We believe in cultivating a supportive environment for learning and growth. Learn more below about what this means at Olive View.
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. And that is why our faculty choose to come to Olive View. This means we are dedicated to fostering a supportive learning environment for all trainees—medical students, interns, residents, and fellows alike.
Similarly, our program recruits residents who are enthusiastic about teaching.
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
We grow together when we all have something to learn from each other.
The team is every person and every 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.
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.
Teaching Students
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!).
That relies on enthusiastic housestaff who look forward to teaching medical students on their ward teams. We also have additional learners, including pharmacy students and international medical graduates who enjoy learning from housestaff. Additionally, the Chief Residents lead students through weekly physical examination rounds.
Teaching Other Residents
Residents and interns also take opportunities to teach each other when working in teams. Ward, ICU and even night rotations are prime times for discussing specific topics and cases. Additionally, housestaff lead cases at Case Conference, review articles at Journal Club, and present Senior Talks on clinical topics to the program.
Teaching the Teacher
During the Academic Half-day and Resident Boot Camp, housestaff partake in workshops to become better teachers.
Residents may further elect to join the Medical Education Track to develop advanced skills and knowledge to become effective clinical educators.
Resident Feedback and 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. And each resident is paired with a faculty mentor.
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
We sponsor team-building activities at retreat and social events for residents and faculty throughout the year.