University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) Program

Los Angeles, CA

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 1 STEP 231 - 275 J1

Specialty:Surgery

ACGME Code:4400511039

NRMP Code:1033440P3, 1033440C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Page identified: Culture and Engagement

This subpage was identified as a link from the General Surgery Residency main page and is available through search-result access. I have noted it as retrievable and can open it to extract full content on your request.

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Overview

I can help extract content from the USC Keck School of Medicine General Surgery Residency page, but there are limitations to what I can do automatically.

Current constraints

- I cannot perform an unrestricted site-wide crawl beyond what search engine results expose.
- I can open and extract content from a page when given a direct URL — which is how I obtained the main general surgery residency page content. However, I do not have automatic link-following across all internal pages.
- I can retrieve a limited number of additional subpages when those pages appear in search results; I have already pulled some subpages this way.

Subpages already located

- Culture and Engagement
- Sub‑Internship Scholarship Award

These pages were discovered as links from the main residency page and were accessible via search results.

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Program data

ACGME History

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation3

Continued24

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Full Accreditation	Oct 28, 1999
02	2001 - 2002	Full Accreditation	Oct 28, 1999
03	2002 - 2003	Full Accreditation	Oct 28, 1999
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 26, 2003
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 26, 2003
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 26, 2003
07	2006 - 2007	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 26, 2003
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Feb 21, 2008
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Feb 21, 2008
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Feb 21, 2008

Program

Program Size

24, 9, 7, 7, 7 (5 years)

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 15, 2026)

Composition

Training

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1X

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 8 days

First Year Paid Vacation: 24 days

First Year Salary: $70,025

Admission

Visa Sponsorship:J1

YOG Cutoff:1

Gender

No gender data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Scores

Roster

Publications

8 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

8 Publications (5 yr)

Surgery2026

Postoperative outcomes of Morel-Lavallee injuries and predictive factors for wound complications: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association multicenter study.

Peter D Nguyen,¹Areg Grigorian,¹Todd Costantini,²Jarrett Santorelli,²

PMID: 42150280doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2026.110207

The American surgeon2026

Operative Strategies and Wound Complications for Morel-Lavallee Injuries Undergoing Excisional Debridement: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association Multicenter Study.

Peter D Nguyen,¹Areg Grigorian,¹Todd Costantini,²Jarrett Santorelli,²

PMID: 41990323doi.org/10.1177/00031348261443695

Location

Los Angeles, CA

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

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

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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External Links

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

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

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

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