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Internal Medicine Residency Program

Olive View/UCLA Medical Center
Sylmar, CA
Continued AccreditationACGME #1400521047

Olive View/UCLA Medical Center is an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency program in Sylmar, CA. It has 36 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 78 residents in training. It reports 2.5% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $89,261. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
36
78 residents · 78 approved
PGY-1 salary
$89.3k
IMG percentage
2.5%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2950140C0

Accredited since 1975 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2018

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3–4
Incl. chair, faculty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2950140C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
initial
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Olive View-UCLA Med Ctr-CA”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Other

Other

Academic or clinician educator

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
3%
x
US MD
94%
x
DO
4%
x
Women
49%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
65
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
16
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
7
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
1.1
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.5
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
Yes
Offered by this program

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Government

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center is a 355-bed hospital that serves much of the San Fernando and Antelope Valleys, with outpatient clinics that provide primary care, specialty care, and surgical services. The hospital has a strong affiliation with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, offers residency programs in 22 specialty areas, and also operates an on-campus School of Nursing. The facility is a national leader in clinical research to improve quality of care.

Star Rating
2 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
202
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care2 better · 4 same · 1 worse
Mortality0 better · 2 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 5 same · 0 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeB
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$44K
Research
$0
Payments
9

Top payer: Barco, Inc. ($19K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
10,577
ED visits
38,991
Inpatient surgeries
1,404
Outpatient surgeries
3,285
Births
821
Daily census
178
Full-time staff
2,618

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Olive View/UCLA Medical Center · Sylmar, CA

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Olive View/UCLA Medical Center

Primary
Sylmar, CA202 beds

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA445 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,621/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~24.6% of pay
Take-home$4,621/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,828/mo
State tax$989/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $89,261 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 13.3% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Los Angeles County, California (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
13.3%
Includes 1% mental-health surtax over $1M.
Median Income
$87,760
+$9k vs US median
Avg Commute
31 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Laxmi Suthar, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Mr. Gustavo Chavez, MPA

Program Manager

Coordinator

Norman Belisle

Assistant Program Manager

Coordinator

Mr. Ehab Salib

Assistant Program Manager

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Olive View/UCLA Medical Center located?
Olive View/UCLA Medical Center is located in Sylmar, CA.
Is Olive View/UCLA Medical Center ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Olive View/UCLA Medical Center holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Olive View/UCLA Medical Center?
Olive View/UCLA Medical Center has approximately 78 residents in training.
How much is rent near Olive View/UCLA Medical Center?
Median rent near Sylmar, CA is ~$1,828/month for a 1BR and ~$2,485/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Olive View/UCLA Medical Center accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 2.5% of Olive View/UCLA Medical Center's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Olive View/UCLA Medical Center sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Olive View/UCLA Medical Center does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Olive View/UCLA Medical Center require?
Olive View/UCLA Medical Center does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Olive View/UCLA Medical Center?
Olive View/UCLA Medical Center reports a PGY-1 salary of $89,261. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Olive View/UCLA Medical Center?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Olive View/UCLA Medical Center to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Olive View/UCLA Medical Center have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Internal Medicine residency program positions as they appear.