The UCLA IMG Program is designed to be a full-time undertaking to prepare IMG scholars for the Match in as short a time as possible. The Program expects scholars to be studying or participating in clinical training for approximately 50 hours per week.

To assist scholars, the UCLA IMG Program provides the following material support for all IMG Program scholars according to the following schedule:

 Program A + B:

  • Provides a scholarship of $1,000/month for six months;
  • Pays for enrollment in an online test prep USMLE Step 2 course including access to live-online lectures, Qbanks, and practice exams;
  • Provides English for Health Professionals course;
  • Pays for access to UWorld or other Qbank sources for practice exams;
  • Reimburses the costs of taking successive NBME exams;
  • Certification courses in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics.

Program C:

  • Provides a stipend of $1,500/month for three months;
  • Provides English for Health Professionals course;
  • Provides supervised, hands-on clinical rotation opportunities at UCLA Health and affiliated facilities;
  • Certification courses in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics f(these can be initiated as early as Program B).

Program D:

  • Pays for enrollment in an online test prep USMLE Step 3 course including access to live-online lectures, Qbanks, and practice exams;
  • Provides English for Health Professionals course;
  • Pays for access to UWorld or other Qbank sources for practice exams;
  • Reimburses the costs of taking one NBME exam;
  • Provides supervised, hands-on clinical clerkship opportunities;
  • Certification courses in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics f(these can be initiated as early as Program B).

In exchange, the participant contractually agrees upon graduation to enter a three-year Family Medicine residency in California, and then to serve in a medically-underserved community for 36 months (participants in Programs A and B) or 24 months (Program C participants) beyond completion of the residency.