1995-1997
    Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery/Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
    Medical Director of Emergency Services, The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, CT
  • Carolyn Sachs, MD, MPH, 1994-1996
    Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Knox Todd, MD, MPH, 1993-1994
    Professor and Department Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson, Houston, TX
  • Scott Krishel, MD, MPH, 1992-1994
    Emergency Physician, Kaiser Permamente Hospital, San Diego, CA
  • William L. Mower, MD, PhD, 1991-1993
    Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • David L. Schriger, MD, MPH, 1988-1990
    Professor and Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Ira Gold, MD, MPH, 1983-1986
    Research Director, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • Sherman Podolsky, MD, 1982-1983
    President, PhyAmerica Physician Services of Florida Inc.
  • Fred Einesman, MD, 1981-1982
    Emergency Physician, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    TV Producer
  • Edward Geehr, MD, 1980-1981
    Chief Medical Officer, LifeScript, Mission Viejo, CA