UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Program

Santa Monica, CA

Community (Uni. Aff.)Fellowship

Specialty:Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine

ACGME Code:0460504004

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2024 - 2025	Initial Accreditation	Apr 28, 2025
02	2025 - 2026	Initial Accreditation	Apr 28, 2025
03	2026 - 2027	Initial Accreditation	Apr 28, 2025

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: April 28, 2025)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:6.5X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $101,434^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 43 hours^[1]

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

Santa Monica, CA ^[4]

Population

93,076

Median income

$109,503Above

Education

71.9%Above

Employment

66.1%Below

Health

1.5%Below

Age

43On 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 - Santa Monica, CA

State - California

United States

1/31/2015

$2,463

$1,615

$1,193

2/28/2015

$2,489

$1,623

$1,199

3/31/2015

$2,500

$1,658

$1,206

4/30/2015

$2,509

$1,678

$1,213

5/31/2015

$2,506

$1,736

$1,228

6/30/2015

$2,534

$1,750

$1,233

7/31/2015

$2,552

$1,737

$1,235

8/31/2015

$2,575

$1,758

$1,241

9/30/2015

$2,576

$1,775

$1,245

10/31/2015

$2,580

$1,780

$1,253

11/30/2015

$2,611

$1,792

$1,259

12/31/2015

$2,636

$1,793

$1,263

1/31/2016

$2,651

$1,827

$1,275

2/29/2016

$2,634

$1,834

$1,279

3/31/2016

$2,638

$1,835

$1,282

4/30/2016

$2,655

$1,833

$1,285

5/31/2016

$2,668

$1,876

$1,291

6/30/2016

$2,656

$1,885

$1,294

7/31/2016

$2,675

$1,884

$1,295

8/31/2016

$2,682

$1,904

$1,303

9/30/2016

$2,713

$1,910

$1,307

10/31/2016

$2,712

$1,916

$1,311

11/30/2016

$2,731

$1,923

$1,312

12/31/2016

$2,729

$1,928

$1,313

1/31/2017

$2,733

$1,940

$1,317

2/28/2017

$2,748

$1,955

$1,324

3/31/2017

$2,770

$1,980

$1,335

4/30/2017

$2,786

$1,989

$1,346

5/31/2017

$2,792

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$2,795

$2,009

$1,357

7/31/2017

$2,802

$2,010

$1,359

8/31/2017

$2,814

$2,010

$1,363

9/30/2017

$2,814

$2,023

$1,406

10/31/2017

$2,827

$2,031

$1,414

11/30/2017

$2,825

$2,033

$1,413

12/31/2017

$2,853

$2,051

$1,420

1/31/2018

$2,864

$2,058

$1,422

2/28/2018

$2,893

$2,070

$1,427

3/31/2018

$2,889

$2,070

$1,429

4/30/2018

$2,900

$2,078

$1,434

5/31/2018

$2,896

$2,083

$1,438

6/30/2018

$2,905

$2,091

$1,444

7/31/2018

$2,907

$2,099

$1,449

8/31/2018

$2,917

$2,106

$1,455

9/30/2018

$2,920

$2,113

$1,461

10/31/2018

$2,942

$2,119

$1,465

11/30/2018

$2,951

$2,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

$2,948

$2,159

$1,482

1/31/2019

$2,952

$2,170

$1,492

2/28/2019

$2,955

$2,173

$1,495

3/31/2019

$2,969

$2,197

$1,503

4/30/2019

$2,969

$2,209

$1,509

5/31/2019

$2,988

$2,215

$1,514

6/30/2019

$3,001

$2,223

$1,519

7/31/2019

$3,010

$2,235

$1,526

8/31/2019

$3,012

$2,242

$1,531

9/30/2019

$3,020

$2,249

$1,534

10/31/2019

$3,012

$2,256

$1,541

11/30/2019

$3,017

$2,257

$1,545

12/31/2019

$3,020

$2,263

$1,552

1/31/2020

$3,023

$2,275

$1,560

2/29/2020

$3,017

$2,281

$1,565

3/31/2020

$3,007

$2,284

$1,565

4/30/2020

$2,977

$2,291

$1,566

5/31/2020

$2,965

$2,279

$1,563

6/30/2020

$2,965

$2,275

$1,562

7/31/2020

$2,960

$2,277

$1,571

8/31/2020

$2,935

$2,282

$1,574

9/30/2020

$2,909

$2,295

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,891

$2,304

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,880

$2,316

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,882

$2,327

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,878

$2,336

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,872

$2,348

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,864

$2,351

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,876

$2,368

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,892

$2,393

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,918

$2,417

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,954

$2,446

$1,707

8/31/2021

$3,003

$2,479

$1,729

9/30/2021

$3,040

$2,511

$1,752

10/31/2021

$3,069

$2,525

$1,767

11/30/2021

$3,096

$2,551

$1,777

12/31/2021

$3,114

$2,557

$1,791

1/31/2022

$3,138

$2,579

$1,800

2/28/2022

$3,162

$2,600

$1,820

3/31/2022

$3,207

$2,623

$1,829

4/30/2022

$3,245

$2,641

$1,841

5/31/2022

$3,269

$2,651

$1,852

6/30/2022

$3,281

$2,662

$1,861

7/31/2022

$3,285

$2,665

$1,868

8/31/2022

$3,298

$2,669

$1,872

9/30/2022

$3,305

$2,670

$1,875

10/31/2022

$3,326

$2,676

$1,873

11/30/2022

$3,337

$2,682

$1,875

12/31/2022

$3,344

$2,684

$1,874

1/31/2023

$3,337

$2,672

$1,877

2/28/2023

$3,355

$2,665

$1,879

3/31/2023

$3,368

$2,663

$1,884

4/30/2023

$3,364

$2,676

$1,886

5/31/2023

$3,355

$2,666

$1,886

6/30/2023

$3,350

$2,666

$1,886

7/31/2023

$3,377

$2,680

$1,891

8/31/2023

$3,374

$2,683

$1,908

9/30/2023

$3,384

$2,688

$1,912

10/31/2023

$3,373

$2,697

$1,916

11/30/2023

$3,374

$2,696

$1,918

12/31/2023

$3,376

$2,705

$1,921

1/31/2024

$3,380

$2,703

$1,928

2/29/2024

$3,379

$2,707

$1,932

3/31/2024

$3,365

$2,712

$1,935

4/30/2024

$3,383

$2,722

$1,942

5/31/2024

$3,403

$2,731

$1,946

6/30/2024

$3,414

$2,741

$1,973

7/31/2024

$3,421

$2,745

$1,958

8/31/2024

$3,415

$2,752

$1,992

9/30/2024

$3,421

$2,763

$1,993

10/31/2024

$3,417

$2,762

$1,995

11/30/2024

$3,425

$2,767

$1,999

12/31/2024

$3,440

$2,770

$2,003

1/31/2025

$3,475

$2,805

$2,006

2/28/2025

$3,492

$2,820

$2,007

3/31/2025

$3,509

$2,836

$2,016

4/30/2025

$3,508

$2,846

$2,019

5/31/2025

$3,510

$2,849

$2,022

6/30/2025

$3,518

$2,849

$2,026

7/31/2025

$3,513

$2,854

$2,029

8/31/2025

$3,529

$2,862

$2,027

9/30/2025

$3,530

$2,834

$2,030

10/31/2025

$3,544

$2,894

$2,052

11/30/2025

$3,545

$2,907

$2,095

12/31/2025

$3,537

$2,907

$2,086

1/31/2026

$3,514

$2,925

$2,160

2/28/2026

$3,500

$2,926

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Santa Monica, 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

163

2/1/2022

168

3/1/2022

222

106

4/1/2022

222

103

5/1/2022

210

109

6/1/2022

207

109

7/1/2022

223

113

8/1/2022

217

113

9/1/2022

275

109

10/1/2022

214

107

11/1/2022

217

12/1/2022

200

104

1/1/2023

199

108

2/1/2023

190

3/1/2023

189

101

4/1/2023

205

104

5/1/2023

196

112

6/1/2023

235

108

7/1/2023

240

116

8/1/2023

251

113

9/1/2023

271

109

10/1/2023

233

117

11/1/2023

194

12/1/2023

205

104

1/1/2024

179

2/1/2024

178

3/1/2024

195

100

4/1/2024

197

101

5/1/2024

194

106

6/1/2024

206

106

7/1/2024

216

109

8/1/2024

204

106

9/1/2024

207

104

10/1/2024

193

102

11/1/2024

180

12/1/2024

178

1/1/2025

131

2/1/2025

147

3/1/2025

154

4/1/2025

168

5/1/2025

185

6/1/2025

169

7/1/2025

188

100

8/1/2025

227

9/1/2025

172

10/1/2025

174

11/1/2025

171

12/1/2025

164

1/1/2026

167

2/1/2026

106

3/1/2026

Living in Santa Monica, CA

Crime Rate and Safety

Santa Monica is generally considered a safe city, with a lower crime rate compared to neighboring Los Angeles. The city has well-maintained public spaces and active community policing.

Fun Activities

Santa Monica offers a wide range of recreational activities, from beautiful beaches and bike paths to shopping on the Third Street Promenade. The Santa Monica Pier is a popular attraction with its amusement park and aquarium.

Climate

Santa Monica enjoys a Mediterranean climate with mild temperatures year-round. The summers are sunny and dry, while the winters are cooler but still pleasant.

Races and Population

Santa Monica is a diverse city with a mix of races and cultures. The population is around 90,000 people, with a blend of residents and tourists.

Education

Santa Monica has good public schools and is home to Santa Monica College, a respected two-year community college. The city is also close to universities like UCLA and USC.

Cost of Living

Santa Monica has a higher cost of living compared to the national average. Housing prices and rents can be expensive, but there are also more affordable options available in the surrounding areas.

Nearby Bigger Cities

Los Angeles is the closest major city to Santa Monica, located about 16 miles away. Depending on traffic, the drive can take between 30 minutes to an hour. Los Angeles offers a bustling urban environment with endless entertainment and cultural attractions.

Pros

Beautiful beaches
pleasant climate
diverse community
plenty of recreational activities.

Cons

Higher cost of living
traffic congestion in the LA area.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/0460504004

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=160XX00US0670000

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