Proceedings of the UCLA Department of Medicine

The Proceedings of the UCLA Department of Medicine Cureus Channel is the newest iteration of the original publication, Proceedings of UCLA Health, founded by Dr. Robert K. Oye. The foremost mission of Proceedings is the support of our faculty’s professional development, documenting their creativity and promoting collaboration. Its presence on Cureus, an open-access medical journal owned by Springer Nature, supports this goal by expanding the influence of our faculty's published works beyond UCLA.

Articles published in Proceedings are indexed on Medline and are visible to a large audience of physicians and scientists from institutions around the world. This opens the door to new collaborations and opportunities to transform patient care. As a Cureus publication, all articles submitted to Proceedings will undergo peer review by two sets of subject matter experts, one group invited by the authors and another provided by Cureus. This additional rigor elevates the credibility of the publication, our scholarship, and our faculty, all of whom can leverage this towards academic advancement within our department.

Submissions can have up to five co-authors. At least one author must be a UCLA Department of Medicine faculty member. We encourage faculty members to collaborate across specialties and residents to collaborate with faculty in writing case reports for publication in Proceedings. These case reports are valuable teaching resources for our department and the broader community. Medical students are permitted to co-author publications but are not eligible to serve as peer reviewers.

This channel highlights internal medicine and related specialties, including clinical research and interdisciplinary collaborations. Please note that all submissions must adhere to the Cureus editorial guidelines.