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Oct 04, 2024 | UC Irvine 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 | UC Irvine 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 | UC Irvine 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.
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.
Aug 12, 2024 | UC Irvine News
A journey rooted in community and purpose
New medical student Carla Vazquez Vergara says UC Irvine’s Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC) continues her journey rooted in community and purpose.
Aug 01, 2024 | Precinct Reporter Group
Training Public Health Leaders: UCI Health Professional School Impact
Omar Morales-Haro, MD, MPH, is a graduate of UCI School of Medicine’s PRIME-LC Program. The Precinct Reporter Group covers this story on training public health leaders and the newly named Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health at UC Irvine.
May 29, 2024 | UC Irvine 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 | UC Irvine 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.
Apr 18, 2024 | UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health
Seeing healthcare through a different lens
An MD/MPH student in the UC Irvine PRIME-LC program creates a career of impact by pursuing a dual degree program with UCI Public Health.