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      4.1

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (5,756 total reviews)
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      57% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,756 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UCLA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      5.0
      Jan 24, 2015

      Amazing teaching experience to students with little/no research background

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      Pros

      Very flexible curriculum (it depends on which faculties were invited for the research seminar). Opportunity to teach how to think through deconstructing the faculty talk, rather than giving them factual informations. Rewarding experience; students' intellectual growths is clearly visible.

      Cons

      Lecture materials are not recyclable; curriculum is completely dependent on the research topic of the faculties. The faculty's research topic can be outside of your field (broad knowledge in biomedical sciences would be very helpful).

      3.0
      Jan 22, 2015

      Fair employer

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      Pros

      You are eligible to purchase employee parking if you are employed at least 50% of the time. The official requirement for teaching assistant is 10h/week, which makes the hourly rate $50. From that perspective, it is a well paid hourly job. Your wage will increase gradually per year based on teaching experience.

      Cons

      Grading the exams can be painful!

      4.0
      Jan 22, 2015

      Anesthesiology resident

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      Pros

      Lots of interesting and challenging cases. The attendings follow policy and rules to protect resident learning. You rotate at various hospital and one private practice setting to see a variety of practice styles. As a team captain in your senior year you have the opportunity to increase you understanding of how the operating room triage system works, evaluate trauma cases coming through the ER, intubate patients on the floor, manage the PACU at night, get cases started on short notice while supervising junior residents, and help coordinate the operating room setting at night and on weekends with attending supervision/backup. I feel that has been an invaluable experience.

      Cons

      Some weeks you work a lot (80hours) but overall you work ~60-65 hours/week. They very carefully follow ACGME rules and require you to keep detailed logs. Some attendings teach more than others but overall I think the intraoperative teaching is good and relevant to the case you are doing. The program is big and the sites are multiple so you won't feel like you know your attendings or that they know you until that last 2 years. The focus leans more to independent study because people are at various sites. It is hard to coordinate equal learning and quality didactics for all residents with the call schedules and location changes. There are no "education days" like other places have. You really have to study and take initiative on your own. The class is too big for hand-holding. If you don't take initiative, you won't be noticed or have your potential recognized like you would at a smaller program. Less warm-fuzzies and more business-like atmosphere.

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