This section is designed to reduce/alleviate the anxiety most students carry regarding financing their medical education. It is meant to reinforce the benefits of making an investment in a medical degree. We want to demonstrate that you CAN afford this investment if you plan properly and manage your financial affairs responsibly.

We hope you will begin to develop strategies to plan for your medical education, to manage your educational loans and consumer credit so that you will thrive financially whether you attend the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA or some other school.

We appreciate your comments regarding our web site, we'd like to hear from you.

About the Financial Aid Process ... Cost of Attendance

• Definition
• Student Budgets

Need Analysis

• Philosophy

Resources

• Department of Education
• HHS Scholarships and Loans
• Bureau of Primary Health Care
• National Health Service Corps

Considering a Career in Medicine? Want to Apply?

• (MD)²
• AAMC
• AMCAS
• SOM Admissions

Pretend You are Accepted

Check the Orientation 2006 - "Survivor: Bruin Style" section of our web site. Orientation took place on August 10, 2006. Click here to have access to the learning objectives, handouts and photo galleries of this educational, fun-filled day.

You can also watch "Smart Budgeting: Mind Over Money", a video streamed presentation that entering students are required to watch before they come to orientation. Click here to watch the video.