Thanks to funding from The Doctors Company Foundation, the CMA Foundation is pleased to announce that grants up to $2,000 are available to medical student-run clinics. The funding for the medical student-run clinics is also supported by Hoops for Health, a medical student-run fundraiser. Please click here to download a flyer.
The CMA Foundation continues to offer Medical Student Community Leadership Grants to support health-related educational, advocacy, community service, and other outreach programs that enhance the well-being of California communities. Grants average $250
- $1000.
2010 Medical Student Community
Leadership Grants
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
The Latino Medical Student Association-West of UCSF will bring together physicians, medicine students and undergraduate students to learn about healthcare reform and ways in which students can fulfill the mission of Latino Medical Student Association-West. Issues affecting Latino populations will be addressed. Advocacy and action among healthcare professionals will be encouraged. Establishment of a communication “pipeline” between the professional world and underrepresented minorities is encouraged. It is expected the more than 1,000 participants will attend the event.
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Students at the UC Davis School of Medicine will support an inner city middle school which serves culturally diverse, socio-economically disadvantaged youth through “Junior Health Professions Academy,” a program that provides courses and extracurricular activities. “Middle School Outreach Day,” will bring 28 at risk, middle school students to the UC Davis Medical Center where they will attend a panel presentation held by nursing, physician assistant and medical students. Panel members will discuss requirements for achieving healthcare careers. The day will include a clinical skills workshop and discussion about healthcare provider/patient communication.
University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
This grant, awarded to the UCLA Family Medicine Interest Group, will sponsor students to attend the national American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) conference and encourage students to register with AAFP and to learn about the field of Family Medicine.
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
UCD medical students will provide awareness and education about health topics to African Americans in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood via the annual Ulezi Family Health Fair. The Ulezi Family Health Fair weaves together family-oriented fun and activities with information about healthy lifestyles. It targets chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke, and HIV/AIDS. It equips the residents of Oak Park with knowledge about preventive measures and proactive health behaviors. Free healthcare screenings will be available.
Loma Linda University, School of Medicine
This project will support the Social Action Community Health System and Loma Linda University Student-Run Clinic, a collaborative effort designed to deliver affordable, quality healthcare to the low-income population of Norton, San Bernardino County. In operation since 2007, this clinic currently holds two evening clinics monthly. Goals include increasing the number of clinics each month and increasing the number of attending physicians at each clinic.
Touro University-California, School of Medicine
The goal of this project is to create an interdisciplinary student-run health clinic that improves access to healthcare for the residents of Vallejo, California. The clinic will enhance the clinical skills of osteopathic, pharmacy, physician assistant, and public health students. Utilizing the resources of Touro University-California, with the assistance of faculty, students will provide free medical consultations and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) to address the compelling healthcare needs of Vallejo. It is hoped that the student-run clinic will provide free vital sign assessments, healthy lifestyle education, pharmaceutical consultation, eye exams, OMT, and, potentially, full screening physical exams.
University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
This grant will support the Synergy Health Fair, an annual event hosted by the UCLA/Charles Drew University Chapter of Student National Medical Association. Undergraduate students, medical students, residents, and community members volunteer to provide free health screenings and services for members of a Los Angeles community in need (Crenshaw community of greater South Los Angeles). Services offered at the health fair include screenings for diabetes, hypertension, anemia, high cholesterol, HIV, osteoporosis, and breast cancer. Dental, vision, physician consultation, and referral services are also provided.
University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
The UCLA chapter of Filipino Americans in Medicine will provide healthcare lectures to Filipino American senior citizens at the Silver Lake Medical Center offices of the Filipino American Service Group, Inc. Bi-monthly lectures will cover such topics as diabetes and hypertension.
University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
The UCLA chapter of American Medical Women’s Association will provide teen health education classes at three sites (Robert Levine Clinic, Santa Monica High School Teen Clinic and Culver City Youth Center) of the Venice Family Clinics. Health education classes will be held weekly, in four-week blocks, in five cycles. Medical students will develop and implement curricula on bone health, physical activity, food labels, body image, and safe sex practices.
University of South California, Keck School of Medicine
USC’s Family Medicine Interest Group will host “Primary Care 2010,” bringing together two Los Angeles medical universities (USC and Charles Drew University). The goals are to highlight, educate and celebrate the importance of primary care. The two-day event will draw attention to increasing the quality of educational programs for future primary care physicians and will provide a better understanding of the new healthcare reform provisions. The event will include speakers and evening clinic tours.
University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
The Family Medicine Interest Group will host a series of lectures on the application of and opportunities within family medicine and will collaborate with other primary care interest groups to host “Primary Care Week.” The week will be marked by a series of lectures that will highlight the various career opportunities in the field of primary care and its importance to society. Topics will include pediatrics, women’s health, family medicine for the LGBT community, and primary care in the global health and urgent care settings.
University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group will inform medical students about the growing field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation through lunch-time lectures on topics such as RM&R in Oncology and Palliative Care and various subspecialties within PM&R including spinal cord injury, brain injury, pain management, and sports medicine.
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2009
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The CMA Foundation proudly provides grants to California medical
student organizations in support of projects that promote
community health and well being. 
