Department of Surgery Education

The UCLA Department of Surgery is committed to ongoing research in its quest to develop new treatments and cures for a range of conditions, along with a commitment to educate and train the next generation of leading physicians and scientists.
The UCLA Department of Surgery offers residency programs in a range of specialties:
Fellowship training programs offer opportunities for advanced training and research in the following areas:
The American Board of Surgery will require training in technologies for certification. CASIT will provide objective performance based criteria for certification and to maintain credentials.
Surgical Science is committed to providing state-of-the-art medical training simulators that focus on ease of use and validation. The simple idea is to learn the practical techniques of instrument handling in a realistic but safe environment.
- Teaching of Surgical Anatomy
- Acquiring Surgical Skills
- Developing New Procedures