PRIME LEAD-ABC About Us Admissions Curriculum Student Experience Student Testimonials Our Team Curriculum Home Education PRIME LEAD-ABC -Curriculum 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. Program Goals 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 Overall Schedule During the PRIME LEAD-ABC program, we focus on the following curricular themes: Social Justice: Awareness, Acknowledgement & Action RAPS Thread: Reflection, Advocacy, Public Speaking Narrative Medicine Critical Consciousness Socio-ecological Model Transtheoretical Model for Change Enriching Anti-racism work Generating Learning, Equity & Empowerment (EAGLE) Month Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 July Orientation & Introductory Lectures (History of Anti-Blackness & Medicine Research or Global Health Project (Optional) MS3 Group Check-In Meeting & Career Planning Personal Statement & CV Review Sessions August Imposter Syndrome Welcome Back Orientation and Team Building Workshop: Colors Activity Personal Statement & CV Review Sessions September Storytime, Professional Identity Formation Workshop Navigating Housing Insecurity in OC RAPS Session — Knowledge of Self Residency Application Submission October MS1 Group Check-in Abolition Medicine November Orange County Health Inequities and Capacity Strengthening Workshop Capacity Building Lecture with MS2s as Small Group Facilitators, & 1:1 MS2 Check-ins RAPS Session — Intersectionality MS4 Interview Season for Residency December 3rd Year Rotation Planning Session MS4 Interview Season for Residency January Anti-Blackness in Clinical Documentation RAPS Session — Knowledge of Reality MS4 Interview Season for Residency February Political Determinants of Health Lecture ACES & Pediatric Health Equity MS4 Group Check-in March Physician Narratives of Excellence Lecture, and Maternal Health Equities Physician Narratives of Excellence Lecture (Diverse Faculty) RAPS Session — Knowledge of Advocacy PRIME LEAD-ABC Harvest Senior Elective & Match Day April Cardiovascular Health Inequities Dedicated Study Time 1:1 MS3 Check-in May Dedicated Study Time RAPS Session — In Our Wildest Dreams, and High 5 Strengths - Professional Identity Formation Workshop PRIME LEAD-ABC Graduation Ceremony & UC Irvine School of Medicine Graduation June LEAD-ABC Summer Pre-Health Academy *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