First & Second Years
During the first and second years of medical school, students enroll in PRIME LEAD-ABC courses designed to expand students’ knowledge, abilities, and confidence in addressing the needs of ABC patients and populations in clinical and community settings. PRIME LEAD-ABC scholars will gain from interdisciplinary partnerships with the Department of African American Studies, UCI Schools of Nursing, Public Health and Pharmacy as well as UCI Medical Center patients, and other volunteer faculty and community content experts. Representative topics include:
- Imposter Syndrome
- Community Engagement and Capacity Building
- Health Disparities
- Public Speaking Skills
In addition to the above sessions, PRIME LEAD-ABC scholars will engage in a longitudinal clinical clerkship as a part of the Patient Centered (PACE) Clerkship, which begins in the second half of the first year, at a site that serves patients from ABC communities, and/or a provider from an ABC community.
Third & Fourth Years
In the third year, PRIME LEAD-ABC medical scholars’ rotations are primarily in Long Beach hospitals and clinics, and students continue to attend community experiential learning lessons (CELLs) and evening reflection sessions as their schedule permits. In the fourth year, PRIME LEAD-ABC scholars spend at least four weeks at a healthcare site that serves ABC patients or communities. Faculty mentors linked to PRIME LEAD-ABC scholars as early as their first year provide career guidance and shadowing opportunities, and learning support is available as needed.
Upon graduation, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the unique health concerns affecting ABC communities
- Conduct culturally sensitive history and physical exams of patients from an ABC community
- Develop a service-learning project that examines and addresses health disparities that disproportionately affect ABC communities
- Serve as mentors and future leaders who will advance the provision of quality care to ABC communities
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
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July |
Research or Global Health Project (Optional) |
MS3 Grp Check-In Meeting & Career Planning |
MS4 Grp Check-In Meeting & Career Planning |
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August |
Orientation & Learning Skills Development |
Orientation & Learning Skills Development |
Personal Statement & CV Review Session |
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September |
Social Determinants of Health** |
Code-Switching 101 |
Health Narratives RAPS Session - Intersectionality & Balancing Identities |
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October |
Imposter Syndrome |
PACE Session: Anti-Black Racism & Health*** |
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November |
Capacity Building |
Capacity Building Lecture Small Group Facilitators |
Health Narratives RAPS Session - Access to Health Systems |
Interview Season |
December |
3rd Year Rotation Planning Session |
Rotation Planning Session Small Group Facilitators for MS2s |
Interview Season |
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January |
Code-Switching 201 |
Health Narratives RAPS Session - Structural Competency |
Interview Season |
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February |
SNMA Black Health Matters Series |
SNMA Black Health Matters Series |
SNMA Black Health Matters Series |
SNMA Black Health Matters Series |
March |
Food Insecurity & Active Play/Physical Activity Equity |
Dedicated Study Time |
Health Narratives RAPS Session - Social Justice & Health Equity |
LEAD-ABC Harvest Senior Elective** & Match Day! |
April |
Resilience Lecture |
Dedicated Study Time |
Health Policy Elective** |
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May |
Dedicated Study Time |
Health Narratives RAPS Session - Dismantling the Four I's of Oppression |
LEAD-ABC Graduation Event |
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June |
LEAD-ABC Summer Pre-Health Academy |
UCI School of Medicine Graduation |
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Monthly Art of Doctoring Course (20 sessions, once a week - September through March) - Dr. Sosa Johnson LEAD-ABC First Friday Family Check-Ins & Topical Discussions (as needed) |
*Service Learning Projects are to be aligned with or stretch PRIME LEAD-ABC EAGLE2 Initiatives
*PRIME-LC and PRIME LEAD-ABC Joint Session
**Confronting Anti-Blackness Curriculum (CABC) for entire school of Medicine