Dr. Neil Wenger

Professor

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Biography

Neil Wenger is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at UCLA, specializing in General Internal Medicine. He directs the UCLA Healthcare Ethics Center and chairs the Ethics Committee at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. His work emphasizes measuring the quality of care for older patients, advance care planning, and the dynamics of physician-patient communication. Wenger has published extensively on issues related to the quality of supportive care for patients with advanced cancer and the determinants influencing hospital death in older adults. His primary research interests include improving care decisions at the end of life and fostering effective communication strategies in oncology. With a background including an MD from UCLA School of Medicine, he completed his residency and fellowship in Internal Medicine at the same institution. Besides English, he is fluent in Spanish.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2012-01-01 — Present

University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

Professor in the Department of Medicine specializing in General Internal Medicine.

Director

2010-01-01 — Present

UCLA Healthcare Ethics Center • Los Angeles, CA

Director responsible for overseeing healthcare ethics initiatives.

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.