Learning Environment
We believe in cultivating a supportive environment for learning and growth. Learn more below about what this means at Olive View.
Teaching
Olive View is a major clerkship site for medical students at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. We are well known for providing an outstanding learning experience (don’t take our word for it—ask them!). Residents and interns also take opportunities to teach each other when working in teams. During the Academic Half-day and Resident Boot Camp, housestaff partake in workshops to become better teachers.
Focus on Education
Our attending faculty are key in teaching, and their focus is on medical education.
Olive View recruits physicians who are 100% committed to clinical care and medical education. The medical education mission of our institution is one of the major reasons faculty choose to work at Olive View. Our teaching faculty are UCLA faculty dedicated to fostering a supportive learning environment for all trainees—medical students, interns, residents, and fellows alike. Likewise, we help to train the future medical educators through our teaching services, resident and faculty run didactics and Medical Education Track.
Autonomy + Supervision
Becoming an excellent clinician means balancing room for growth and supervision to ensure excellent patient care.
As an early physician, you need room for growth. That autonomy is something we promote and something you’ll find built into the county experience. We expect interns to take the lead in making medical decisions and be that point of trust with the health system for our underserved patients. When our patients turn to county for medical care, they directly rely on you to guide them through. Learning autonomy also means demonstrating the motivation to take on challenges and grow with feedback. Residents who do well at Olive View are ready to be rewarded by the good they do for patients and growth they achieve while facing challenges.
Of course, housestaff are not all on their own. Attending faculty are available all day and all night, in-house and on-pager. We understand how important it is to provide supervision to all of our trainees. This ensures effective patient care and opportunities for feedback.
Teamwork
No matter your level of training, we believe everyone has something to share. It can be the pathophysiology to help explain clinical findings, the clinical pearl that guides our patient’s management, or the perspective that helps us understand our patients better.We grow together when we all contribute to the learning environment.
The team is every person and group you collaborate with to get the job done. Interns guide medical students on every ward team. Residents develop plans with social work and utilization management on interdisciplinary rounds. Housestaff work hand-in-hand with medical assistants in clinic. It is this teamwork that ensures holistic and effective patient care.
Resident Feedback and Mentorship
Resident feedback is at the heart of effective change in our program. The program and faculty value our residents’ thoughts on patient care and their own education. Our residents also gain valuable mentorship and coaching from our UCLA faculty.
Mentorship
Our goal is to help you on the path to achieving your goal to become an outstanding clinician. We value giving performance feedback to residents during their clinical rotations. Residents meet with the program leadership biannually to review their goals and growth. Al residents are paired with a faculty mentor starting month 2 of their residency.
Program Feedback and Retreats
Feedback to the program comes in many forms. From an open-door policy with the Chief Residents and Program Directors, to monthly housestaff meetings and retreats, we incorporate changes that benefit our learning community as a whole.
Team Building and Social Events
Becoming an excellent clinician means balancing room for growth and supervision to ensure excellent patient care. That autonomy is something we promote and something you’ll find built into the safety net experience. We expect interns to take the lead in making medical decisions and be that point of trust within the health system for our underserved patients. Residents who do well at Olive View can think outside of the box, brining innovation and compassion to their patient care.
Of course, housestaff are not all on their own. Attending faculty are available all day and all night, in-house and on-pager to provide supervision to all of our trainees. This ensures effective patient care and opportunities for feedback.