Psychiatry·Los Angeles, CA

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center

Signal lift5%45%+40 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here22-26 pooled · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
-
p10 – p90
Sample N
342
applicant rows
This cycle
-
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
4.1%
14 of 342 matched
01Cohort funnel2022-26 pooled · applicant-level
N = 342
Applied
342
100.0%
Invited
61
17.8%
Matched
14
4.1%

Steepest cliff: application → invite (82% screened out before the interview pool). That's where signaling matters.

02Away rotation impact
+73pp lift
Non-rotators
11%
specialty avg.
Rotators
83%
5 of 6
Interview lift
+73pp
vs not rotating

Of 6 prior-cycle rotators, 83% got an interview vs 10% for the average non-rotator across this specialty. Rotating here outpaces the typical specialty-wide pattern.

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Program Director
Jonathan P Heldt, MD
Email director
DM
Program Coordinator
Dulce Madrid
Email coordinator
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Training sites4 hospitals · Los Angeles
  • 1
    UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital
    Los Angeles, CA
    Primary
  • 2
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA
    Sponsor
  • 3
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Torrance, CA
    Participant
  • 4
    VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
    Los Angeles, CA
    Participant
Score rangesinvited cohort

Step 2 CK data not available

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates
US MD
0%
US DO
0%
US IMG
0%
Non-US IMG
0%
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Interview prepPsychiatry
specialtyWhat drew you to psychiatry?★ common
clinicalHow do you handle countertransference?
clinicalDescribe a patient interaction that was particularly meaningful.★ common
specialtyWhat population do you want to work with? (Child, geriatric, forensic, addiction)
clinicalHow do you approach the biological vs psychosocial model?
personalTell me about yourself.★ common
specialtyWhy did you choose this specialty?★ common
programWhy are you interested in our program?★ common
behavioralWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?★ common
personalWhere do you see yourself in 5-10 years?★ common
Community resourcesPsychiatry · 25-26
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