Welcome to the Harbor-UCLA Department of Family Medicine

The Harbor-UCLA Department of Family Medicine is committed to serving our patients and training the next generation of family physicians to become leaders in health care quality, education, advocacy, and innovation.

Our program is dedicated to urban underserved populations. We are united in the pursuit of health equity, diversity and community health and empowerment. Here, trainees are immersed in leading-edge clinical and social medicine opportunities throughout a developmental, interprofessional, community-engaged curriculum.

Recognizing the importance of resilience and wellness among care providers, our program promotes personal- and community-support activities as an antidote to burnout and compassion-fatigue.

We provide a foundation of excellence in academic and service opportunities to prepare our residents to become lifelong learners and to make a positive impact on patients, communities and the health system throughout their careers.

Heather B. Schickedanz, MD Chair, Harbor-UCLA Department of Family Medicine

Our Mission

We provide compassionate whole-person, family and community-centered health care in a learning environment where diverse providers strive to dismantle structural inequity, address the social determinants of health, and uphold social justice.

Our Core Values

1. Equity and Social Justice

We uplift quality care for all through anti-racism advocacy, education, community accompaniment and praxis.

2. Human Dignity

We treat our patients, our team members and ourselves with love, respect, kindness and compassion.

3. Collaboration

We foster an inclusive environment of gratitude, learning, professionalism, cultural humility and trust.

4. Dedication

We move forward with perseverance, tenacity and resilience, manifesting “stubborn resistance” and creating “good trouble.”

Our Vision

Health, equity, justice, and wellness for all through universal access to intergenerational care.