PRE-MEDICAL/HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
At John Villanueva, MD – Pain & Spine Management, our Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Internship Program is designed to provide motivated undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students with a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to clinical medicine and research. With over 30 talented and driven interns having successfully completed the program, we take pride in cultivating the next generation of compassionate and skilled physicians. Interns gain direct clinical experience, and contribute to research projects that have been presented at prestigious national medical conferences, including the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. As a mentor, I am deeply committed to supporting each intern’s journey, offering one-on-one guidance through the medical school application process. Many of our alumni have gone on to earn acceptances at highly competitive U.S. medical schools, including:
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- UC San Diego School of Medicine
- UC Irvine School of Medicine
- UC Davis School of Medicine
- University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine
- Charles R. Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program
- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- University of Minnesota Medical School
- University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
- University of Colorado School of Medicine
- University of Illinois College of Medicine
- St. Louis University School of Medicine
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
- Albany Medical College
- Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Current Interns:
- Bryan Lee (UCLA pre-med student, major: Microbiology)
- Kiley Chen (UCLA pre-med student, major: Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics)
- Stephen Ma (UCLA pre-med student, major: Physiological Science)
- Tyler Truong (UCLA pre-med student, major: Biochemistry)
Internship Alumni
- Sarah Calove (M.D. graduate Univ of Massachusetts Medical School, B.S. Psychology & Biology, UCLA – Magna Cum Laude, UCLA)
- Hannah Li (M.D. graduate St. Louis University School of Medicine; B.S. Public Health University of Southern California)
- Caitlin Gibson (M.D. graduate Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, M.S. Global Health University of Southern California)
- Judy Pham (D.P.T. Graduate, University of Illinois at Chicago, B.S. Psychobiology, UCLA)
- Jonathan Hu (M.D. Student, John A. Burns Medical School of the University of Hawaii Class of 2025, B.S. Physiological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, UCLA)
- Catherine Larcheveque (B.S. Human Biology & Society, Summa Cum Laude, UCLA)
- Brandon Stere (Medical Student at Touro Medical School, B.S. Physiology & Neuroscience, UCSD)
- Ashley Huynh (M.D. Student at UCI School of Medicine ’26; B.S. Psychobiology, Magna Cum Laude, UCLA)
- Breanna Buhay (Medical Student Des Moines University Iowa, B.S., M.P.H. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Physiological Sciences UCLA)
- Anne Tran (M.D. Student at UC Davis School of Medicine, B.S. Bachelor of Science in Physiological Science Cum Laude)
- Jewel Ng (M.D. Student at Virginia Commonwealth Univ School of Medicine., B.S. Biochemistry, UCLA)
- Jonathan Gong (M.D. Student at UC San Diego School of Medicine, B.S. Molecular Cell Bio, UCLA)
- Justin Stere (Medical Student at Touro Medical School, B.S. Biological Sciences, UC Irvine)
- Diego Valle (Accepted M.D. Student Class of 2029, B.S. Biological Sciences, Cornell University)
- Isabella Rosenzweig (M.D. Student Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Class of 2027; B.S. Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, Cum Laude, UCLA ’22)
- Mattie Kao (M.D. Student John A. Burns Medical School of the University of Hawaii ’27; B.S. Psychobiology, UCLA)
- Omar Selim (M.D. Student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ’28; B.S. Neuroscience and Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Cum Laude, UCLA)
- Ishika Seth (M.D. Student George Washington School of Medicine, B.S. Human Biology and Society, UCLA)
- Jennifer Lim (B.A. Biological Sciences, Cornell University)
- Erin Hu (Accepted Medical Student Class of 2029, B.S. Bioengineering, UCLA class 2023, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine)
- Nicole Aslanian (B.S. Biology, Class of 2026, UCSB)
- Cassidy Song (B.S. Psychobiology, Minor in Asian American studies, UCLA class of 2023, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine)
- Jocelyn Kim (B.S. Nutritional science, Cornell University)
- Katerina Su (B.S. Molecular Cell Bio, UCLA, UCSD School of Medicine)
- Kalie Quon-Adams (M.P.H. Student Columbia University of NY, B.S. International Studies and History, UC San Diego)
- Jamie Chau (B.S. Integrative Biology and Psychology, UCLA)
- Jared Gao (Accepted Medical Student Class of 2029, B.S. in Psychobiology with Minor in Global Health, UCLA, Cum Laude, Umass Amherst)
- Jason Nguyen (B.S. Human Biology & Society, UCLA)
- Amanda Piring (Accepted Medical Student Class of 2029, B.S. Human Biology & Society, Cum Laude UCLA, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Collin Le (B.S. Physiological Sciences, UCLA ’25, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine)
- Muhammad Naqvi (B.S. Neuroscience, B.A. Political Science, UCLA ’27)
- Ethan Liang (B.S. Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, UCLA ’25)
- Snimer Singh (B.S. Psychobiology, UCLA ’23)
- Minh-Anh Pham (2026 Candidate for B.S. Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology UCLA)
- Trinity Ho (B.S. Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology UCLA ’26)
- Lonnie Chen (B.S. Physiological Science, UCLA ’27)
