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(Re)Defining Health An undergraduate reading group interested in the intersections of healthcare, health and literature. Through thoughtful discourse and close readings, we hope to explore the health humanities and...
ABMDR at UCLA Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) at UCLA is committed to saving lives by registering bone marrow donors and raising funds for stem cell transplantation. With its core missions, ABMDR at...
Addiction Awareness Association (AAA) Introduction: The Addiction Awareness Association (AAA) is a dynamic and dedicated college club committed to addressing one of the most pressing public health issues of our time – addiction. Founded...
Adopt A Hospital An organization raising money to promote healthcare in developing countries through the donation of hospital supplies and the organization of free clinics. Adopt A Hospital has over 20 chapter in...
Advocates for Education, Guidance, Integrity in Science AEGIS will provide science mentorship and exposure to careers in science, focusing on its application in biological and medical fields for underrepresented youth. We plan on organizing workshops to...
Advocating Intersectional Medicine Advocating Intersectional Medicine (AIM) is dedicated to educating one another on social justice issues regarding healthcare and medicine, while promoting advocacy skills in writing, graphics, and...
AgeWell Bruins AgeWell Bruins is a dynamic student organization at UCLA dedicated to improving the well-being and healthcare of our senior community members. Committed to the idea that aging should be a time of...
AI and Eye AI and Eye aims to increase the Awareness, Accessibility, and Affordability of eye care to prevent avoidable vision impairment and blindness. Our goal is to develop innovative solutions that address...
Aid Care Education (ACE) Free Clinic The Aid Care Education (ACE) Free Clinic is a student-led initiative dedicated to advancing health equity by providing accessible healthcare services, education, and support to underserved and...
AllergenGuard at UCLA AllergenGuard at UCLA is a passionate and proactive student-organization dedicated to preventing food allergy reactions, empowering individuals living with allergies, and fundraising for vital...
Alpha Tau Delta - ATD Founded in 1928, Alpha Tau Delta is a professional nursing organization committed to providing an intra-fraternal spirit of cooperation by offering opportunities for nursing students to promote their...
American Academy of Medicine and Surgery at UCLA This undergraduate organization is a club aimed for pre-med/health undergrads interested in gaining exposure to the field of medicine and surgery. The Mission of the American Academy of Medicine &...
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) The Mission of American Association of Neurological Surgery (AANS) Medical Student Chapter at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) is to provide early support and leadership training to...
American Cancer Society On Campus American Cancer Society On Campus (ACS) is a collegiate branch of the American Cancer Society that brings the fight against cancer directly to college students by planning Relay for Life at UCLA,...
American Lung Association Collegiate Council at UCLA The American Lung Association at UCLA was created to form a partnership between UCLA and the American Lung Association in order to raise awareness of lung health and promote tobacco-free lifestyles....
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) The American Medical Student Association, Premedical Chapter at UCLA, is committed to improving health care and healthcare delivery to all people; involving its members in the social, moral and...
American Medical Student Association at DGSOM AMSA is an independent, global association that exists to support, inform and inspire tomorrow’s physicians. We represent the medical students who aim to improve health care and healthcare delivery...
American Medical Women's Association (Graduate Division) The American Medical Women’s Association is an organization that functions at the local, national, and international level to advance women in medicine and improve women’s health. We achieve this by...
American Medical Women's Association Undergraduate Division This organization provides a non-competitive forum for pre-health students to network and discuss topics such as medical school prerequisites, education, professional development, and personal...
Anatomy Academy Anatomy Academy is a service organization at the David Geffen School of Medicine. A group of 5-6 volunteers go to Westwood Transitional Housing to provide lessons about the different organ systems of...
Anesthesiology Student Interest Group (ASIG) The Anesthesiology Interest Group at David Geffen School of Medicine aims to increase awareness and interest in Anesthesiology as it is a specialty that students have very little exposure to in the...
APA Health C.A.R.E. APA Health CARE (Asian Pacific American Health Collaboration, Access, Resource & Education) is a collaborative effort among UCLA undergraduates, public health students, medical students, nurses, and...
Armenian Pre-Health Society This organization is dedicated toward educating undergraduate students about different pre-health routes by hosting guest speakers (doctors, medical students, researchers, etc.) and providing...
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) APAMSA is a medical student-run organization at UCLA DGSOM dedicated to the establishment of a medical system that provides culturally competent services, resources, support, and community education...
Asthma Education Project The Asthma Education Project is dedicated to improving asthma awareness and management among youth. Our mission is to visit schools and communities to teach students essential skills, such as using...
Backbeat Bruins Providing musical performances at various hospice/elderly care centers in the Los Angeles area.
Barrow Neurological Institute at UCLA Barrow Neurological Institute at UCLA is a non-profit student organization that fosters collaboration between the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) and UCLA. The organization’s mission is to engage...
Bhagat Puran Singh Health Initiative Bhagat Puran Singh Health Initiative is a group of wellness advocates devoted to eliminating health and social disparities within underserved and underprivileged populations by creating spaces of...
Bioethics Student Interest Group The DGSOM Bio-Ethics group is a student-led interest group committed to providing students with a unique forum to learn about and discuss ethical issues as they pertain to human health, biomedical...
Biokind Analytics at UCLA Biokind Analytics at UCLA is a data science organization that provides data analytics and statistical modeling services to healthcare nonprofits in the Los Angeles area. Currently, many nonprofits...
Biomedical Research Society The Biomedical Research Society extends support and guidance to foster a close knit community within the UCLA undergraduate research community while they pursue research studies of great potential...
Black Men in White Coats Our mission is to increase the representation of Black men in medicine by supporting aspiring Black medical students through targeted initiatives. We focus on mentorship, building meaningful...
Blood Donation Initiative at DGSOM Mission: With a team of medical students, we seek to organize and publicize blood drives at DGSOM and create a long-lasting partnership between the DGSOM students and the UCLA blood donation center....
Brain-health Education and Advocacy Movement Brain-health Education and Advocacy Movement is a student-run club that works with the UCLA Easton Center. Our goal is to educate students about Alzheimer's, dementia, and brain health through...
Bridge to Health (BTH) This organization seeks to build strong connections with senior citizen communities in local areas by developing healthcare services that are both relevant and accessible. These services encompass...
Bruin Beans Health Club Bruin Beans Health Club (BBHC) is composed of undergraduates and recent alumni working with nephrologists at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA CORE Kidney to improve healthcare delivery...
Bruin Buddies in Pediatric Care Our mission is to give back to our local community by volunteering at children's hospitals and bringing entertainment and joy to pediatric patients during difficult times for them and their families....
Bruin Equity in Health Bruin Equity in Health is a student-led organization dedicated to promoting equity in healthcare for all members of the UCLA community. Our website serves as a platform to provide information and...
Bruin Health Consulting Bruin Health Consulting (BHC) is UCLA's first consulting organization solely focused on elevating groups from all aspects of the healthcare sector. We do pro-bono advising for ambulance companies,...
Bruin Medical Entrepreneurs Bruin Medical Entrepreneurs is a student-run network at UCLA. To promote entrepreneurship among UCLA undergraduates interested in healthcare, the organization seeks to provide education, networking,...
Bruin Strategy Network Bruin Strategy Network (BSN) is a student-run consulting organization that aims to give our members the guidance and hands-on experience to successfully work with companies of all sizes: small...
Bruin Surgical Undergraduate Society Bruin Surgical Undergraduate Society (BSUS) is a club for pre-med and pre-health students interested in gaining exposure to the field of surgery. Our goal is to provide members with a sense of...
Bruin Vision Project Bruin Vision Project takes precedence in the UCLA community as the first and only student health organization to provide vision screenings and resources to underserved populations across various...
Bruins Against Fentanyl BAF at UCLA aims to decrease fentanyl overdose rates by bi-quarterly distribution of fentanyl strips and narcan throughout the Los Angeles community. We are partnered with the UCLA Emergency...
CAIR Collective The CAIR (Clinical Artificial Intelligence Research) Collective is a community for students interested in learning about and contributing to the intersection between healthcare and artificial...
California Health Professional Student Alliance (CaHPSA) Undergraduate A student-led health care advocacy program with an aim to cultivate leadership and advocacy skills among student members so they can effect change in the health care system.
CampMed CampMed’s mission is to provide an opportunity for high school students faced with socioeconomic barriers to learn more about healthcare careers and how to pursue a higher education. We are an...
Cardiology Interest Group at DGSOM STATEMENT OF PURPOSE - The goal of the Cardiology Interest Group is to expose future physicians to different fields within cardiology at an early stage in training. To do so, we will organize regular...
Chapter Compassion Chapter Compassion is a program that connects volunteers with family members and individuals in assisted living facilities, hospice care, homeless shelters, nursing homes, and other medical centers....
Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) The goals of the CMDA are: - Create a welcoming environment for medical and dental students to grow in community and build lasting relationships with each other - Offer networking opportunities...
Clinical and Translational Science Institute-Research Associate Program The CTSI (Clinical Translational Science Institution) Research Associates Program (RAP) is a pilot program that provides undergraduates exposure to hospital based medicine as well as clinical...
CNS (Clinical Neurogenomics Students) CNS students work alongside medical staff and researchers to help in the effort to bank patient samples from the UCLA Neurology Clinic at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center. The mission of the...
Coalition for Healthcare Improvement The Coalition for Healthcare Improvement is an organization that seeks to inform its members about healthcare disparities and challenges faced by healthcare providers while also empowering them to...
Community Health Collective Community Health Collective aims to take a community-centered approach in ameliorating health inequities in and around the Los Angeles area through inclusive and sustainable service collaborations...
Community Medicine in Los Angeles (Formerly Community Medicine in Koreatown) Community Medicine in Los Angeles (CMLA) at UCLA strives to facilitate health care and healthcare access to the people of Los Angeles. We seek to serve the low-income populations by providing...
Community Outreach for Health Literacy at UCLA Mission Statement: Community Outreach for Health Literacy (COHL) is a pre-health club that provides a platform for undergraduate students to research topics relating to their career goals and to...
Cope Health Scholars Chapter The COPE Health Scholars chapter is a volunteer program providing opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience working on the hospital floor in various units, such as med-surg, peri op, the...
Council for Global Health Scholars CGHS is an established Honors society with a mission to prepare future leaders in healthcare by providing students with impactful opportunities to serve communities in need.
Crafts for Care Crafts for Care is a new initiative aiming to provide arts and crafts to hospital patients. Research has shown that creative activities can significantly reduce stress and improve the overall...
Critical Care Nursing Club To further the opportunities of undergraduate and graduate nursing students by connecting with professionals in the critical care field. We aim to educate our club members on resources and expose...
Crusade Sports Medicine Crusade promotes helping student-athletes overcome mental, physical, and skill barriers to compete at their highest abilities while succeeding in school. We also focus on researching the latest...
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Chapter of the American Medical Association Our chapter serves to educate peers on health policy, advocate for legislative changes that benefit the medical profession, and conduct service projects for the local community. We represent the...
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Screenings and Outreach (DHSO) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Screenings and Outreach (DHSO) aims to alleviate hearing inequity faced by underserved populations in the greater Los Angeles Area and bridge the gap between the Deaf and...
Delta Epsilon Mu, Chi Chapter at UCLA Delta Epsilon Mu, Chi Chapter at UCLA is a pre-health organization existing to provide an informative, educational, and social setting for all students either pursuing or interested in various...
Dental Brigades Global Dental Brigades is an international movement of students and healthcare professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote,...
Dermatological The objective of Dermatological is to bridge the health literacy gap pertaining to general skin diseases such as sun damage and broad dermatitis. Dermatological will promote increased awareness...
Dermatology Interest Group The Dermatology Interest Group (DIG) has been founded for the purpose of advancing student knowledge of the dermatology specialty. Our objectives include: In order to fulfill our goals and...
DGSOM Medical Student Council (MSC) The DGSOM Medical Student Council (MSC) provides reasonable and effective student governance for the students of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The MSC serves as the representative...
DGSOM/CDU SNMA Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is committed to supporting current and future Black medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of...
Disability and Chronic Illness (DCI) The mission of DCI is to foster a community of individuals with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses, as well as their allies, in order to promote justice, diversity, and inclusion. DCI is focused...
DREAM - Driving Resilience through Empowerment, Advocacy, Mentorship Driving Resilience through Empowerment, Advocacy, and Mentorship (DREAM) is a student organization at the David Geffen School of Medicine that brings together UCLA medical students, undergraduates,...
Emergency Medical Services Made Easy @ UCLA (EMSME @ UCLA) Emergency Medical Services Made Easy @ UCLA (EMSME @ UCLA): EMSME @ UCLA is an all-inclusive, educational club that is centered around inspiring interest in EMS careers to undergraduate and high...
Emergency Medicine Interest Group The Emergency Medicine Interest Group is a group of first and second-year medical students who work with physicians from the UCLA-affiliated Emergency Departments to learn clinical skills and to...
Emergency Medicine Research Associates (EMRA) To promote the improvement of Emergency Medicine through conducting clinical research intended to contribute scientific knowledge to the medical community, improve patient care, and bolster...
Environmental Medicine Club This organization aims to explore the mutual effects of environmental and human health on one another and their impact on the world at large. The club will include initiatives to spread awareness...
Flying Samaritans at UCLA Flying Samaritans at UCLA provides free health care, dental care, prescription medications, and health education to underserved populations in Tijuana, Mexico. Undergraduate students work alongside...
Free Market Medical Association at UCLA The Free Market Medical Association at UCLA is an organization aimed to promote healthcare reform through the lens of free market values
Frontline Therapists at UCLA Frontline therapists is a non-profit organization that works to provide emergency mental health and therapeutic services to ex- combatants and other people impacted by the wars in Armenia. Due to the...
GAIN Global Action In Nursing Global Action In Nursing (GAIN) is a collective for the UCLA Nursing community to enhance knowledge and participation in global health.
Gastroenterology Student Interest Group (GSIG) at UCLA The Gastroenterology Student Interest Group is a career and specialty interest group at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. It will serve as an organization through which other medical...
Gender Affirming Care Student Interest Group Gender-affirming care for transgender/genderdiverse individuals is a journey. Across the spectrum of medical and surgical care exists many options that help to address gender dysphoria in these...
Genetic Counseling Student Interest Group at UCLA The mission of the GCSIG at UCLA is to provide a resource for students interested in learning more about the field of genetic counseling, who plan on applying to genetic counseling programs in the...
GerofitAtUCLA Gerofit is a supervised exercise program for older veterans where students help older veterans exercise, while working with geriatricians to improve older veteran health.
Global Medical Brigades The UCLA Chapter of Global Brigades is a student-led group that supports Global Brigades in the implementation of a holistic model to meet the health and economic goals of rural communities in...
Global Medical Missions Alliance at UCLA -Leaving a positive and profound impact for Christ by guiding and equipping students with training and networking opportunities so they may serve as effective healers and ministers of Christ’s love. ...
Global Medical Training at UCLA The purpose of GMT is to offer pre-health students an educationally enriching opportunity of gaining first-hand medical and dental experience, while providing free humanitarian health care services...
Gray For Glioblastoma at Ucla Gray for Glioblastoma at the UCLA is intended to raise awareness and funds to support Glioblastoma Multiforme research while simultaneously creating a hopeful and positive space for all individuals...
Happy Feet Clinic How to help L.A.’s homeless? One foot at a time. Without homes or any mode of transportation, hundreds of homeless people walk an average of 13 miles a day. Some walk for days, weeks, or months...
Head and Neck Surgery Interest Group (HNSIG) Interest group for medical students interested in head and neck surgery.
Healing Hearts Healing Hearts is an organization dedicated to helping underrepresented pre-med/pre-health students and senior citizens. We connect students interested in medicine with hospice patients, in order to...
Health Equity in Nursing (HEN) This organization focuses on promoting health equity within nursing. We aim to explore topics such as, but not limited to: anti-racism, culturally-humble care, social and structural determinants of...
Health Sciences Education Program at UCLA The Health Sciences Education Program's purpose is to educate students in the surrounding community on health science topics. We are a student-run organization that presents lessons in K-12 schools,...
Health-Link Society at UCLA Health-Link Society (HLS) was launched in 2020 amidst the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic by Zakaria Alyan and Shakibur Rahman, two visionary undergraduate students at Temple University. Their...
Healthcare Exploration and Leadership Our goal is to provide a space where students can explore various healthcare careers. It can be overwhelming to be surrounded by students who know exactly what specialty they want to pursue, so this...
Healthcare for Homeless @ UCLA Works with organizations and clinics to help provide healthcare services for homeless persons in the Los Angeles Area. Our help comes in the form of volunteering for clinic events, fundraising to...
HealthUnity at UCLA HealthUnity will help lessen healthcare inequality in the Los Angeles area by organizing volunteering for club members at local free health clinics, and fundraisers. We also encourage volunteerism...
High-tech and Neurological-Disorders (HAND) High-tech and Neuro-Disorders (HAND) is a non-profit organization at UCLA aiming to increase awareness and education of neurological diseases, including movement disorders such as Parkinson’s...
Holistic Care Our organization aims to provide non-medical forms of therapy and relief for patients in hospital and clinic settings, ranging from pediatric to geriatric. These patients are in postoperative or...
HOSA Future Health Professionals @ UCLA HOSA @ UCLA is chapter of HOSA- Future Health Professionals, an international student led organization. The mission of HOSA is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the...
HR REACH at UCLA HR REACH is made up of DGSOM medical students dedicated to advancing harm reduction in medicine. HR REACH UCLA is a local chapter of an established national organization dedicated to Harm Reduction...
InnoMed InnoMed is a student-driven organization focused on developing innovative technology solutions to address critical medical challenges. By uniting students from fields like biology, engineering,...
Institute of Neuro Innovation @ UCLA We are a nonprofit research and philanthropy foundation. We develop and implement pioneering methods in applied neuroscience to alleviate suffering and enhance lives. Through research and...
Integrative Medicine Student Interest Group Welcome to the Integrative Medicine Student Interest Group (IMSIG)! We are a graduate student organization through UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. We are so excited to welcome you and share...
Internal Medicine Interest Group The mission of the DGSOM-UCLA Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG) is to provide students with information about internal medicine as a medical specialty and as a possible career; expose students...
Iranian Medical Society at UCLA The Iranian Medical Society is a non-profit organization for Iranian-Americans in the medical field. The purpose of the organization is to enhance medical knowledge among medical professionals of...
Jewish Medical Student Association (JMSA) The Jewish Medical Student Association (JMSA) supports Jewish life for medical students at UCLA and promotes the study of the Jewish tradition and its contributions to the field of medicine. In...
Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP) at UCLA KDSAP is an undergraduate student run organization working to combat Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) through education and free community screenings in medically underserved populations. Our two main...
La Cosecha The mission of LA Cosecha is to increase allies fighting for equitable healthcare for farmworkers by increasing awareness amongst future health care providers on the health plights of farmworkers and...
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science is a network of students, alumni, and health...
Latino Student Health Project (LSHP) LSHP was established in 1978 in response to high rates of chronic disease in underrepresented communities with limited access to healthcare. Our mission is to increase access to healthcare services...
Latinos In Surgery Latinos In Surgery (LIS) was founded to bridge the gap for DGSOM Latino medical students and surgical specialties. We hope to do this by organizing surgical shadowing experiences, workshops, and...
Latinx Nursing Student-Alumni Association (LANSA) The Latinx Nursing Student-Alumni Association’s aims to advance the health and well-being of Latinx communities through collaborative partnerships within the School of Nursing and the greater Los...
Latinxs/Chicanxs for Community Medicine (LCCM) Latinxs/Chicanxs for Community Medicine is a pre-health organization committed to improving the quality of health care in underserved communities. LCCM does this by first hand exposure to the...
Lavender Health Alliance Lavender Health Alliance is dedicated to providing support, community, and resources for LGBTQ+ pre-health students and increasing awareness of inequalities facing LGBTQ+ folks in healthcare, higher...
Leaders 2 Give at UCLA To inspire, teach and empower individuals to become leaders who possess the skills required to solve the problems facing society by providing an opportunity to engage in hands-on work in developing...
Lifestyle Medicine Club at UCLA Lifestyle Medicine Club at UCLA is a student-led organization dedicated to promoting evidence-based lifestyle interventions through nutrition and physical activity for the improvement of chronic...
Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group Lifestyle Medicine is one of the fastest growing career fields of medicine globally. Holding the promise for health reform as it addresses the root-cause of chronic illness, Lifestyle Medicine is the...
Link Nonprofit at UCLA We are a chapter of a larger nonprofit organization (Link Nonprofit) aiming to connect underserved communities with primary and preventative healthcare resources. We will employ a two-pronged model,...
Los Angeles Human Rights Initiative We are a student-run asylum clinic dedicated to providing forensic medical and mental health evaluations for individuals seeking asylum in the United States. Our mission also includes community...
Med Coalition Student led organization located at UCLA. Focused on increasing accessibility to healthcare, especially in developing countries. We aim to help increase interest in the medical field and eliminate...
Med Mentors at UCLA Med Mentors is a group of DGSOM medical students who are eager to share advice and resources with premed students at UCLA and beyond. We partner with Pre-Health at UCLA and the DGSOM Admissions and...
MedConnect @ UCLA MedConnect at UCLA is a pre-health networking organization designed to support and guide students pursuing careers in medicine, dentistry, and other healthcare professions. Our mission is to create...
MedDebt Health Initiative MedDebt Health Initiative aims to improve health equity and financial well-being in the community; raise awareness about medical debt issues affecting underserved populations in Los Angeles County;...
Media and Medicine Media and Medicine is making space for health journalism to thrive while educating our DGSOM community to be active and effective in the media. We will host panels with physician journalists and...
Medical Aid Initiative (MAI) The Medical Aid Initiative is a student-founded organization that provides resources to organizations that share the same vision of providing free medical care and health education to both domestic...
Medical Associates for Rehabilitation Care (MARC) Medical Associates for Rehabilitation Care (MARC) is a non-profit organization at UCLA dedicated to advocating for and supporting individuals in rehabilitation. Through our four main focuses -...
Medical Ethics & Dilemmas Society The Medical Ethics & Dilemmas Society at UCLA is a student-led organization dedicated to exploring the complex ethical issues and dilemmas in healthcare, medicine, and biomedical research. Our...
Medical Experience through Service in Healthcare The purpose of Medical Experience through Service in Healthcare is to act as a bridge between understaffed free health clinics/non-profit organizations and UCLA students interested in volunteering...
Medical Friends Medical Friends is UCLA's first mentorship program catered exclusively to pre-med students. Our program pairs up experienced, pre-med upperclassmen mentors with underclassmen looking to pursue...
Medical Literature Society We are an online news platform seeking to create a centralized source for all information that pertains to pre-health students. Additionally, we want to empower the pre-health community by creating a...
Medical Spanish & Language Justice (MSLJ) The mission of the Medical Spanish & Language Justice Group (MSLJ) is to advance linguistic and cultural competency in medical education and clinical practice. Recognizing the significant...
Medicine and Art Medicine and Art at UCLA strives to show the importance of creativity and interdisciplinary skills in healthcare and STEM. Our organization leads events where students can appreciate art (painting...
MEDLIFE at UCLA Want a hands-on medical and community service experience? Want to bring health care to the people who need it most? Want a once in a lifetime experience? Travel to Tanzania, India, Ecuador, Panama,...
MedReach MedReach at UCLA is a volunteer outreach organization that aims to provide education and mentorship to high school students interested in exploring the healthcare field. Our goal is to educate and...
MedTech Innovation (MTI) The MedTech Innovation club aims to bring together the worlds of health and technology to create new ways to care for patients. It's focused on using things like wearable tech, artificial...
Melanin & Medicine at UCLA We are scholars of the Afrikan Diaspora who seek to enrich Black students with the skills needed to excel in their health professional careers. Our mission is to revolutionize the future of medicine...
Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS) at UCLA MAPS represents the pre-medical and post-baccalaureate section of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA). We provide underrepresented pre-medical students with knowledge and experiences that...
Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA To provide health care and social services to the homeless and medically underserved populations in West Hollywood and Santa Monica. To educate volunteers (undergraduate, medical, public health, and...
Morning Sign Out at UCLA Morning Sign Out: UCLA Chapter is dedicated to the modernization of medicine, both by utilizing cutting-edge platforms such as health fairs and social media to promote health literacy among the...
Muscular Dystrophy Society at DGSOM Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically diverse group of rare muscle disorders that lead to the progressive weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles. With nine types of MD, all...
Muscular Dystrophy Society on Campus Muscular dystrophies are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare muscle disorders that progressively weaken and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. There are 9 types of muscular...
Music in Medicine A UCLA volunteer initiative that connects student musicians with patients, staff, and physicians at Ronald Reagan Medical Hospital through live music. Our mission is to create healing moments through...
Musical Medicine The purpose of the "Musical Medicine" organization will be to promote that listening to music is a powerful tool that has the potential to improve the mental and physical health of people...
NAAMA NextGen; National Arab American Medical Association Next Gen The National Arab American Medical Association at UCLA is a pre-med organization that aims to connect, empower, and inspire Arab American healthcare students. We seek to empower undergraduate and...
Narrative Medicine Club at UCLA The Narrative Medicine Club at UCLA is dedicated to fostering communication, empathy, and inclusivity by providing a platform for physicians to navigate and articulate in a literary manner how...
Narrative Medicine Collective The Narrative Medicine Collective at DGSOM seeks to provide a collaborative space for medical students and healthcare professionals to reflect on their collective experiences within healthcare....
Neurodiversity Health Chats at UCLA Neurodiversity Health Chats (NDHC) is originally a student led project (now club) led by Dr. Emily Hotez, Ph.D. and the UC-LEND clinic-- and funded by the Association of University Centers on...
NeuroNote As a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness on the importance of musical education in children, NeuroNote works alongside research labs in developing new approaches to K-12 education...
NMDP on Campus For patients with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma or other life-threatening diseases, a cure exists – a marrow transplant. We lead the fight to advance the science of...
OB/GYN Interest Group (OBIG) OBIG aims to facilitate clinical opportunities, collaborative discussions, and mentorship pathways for medical students with leaders across career pathways within the field of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Oncology Student Interest Group The Oncology Student Interest Group is a DGSOM student led group focused on exposing medical students to careers in oncologic specialties. This organization organizes faculty talks, patient provide...
Operation Smile at DGSOM Operation Smile is a non-profit organization that provides facial reconstructive surgery (children's cleft lip and cleft palate repair) in medically-underserved countries.
Ophthalmology Interest Group The Ophthalmology Interest Group (OIG) is a career specialty interest group that is devoted to increasing medical student awareness, exposure and interest in the field of ophthalmology. Our primary...
Oral Cancer Foundation Club An entity to learn more about oral cancers, the causes, discovery, treatments and post treatment issues; and engage in public service efforts in the community, such as educational events and free...
Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group The Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group (OSIG) at UCLA is designed for students who are interested in learning more about a career in orthopaedics. Over the course of the academic year, specially...
Ovarian Outreach at UCLA Ovarian Outreach at UCLA is about supporting and empowering those impacted by ovarian cancer. We work to raise awareness, advocate for survivors, and build a community where people feel understood...
Pages for Pediatrics at UCLA Pages for Pediatrics is an organization that writes, illustrates, and publishes children's storybooks on pediatric illnesses and disability. Our aim is to create characters that reflect our patients’...
Palliative Care and Hospice Interest Group Palliative Care and Hospice Interest Group (PHIG) works to facilitate understanding of end-of-life care in diverse populations and encourage the development of essential skills for all physicians and...
Pathology Student Interest Group Our purpose is to expand awareness and interest among medical and graduate students about the field of pathology. To achieve this mission, we: • gain exposure to what a career in pathology entails •...
Pathways to Clinical Experience (PCE @ UCLA) PCE is dedicated to the mission of helping pre-medical students pursue clinical occupations and experience. Positions such as EMT's, Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists, EKG Technicians and more play...
Pediatric Interest Club @ UCLA To promote and advocate for the health of the pediatric population through community outreach and education for students interested in pediatric nursing in order to better the lives of children and...
Pediatric Research and Education Society (PRES) The Pediatric Research and Education Society (PRES) at UCLA is a student-led organization dedicated to exploring and advancing pediatric healthcare through three pillars: education, service, and...
Pediatric Research Organization The Pediatric Research Organization is an educational program that aims to provide students with the tools to digest complex scientific research papers. Through peer discussions and live seminars,...
Pediatrics Interest Group The Pediatric Interest Group (PIG) strives to educate medical students about the vast field of pediatrics by promoting student exploration of pediatrics and its subspecialties, providing...
Persian Medical Society at UCLA The purpose of the Persian Medical Society is to provide a platform for individuals interested in Persian medicine to collaborate, share knowledge, and contribute to the advancement of medical...
Phi Chi Pre-Medical Fraternity The purpose of this organization shall be to encourage and support the pre-health interests and pursuits of members and contribute to the good of others. Phi Chi Pre-Medical Society’s motto is “First...
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Student Interest Group We are a graduate medical student program dedicated to the education of future physicians about the PM&R specialty and its function within the healthcare system. We also strive to help provide...
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group The interest group will debunk some of the myths and stereotypes commonly associated with Plastic Surgery, and introduce students to the diversity of opportunities available with a career in this...
Pre-Health Empowerment Society The Pre-Health Empowerment Society at UCLA is a student-led organization dedicated to empowering and supporting students pursuing careers in healthcare, including medicine, dentistry, and other...
Pre-Health Undergraduate Preparatory Initiatives (PUPPIES) at UCLA Pre-Health Undergraduate Preparatory Initiatives (PUPPIES) at UCLA is a mentorship group for incoming pre-health students to help them navigate and prepare for their freshman year. Run by a group of...
Pre-Med Community at UCLA The Pre-Med Community at UCLA is a 100% non-competitive organization that seeks to help UCLA pre-med students navigate their academic path and meet individuals like them. Through this club, members...
Pre-Med Undergraduate Mentorship Program (PUMP) The Pre-Med Undergraduate Mentorship Program (PUMP) is a multifaceted organization that provides opportunities for leadership experience to upperclassmen through mentoring and program administration,...
Pre-Medical Undergraduate Learning through Shadowing Experience (PULSE) PULSE (Pre-Medical Undergraduate Learning Through Shadowing Experience) is a UCLA student-run physician shadowing organization aiming to provide members with a holistic overview of the medical field...
Pre-Optometry Society at UCLA We are dedicated to supporting, educating and promoting UCLA pre-optometry students. We offer educational resources and opportunities pertaining to the field of optometry. This includes optometry...
Pre-Pharmacy Society at UCLA The Pre-Pharmacy Society at UCLA is a student-run organization whose primary mission is to serve undergraduate students pursuing pharmacy-related careers. By inviting various speakers, providing...
Pre-Physician Assistant Club at UCLA Founded in 2014, the Pre-Physician Assistant Club at UCLA aims to familiarize undergraduate students with the Physician Assistant (PA) profession and graduate school admission requirements to help...
Pre-Veterinary Society at UCLA We are a student run organization designed to help fellow Bruins succeed on their veterinary career path. We hold meetings on even weeks with guest speakers (veterinarians, admissions officers),...
Pride Alliance at DGSOM Pride Alliance is a support network for UCLA medical students, residents and faculty who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual, two-spirit, questioning, and...
Project Sunshine Chapter at UCLA The Project Sunshine Chapter at UCLA aims to deliver the same dynamism Project Sunshine empowers at a national level to multiple hospitals in the Los Angeles area. Our volunteers will relieve the...
Psychedelic Science Students Network at UCLA The Psychedelic Science Student Network at UCLA intends to create a space for education and current event information about psychedelics; raise objective awareness about how psychedelics can be used...
Psychiatry Interest Group The Psychiatry Interest Group is dedicated to helping its members explore the field of psychiatry and its many subspecialties. Through lunch talks, skills workshops, outings into the community, and...
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Interest Group The Public Health and Preventive Medicine Interest Group enables students to learn more about the field of public health and preventative medicine, participate in community outreach, and discover...
Public Health Initiative: Leaders of Tomorrow PILOT is a Pre-Professional Public Health Organization at UCLA. We are a career oriented club that prepares members for graduate schools and future jobs in the public health and health administration...
Radiology and Interventional Radiology Interest Group Radiology is a field that lies at the heart of the future of medicine. With its rapidly expanding diagnostic power and therapeutic potential, radiology provides a cutting-edge take on practicing...
Regenerative Medicine Club The Regenerative Medicine Club (RMC) is dedicated to fostering and developing research interests and abilities in the stem cell field. RMC aims to provide an environment where members are given the...
Sangre Brava at UCLA Sangre Brava is a student-led organization committed to addressing the critical blood shortage at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by engaging high schools across California in coordinated blood...
Saving Hearts Foundation Saving Hearts Foundation is a student organization dedicated to hosting free heart screenings at high schools within the greater Los Angeles community to prevent sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in our...
School of Nursing Asian Pacific Islander Nursing Student and Alumni Association (APINSAA) To support UCLA School of Nursing's Asian and Pacific Islander (API) nursing students and alumni through community engagement, scholarship and service.
SEAM: Student Exploration of Academic Medicine at UCLA An Undergraduate Student organization seeking to: Promote scientific collaboration and engagement between club members, Provide opportunities for undergraduates to learn about new biomedical...
Society for Physical and Occupational Therapy Club at UCLA SPOT is a pre-physical therapy and pre-occupational therapy club dedicated to maximizing career guidance, clinical exposure, and community outreach for our members. The primary purpose our club is...
Space Medicine Club The Space Medicine Club is the first organization at UCLA dedicated to informing undergraduate students about the space medicine career path. With space medicine being a lesser known yet rapidly...
Spanish In Healthcare Spanish in Healthcare is a student organization dedicated to practicing medical Spanish and giving back to the Latino community. We hold monthly meetings where we practice medical Spanish terminology...
Speak Out for Service Speak Out for Service (SOS) is a student-led organization committed to advocating for equitable healthcare access. Our mission is twofold: first, to raise awareness about the pressing issue of...
Special Olympics @ DGSOM Special Olympics @ DGSOM has three goals: - Increase awareness for inclusive health practices by hosting faculty-led workshops and panels - Expose medical students to careers focused on treating...
Sports Medicine Club Sports Medicine Club is a student-run non-profit organization that strives to educate, connect, and explore within the field of sports medicine. Our members share a passion for movement, activity,...
Sports Medicine Interest Group at DGSOM The multidimensional aspect of sports medicine is often overlooked. Although the field universally deals with physical injuries related to sports and exercise, many disciplines contribute to this...
Steatohepatitis Project @ UCLA Steatohepatitis Project @ UCLA is a student-run organization proposing community liver screenings to catch fatty liver before inflammation and scarring of the liver becomes irreversible, and, most...
STROKE Rehabilitation, Education, and Community Outreach Volunteers (RECOVERY) at UCLA This organization is intended to allow undergraduate students to be active participants in research and community service efforts with stroke survivors. In addition, we aim to increase awareness of...
Student Interest Group in Neurology The Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) seeks to foster interest in the field of neurology and inform career planning. With the aid of faculty neurologists and patients, we strive to provide...
Student Run Homeless Clinics Founded in 1990, SRHC’s mission is to improve the health of patients who are unhoused throughout Los Angeles by providing patient care, advocating for equitable healthcare access, and assisting with...
Student Stroke Force Recognizing the community need for stroke public education and awareness, the UCLA Stroke Force was formed in 1992 under the leadership and guidance of the late Dr. Sidney Starkman, Head of UCLA...
Student Stroke Team In 1992, recognizing the need for earlier detection and treatment of strokes, famed UCLA emergency room physician and neurologist Dr. Sidney Starkman gathered a fortunate group of UCLA undergraduate...
Surgery Interest Group (SIG) The mission of Surgery Interest Group (SIG) is to educate medical students about a career in the field of general surgery and its various sub-specialties: in terms of the requirements for residency...
SWANA AT UCLA The Southwest Asian/North African (S.W.A.N.A.) Health Alliance at UCLA is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive community of aspiring health professionals with a focus on the S.W.A.N.A....
SWC Planned Parenthood Chapter at UCLA The Student Wellness Commission (SWC) Planned Parenthood Chapter @ UCLA is a student committee that aims to provide a platform for students to be better activists for reproductive health as well as...
Synapse at UCLA Synapse at UCLA is a chapter of the national nonprofit organization dedicated to combating the isolation individuals with brain injury often face through the creation of a powerful social support...
Syrian American Medical Society at UCLA The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) is an organization that provides medical care and humanitarian aid to those affected by the Syrian crisis. It was founded by Syrian-American healthcare...
Team HBV Team HBV chapters aim to train knowledgeable educators and inspire student leaders, distribute culturally sensitive and easy-to-understand educational brochures on HBV to students and local...
Teddy Bear Hospital at UCLA The purpose of TBH USA at UCLA is to provide children with positive healthcare experiences, promote health and well-being, and increase health literacy in the community while providing medical...
Teddy Bear Hospital DGSOM Mission Statement Teddy Bear Hospital DGSOM is a branch of the Teddy Bear Hospital USA (TBH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization run by medical students and undergraduate students. Collectively,...
Teens for Screens at UCLA As part of efforts to come up with a new model for community outreach about breast cancer, UCSF's San Francisco Cancer Initiative Breast Cancer Task Force (SFCAN) discussed the idea of Teens for...
Thaakat At UCLA In launching a Thaakat chapter at UCLA, our vision is to create a vibrant community that is committed to eradicating global poverty through research, fundraising, healthcare, and mission trips....
The Diabetes Link at UCLA Our chapter of the Diabetes Link (formerly College Diabetes Network) was founded for the purpose of connecting college students with and affected by diabetes in the hopes that these connections will...
The Giving Craft Our club creates a space for individuals to craft and donate handmade items, including crochet, paintings, drawings, embroidery, felt art, and similar crafts, to healthcare facilities such as...
The Healthcare Improvement and Innovation in Quality (THINQ) at UCLA The Healthcare Improvement and Innovation in Quality (THINQ) Collaborative is a group of undergraduate and graduate students working with physicians at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to conduct...
The Mona Club at UCLA Our goal is to encourage and inspire individuals, particularly women, in impoverished areas to pursue higher education in medical/healthcare fields. Working hand in hand with The Mona Foundation to...
Think Tourniquet Think Tourniquet is a student organization that contributes to and promotes the national public health campaign "Stop the Bleed" by empowering bystanders to become educated with the skills and...
Thoracic Surgery Interest Group (TSIG) The Thoracic Surgery Interest Group will provide the UCLA DGSOM community with unique opportunities to cultivate and support interest in general thoracic surgery by connecting medical students,...
Thrive Adaptive Thrive Adaptive is a group of individuals dedicated to improving patient outcomes for people with disabilities by providing hands-on experiences and educational opportunities for medical students and...
THYRAISE at UCLA THYRAISE, short for Thyroid Awareness, Innovation, Support, and Education, is a novel organization dedicated to increasing awareness and advocating for thyroid syndromes and cancers across Los...
Timmy Global Health at UCLA Timmy Global Health at UCLA is a global health organization affiliated with the international non-profit, Timmy Global Health. Timmy Global Health at UCLA is set up to provide service opportunities...
TransferMed TransferMed is a Pre-Health organization at UCLA dedicated to supporting transfer students in securing opportunities such as clinical exposure, research, and interactive learning excursions....
Transplant Surgery Interest Group @ DGSOM The Transplant Surgery Interest Group (TSIG) aims to provide medical students with a unique and comprehensive understanding of the complex and multidisciplinary field of organ transplantation....
UAEM (Universities Allied for Essential Medicines) Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, or UAEM, was founded in 2001 by a group of Yale students, fighting for medicine accessibility in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since then, UAEM has grown to become...
Ultrasound Interest Group (USIG) The goal of the Ultrasound Interest Group (USIG) is to provide opportunities for medical students to receive a more expansive education in ultrasound that they can use during their medical training...
UMMA Volunteer Project (UVP) UMMA Volunteer Project (UVP) was founded in 1996 as a volunteer source for the UMMA Community Clinic, a free health clinic established by UCLA graduate and undergraduate students to serve the...
Undocumed Students and Allies (UMSA) Our mission as Undocumed Students and Allies (UMSA) is to collectively provide support for undocumented medical students at DGSOM and the undocumented community at large. We aim to fulfill this...
Vi Corporation Vi Corporation is a student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Colton creating preventative health initiatives and supporting existing community programs. We recognize that the areas we...
Vitality Medical Initiative Vitality Medical Initiative is a student-led organization at UCLA dedicated to promoting senior health and wellness through functional training, fall risk education, and personalized mobility...
Wilderness Medicine Interest Group Dedicated to exploring the intersection of medicine and the great outdoors, WMIG provides hands-on experiences, workshops, and discussions focused on austere and remote healthcare. Join us to learn...
Women In Anesthesiology Women in Anesthesiology (WIA) at UCLA will address the significant underrepresentation and challenges faced by women in the field. As of March 2023, women comprised only 26.1% of anesthesiologists in...
Women in Surgery Interest Group (WiSIG) The Women in Surgery Interest Group (WISIG) was created to address and support the increasing interest in surgical careers by female medical students and to enhance the exposure of UCLA’s medical...
Women's Health Nursing Organization The Women’s Health Nursing Organization (WHNO) advocates for women’s health by collaborating with healthcare professionals and working with our community to educate, empower, and provide holistic...