UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Program

Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship

Specialty:Congenital cardiac surgery

ACGME Code:4660546002

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2024 - 2025	Application	--
02	2025 - 2026	Initial Accreditation	Dec 5, 2025
03	2026 - 2027	Initial Accreditation	Dec 5, 2025

Program

Program Size

1, 0 (2 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: December 5, 2025)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:--

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: --

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 0 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 0 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Los Angeles, CA ^[4]

Population

10,014,009

Median income

$77,719On par

Education

36.2%Above

Employment

60.6%Below

Health

7.9%Above

Age

38On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Los Angeles, CA

State - California

United States

1/31/2015

$1,753

$1,615

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,762

$1,623

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,774

$1,658

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,785

$1,678

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,800

$1,736

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,810

$1,750

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,822

$1,737

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,832

$1,758

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,851

$1,775

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,863

$1,780

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,875

$1,792

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,884

$1,793

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,897

$1,827

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,912

$1,834

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,922

$1,835

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,931

$1,833

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,942

$1,876

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,956

$1,885

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,967

$1,884

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,969

$1,904

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,972

$1,910

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,981

$1,916

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,989

$1,923

$1,312

12/31/2016

$2,000

$1,928

$1,313

1/31/2017

$2,013

$1,940

$1,317

2/28/2017

$2,025

$1,955

$1,324

3/31/2017

$2,045

$1,980

$1,335

4/30/2017

$2,054

$1,989

$1,346

5/31/2017

$2,063

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$2,068

$2,009

$1,357

7/31/2017

$2,077

$2,010

$1,359

8/31/2017

$2,088

$2,010

$1,363

9/30/2017

$2,095

$2,023

$1,406

10/31/2017

$2,104

$2,031

$1,414

11/30/2017

$2,116

$2,033

$1,413

12/31/2017

$2,127

$2,051

$1,420

1/31/2018

$2,138

$2,058

$1,422

2/28/2018

$2,150

$2,070

$1,427

3/31/2018

$2,153

$2,070

$1,429

4/30/2018

$2,158

$2,078

$1,434

5/31/2018

$2,160

$2,083

$1,438

6/30/2018

$2,172

$2,091

$1,444

7/31/2018

$2,182

$2,099

$1,449

8/31/2018

$2,195

$2,106

$1,455

9/30/2018

$2,203

$2,113

$1,461

10/31/2018

$2,212

$2,119

$1,465

11/30/2018

$2,222

$2,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

$2,231

$2,159

$1,482

1/31/2019

$2,236

$2,170

$1,492

2/28/2019

$2,235

$2,173

$1,495

3/31/2019

$2,241

$2,197

$1,503

4/30/2019

$2,252

$2,209

$1,509

5/31/2019

$2,264

$2,215

$1,514

6/30/2019

$2,269

$2,223

$1,519

7/31/2019

$2,274

$2,235

$1,526

8/31/2019

$2,278

$2,242

$1,531

9/30/2019

$2,286

$2,249

$1,534

10/31/2019

$2,291

$2,256

$1,541

11/30/2019

$2,295

$2,257

$1,545

12/31/2019

$2,298

$2,263

$1,552

1/31/2020

$2,304

$2,275

$1,560

2/29/2020

$2,313

$2,281

$1,565

3/31/2020

$2,307

$2,284

$1,565

4/30/2020

$2,297

$2,291

$1,566

5/31/2020

$2,282

$2,279

$1,563

6/30/2020

$2,269

$2,275

$1,562

7/31/2020

$2,260

$2,277

$1,571

8/31/2020

$2,247

$2,282

$1,574

9/30/2020

$2,235

$2,295

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,229

$2,304

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,230

$2,316

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,230

$2,327

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,236

$2,336

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,239

$2,348

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,247

$2,351

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,255

$2,368

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,272

$2,393

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,298

$2,417

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,328

$2,446

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,366

$2,479

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,398

$2,511

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,428

$2,525

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,450

$2,551

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,477

$2,557

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,499

$2,579

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,521

$2,600

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,536

$2,623

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,558

$2,641

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,578

$2,651

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,597

$2,662

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,610

$2,665

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,617

$2,669

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,626

$2,670

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,630

$2,676

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,637

$2,682

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,640

$2,684

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,640

$2,672

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,641

$2,665

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,647

$2,663

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,656

$2,676

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,658

$2,666

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,653

$2,666

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,649

$2,680

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,649

$2,683

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,650

$2,688

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,652

$2,697

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,650

$2,696

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,649

$2,705

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,650

$2,703

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,652

$2,707

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,654

$2,712

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,664

$2,722

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,673

$2,731

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,682

$2,741

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,687

$2,745

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,691

$2,752

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,695

$2,763

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,698

$2,762

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,704

$2,767

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,709

$2,770

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,726

$2,805

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,739

$2,820

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,745

$2,836

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,742

$2,846

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,742

$2,849

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,744

$2,849

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,749

$2,854

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,753

$2,862

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,756

$2,834

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,759

$2,894

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,760

$2,907

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,760

$2,907

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,750

$2,925

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,742

$2,926

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Los Angeles, CA

State - California

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

106

4/1/2022

103

5/1/2022

109

6/1/2022

109

7/1/2022

113

8/1/2022

113

9/1/2022

109

10/1/2022

107

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

104

1/1/2023

108

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

101

4/1/2023

104

5/1/2023

112

6/1/2023

108

7/1/2023

116

8/1/2023

113

9/1/2023

109

10/1/2023

117

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

104

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

100

4/1/2024

101

5/1/2024

106

6/1/2024

106

7/1/2024

109

8/1/2024

106

9/1/2024

104

10/1/2024

102

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

100

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Los Angeles, CA

Crime rate and safety

Los Angeles has a moderate crime rate with certain neighborhoods having higher crime rates than others. It's recommended to research and choose a safe area to live in.

Fun activities

Los Angeles is known for its diverse entertainment options, such as Hollywood attractions, beautiful beaches, hiking trails, museums, and vibrant nightlife.

Climate

Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. It is generally sunny throughout the year.

Races and population

Los Angeles is a melting pot of cultures with a diverse population representing various races and ethnicities.

Education

Los Angeles is home to several prestigious universities and colleges, offering a wide range of educational opportunities.

Cost of living

The cost of living in Los Angeles is relatively high compared to other cities in the U.S., especially when it comes to housing and transportation.

Proximity to bigger cities

Nearby bigger cities include San Diego (about 2-3 hours drive) and San Francisco (about 6-7 hours drive), offering additional urban experiences.

Pros

Exciting cultural opportunities
diverse culinary experiences
access to beautiful beaches
great weather
and potential networking opportunities in the entertainment industry.

Cons

High cost of living
traffic congestion
air pollution
and housing affordability challenges.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/4660546002

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=010XX00US

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr