Post-Residency Destinations
Our Alumni
Spotlight: Dr. Courtney DeCan
In Dr. Courtney DeCan’s words, “After my primary care residency, I completed my preventive medicine training which included an MPH in Health Policy and Management here at UCLA. Throughout this period, I actively engaged in numerous projects across LA County, examining the impact of our structural and social environments on food accessibility and consumption. My focus was on developing effective programs and policies to improve these environments. I also started working in the Medical Weight Management Clinic at UCLA during this time, gaining valuable insight into the multifaceted aspects involved in treating the disease of obesity. This combination of training fueled my passion for enhancing access to obesity treatment and improving provider education on nutrition and obesity management, particularly among PCP's. I will continue to work in this field as faculty in the Department of Clinical Nutrition at UCLA while holding a joint appointment at Olive View Medical Center where I am involved in establishing a Lifestyle Medicine and Weight Management clinic alongside a fellow PC alumnus.”
Spotlight: Dr. Noah Kojima
Dr. Noah Kojima (UCLA-IM-PC-SM-VA Class 2022) is serving as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer in a two-year fellowship program with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). EIS officers conduct epidemiologic investigations and implement control measures for infectious disease outbreaks and other public health threats. Dr. Kojima's is assigned to the Influenza Division at CDC headquarters where he conducts national respiratory virus surveillance, studies of respiratory virus epidemiology, performs assessments of influenza outbreaks, and supports international efforts to increase influenza vaccinations among groups at increased risk for severe influenza outcomes in countries like South Africa. For more information about Dr. Kojima’s work with the CDC, please reach out to him directly at NKojima@ucla.edu.
Our Graduates: First Jobs After Residency
| Class of 2023 | Program/Location |
|---|---|
| UCLA Olive View/Santa Clarita Track | |
| Spencer Chang | Stanford University Primary Care |
| Patrick DeGregorio | VA CR Quality Scholar |
| Nikko Gonzales | Olive View Hematology-Oncology Fellowship |
| Kaahu Leite-Ah Yo | OHSU Ultrasound Fellowship |
| Becca Samuel | VA PACT Primary Care |
| Thais Salles Araujo | UCLA Palliative Care Fellowship |
| UCLA VA/Santa Monica Track | |
| Phillip Chen | UCLA Gastroenterology Fellowship |
| Kaitlyn Fruin | UCLA Preventative Medicine Fellowship |
| Damond Ng | UC San Francisco Primary Care |
| Maddie Treasure | UCLA Chief Resident |
| Sarah Takimoto | UCLA Primary Care Chief Resident |
| Christine Willinger | UCLA Ambulatory Chief Resident |
| Class of 2022 | Program/Location |
|---|---|
| UCLA Olive View/Santa Clarita Track | |
| Courtney DeCan | UCLA Preventive Medicine Fellowship |
| Mary Fok | UCLA East-West Medicine Fellowship |
| Alina Kung | Mount Sinai Palliative Care Fellowship |
| Shirin Poustchi | UCLA Preventive Medicine Fellowship |
| Utpal Sandesara | Olive View-UCLA Primary Care and Research Faculty |
| Stanley Yuan | Cedars Sinai Hospitalist |
| UCLA VA/Santa Monica Track | |
| Gavin Ho | UCLA Santa Monica Primary Care |
| Noah Kojima | CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellowship |
| Catherine Lindsay | UCLA Geriatrics Fellowship |
| Jocelyn Lo | UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program Fellowship |
| Minori Ohashi | UCLA Geriatrics Fellowship |
| Katherine Stricker | UCLA Preventive Medicine Fellowship |
| Class of 2021 | Program/Location |
|---|---|
| UCLA Olive View/Santa Clarita Track | |
| Jose Escobar | Providence St. John's Health Center Hospitalist |
| Margaret Mongare | Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sutter Health Primary Care |
| Samira Nourbakhsh | UCLA Encino Primary Care |
| Nathaniel Pedley | LA County Olive View Primary Care |
| Asaad Traina | LA County Men's Central Jail Primary Care |
| Annie Wang | UCLA Westwood Internal Medicine & Women's Health Primary Care |
| UCLA VA/Santa Monica Track | |
| Marielle Bolano | UCLA Primary Care Chief Resident |
| Jeffrey Fujimoto | UCLA Santa Monica Primary Care |
| Kieran Holzhauer | West Los Angeles VA Primary Care |
| Christina Kaba | University of Washington Primary Care |
| Wendi LeBrett | UCLA Gastronenterology Fellowship |
| Noah Ravenborg | UCLA Santa Monica Primary Care |
| Class of 2020 | Program/Location |
|---|---|
| UCLA Olive View/Santa Clarita Track | |
| Farah Abdi | UCLA Geriatrics Fellowship |
| Lovelee Brown | UCLA Primary Care Chief Resident Simms/Mann Health Primary Care, Venice Family Clinic |
| Brian Hagan | Kaiser Tacoma Hospitalist |
| Rosa Hernandez | Kaiser Downey Primary Care |
| Ana Rivera | UCLA Primary Care-Santa Clarita |
| Jesse Ross | UAB Global Health Fellowship |
| UCLA VA/Santa Monica Track | |
| Liz Asfaw | UCLA Ambulatory Chief Resident UCLA Primary Care, Extensivist Program |
| Rachel Dajani | West Los Angeles VA HPACT Primary Care |
| Nika Harutyunyan | UCLA Quality Chief Resident UCLA Encino Primary Care |
| Mimi Kennelly | University of Washington Primary Care |
| Maura Williams | U. Pennsylvania Ultrasound Fellowship |
| Jamie Yao | Cedars Sinai Hospitalist |
| Class of 2019 | Program/Location |
|---|---|
| Neha Agarwal | UCLA Ambulatory Chief Resident U of Colorado Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship |
| Omar Bakr | Gastroenterology Fellowship, USC |
| Azra Bhimani | UCLA Primary Care Chief Resident UCLA Infectious Disease Fellowship |
| Greg Lam | UCLA Primary Care, Santa Monica, CA |
| Cindy Nguyen | UCLA Primary Care, Women's Health |
| Ben Seligman | Geriatrics Fellowship, Beth Israel |
| Ariana Wilkinson | UCLA Primary Care, Santa Monica West Lost Angeles VA HPACT Primary Care |
| Class of 2018 | Program/Location |
|---|---|
| Cal Burton | Geriatrics Fellowship, UCLA |
| Katherine Chen | UCLA Ambulatory Chief Resident followed by National Clinical Scholars Fellowship |
| Alan Chu | UCLA East-West Medicine Fellowship |
| Daniel Croymans | Primary Care, Director of Ambulatory QI, UCLA |
| Josh Khalili | UCLA Primary Care Chief Resident followed by UCLA Primary Care, Extensivist Program |
| Atul Nakhasi | LA Department of Health Primary Care and Public Policy |