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Oct 04, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
School of Medicine community gathers for National Latino Physician Day
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, physicians and students from the UCI School of Medicine and UCI Health gathered to celebrate National Latino Physician Day. In California, the Latinx population makes up approximately 39%, however, disproportionally, only 6% of physicians identify as Latino or Latina in the United States.
Oct 02, 2024 | NBC Los Angeles
Orange County medical community addresses need for more Latino doctors
UCI School of Medicine celebrates National Latino Physician Day. NBC Los Angeles interviews Jose Mayorga, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and executive director of the UCI Health Family Health Centers, about this national effort to raise awareness about the lack of Latinos in medicine.
Sep 23, 2024 | UCI News
UCI Podcast: How Latinos are shaping the future together
UCI Podcast interviews Belinda Campos, professor and chair of the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies at UC Irvine School of Social Sciences and faculty member of the School of Medicine’s Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC).
Sep 19, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine Recognizes 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month
As the only public medical school in Orange County, the UCI School of Medicine celebrates our colleagues who are creating opportunities for themselves and other members of the Latinx community to hone their leadership skills as they work to expand our mission: Discover. Teach. Heal.
Sep 16, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine Student Wins National Essay Contest
Kaveri Curlin, MS4, wins the 2024 American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Building Trust essay contest.
Sep 13, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Alumna receives prestigious Trailblazer Award from the Nigerian Professional Group
Kaosoluchi Enendu, class of 2021, was the originator and one of the co-founders of UCI’s PRIME LEAD-ABC (Leadership Education to Advance Diversity – African, Black and Caribbean) program for Black communities.
Aug 23, 2024 | The Orange County Register
UCI Medical School program addresses shortage of Latino physicians in California
The Orange County Register highlights UCI School of Medicine's Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), which started in 2004, making it the first PRIME program in the University of California system.
Jun 18, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
The School of Medicine’s tripartite mission to Discover. Teach. Heal. relates directly to the Pride Month theme of “We Show Up.”
May 29, 2024 | UCI School of Social Sciences
UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways will celebrate program’s first graduates in June
UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways, a multipronged training program that prepares undergraduates for careers in healthcare, will celebrate the program’s first graduates this June.
May 27, 2024 | UCI News
#IamUCI – Leonardo Alaniz
Leo Alaniz, MD, is part of #IamUCI – Class of 2024, a showcase of stories from the graduating class of each of UC Irvine’s schools. Amid the challenges of this past school year, each of these students have worked hard to push boundaries, pursue their dreams, make their debut in the workforce and advocate for change.