VA Hospitalists
The Hospitalist Section at VA Greater Los Angeles has over 20 hospitalist physicians who care for patients at the West Los Angeles Medical Center. In addition to providing high-quality care to serving Veterans, the hospitalist section takes immense pride in educating medical students and housestaff. Our hospitalists participate in educational, leadership, and scholarship activities at UCLA and the West Los Angeles VA, including:
- Clinical skills, Problem-based learning, Doctoring, Clinical reasoning, and Transition to Clerkship ()
- Educators for Excellence ()
- Early Authentic Clinical Experience ()
- Ultrasound education (DGSOM at UCLA, UCLA IM Residency)
- Inter-disciplinary simulation instruction (DGSOM at UCLA, UCLA IM Residency)
- Quality improvement ()
- Curriculum redesign and development (DGSOM at UCLA, UCLA IM Residency)
- Medical education pathway associate directorship (UCLA IM Residency)
- Site directorship (, UCLA Neurology Prelim Program)
- Associate Program Directorship (UCLA IM Residency, UCLA Anesthesiology Residency)
- VA Internal Medicine Grand Rounds ()
- VA Health Services Research & Development ()
- Clinical Informatics ()
Faculty
- Behram "Gino" Vaghaiwalla