UCLA New Grad Winter 2026 Cohort

[kittystork]

hi guys! I'm starting this thread for the Winter 2026 Cohort at UCLA Health since the application opened up yesterday (9/5)! feel free to update on application processes, interviews, and job offers!

good luck everyone ❤️

[Blue.murse]

Summerdays said:

Internal but haven't had any activity with my application. I applied for NICU AND PICU . 

I wondering if being an internal applicant is a disadvantage??

[lionheartRN]

lionheartRN said:

my finally got changed to "in review" applied for main OR & perinatal 

mine*** 

[Summerdays]

Blue.murse said:

I wondering if being an internal applicant is a disadvantage?

Yea IDK 😕 my last name starts with O. I saw someone comment earlier and her last name is O as well.  

[senatorsnorlax]

orchidmaria said:

Which unit did you apply to ?

I applied to NICU and PICU. I just got an email Thursday that my application was sent to the hiring manager! 

[Mmssmm22, CNA]

senatorsnorlax said:

I applied to NICU and PICU. I just got an email today that my application was sent to the hiring manager! 

I feel like everyone in this thread applied to NICU.. They will only take two at Ronald Reagan and I think one at Santa Monica. I had no idea so many people were competing for a spot in NICU.. 

[Charlize Love]

Mmssmm22 said:

I feel like everyone in this thread applied to NICU.. They will only take two at Ronald Reagan and I think one at Santa Monica. I had no idea so many people were competing for a spot in NICU.. 

it's California , I would believe everyone applying to residencies here already knows spots are limited and competitive. that's not really new info 😅. The thread's more about sharing support & uplifting each other than pointing out what we all already know .

Good luck to you 😊

[NewNurse8]

How do you know how many people they're taking per unit? I want to find out for the OR spots 

[Mmssmm22, CNA]

NewNurse8 said:

How do you know how many people they're taking per unit? I want to find out for the OR spots 

I don't know anything about the other units, I know some new grads who are currently in NICU so I know the process for that unit a little bit better. 

[Newrn625]

Mmssmm22 said:

I don't know anything about the other units, I know some new grads who are currently in NICU so I know the process for that unit a little bit better. 

What is the process for Nicu? 

[Jhow]

Mmssmm22 said:

I feel like everyone in this thread applied to NICU.. They will only take two at Ronald Reagan and I think one at Santa Monica. I had no idea so many people were competing for a spot in NICU.. 

Where does it specify the specific spots for each unit? Apologies in advance if I overlooked

[Mmssmm22, CNA]

Jhow said:

Where does it specify the specific spots for each unit? Apologies in advance if I overlooked

It doesn't - I have friends in NICU so they told me that they hire two new grads in each cohort. Other units may have more or less. 

[Mmssmm22, CNA]

Charlize Love said:

it's California , I would believe everyone applying to residencies here already knows spots are limited and competitive. that's not really new info 😅. The thread's more about sharing support & uplifting each other than pointing out what we all already know .

Good luck to you 😊

Of course it's competitive - I guess I'm just surprised that there isn't a wider variety of units that people are interested in. So far it seems mostly NICU, PICU, OR and a couple of CTICU. I was just expressing my surprise.