The Institution has enjoyed a strong and collaborative relationship with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA since 1951. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center employs approximately 300 full-time faculty physicians – all with teaching appointments at the David Geffen School of Medicine, 120 part-time faculty, and over 350 volunteer faculty physicians.

The collaboration and integration of outstanding clinical care, applied research and discovery, committed faculty, and a diverse patient population make Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and ideal training institution. With both a national and international reputation as a premier teaching hospital and research institution, Harbor-UCLA attracts hundreds of top medical school graduates from across the nation each year.