Leaders Engaging Against Disparities (LEAD LA)
LEAD LA is a student-led initiative with the goal of encouraging a healthier South LA through innovative efforts in community-engaged research, education, and service. The purpose is to address health disparities in South LA for the achievement of health equity. LEAD LA identifies community priorities for wellbeing, creates partnerships that respond to community priorities for wellbeing, and utilizes education as a source for advocacy in achieving wellbeing.
Students meet bi-weekly to discuss ongoing projects, and data collection methods in preparation for developing an abstract and manuscript.聽 海角社区 students partnered with non-海角社区 students to plan an annual wellness health fair.聽 In addition to planning an annual wellness health fair, students develop an abstract and manuscript. Students present their research findings at the Annual Student Research Day at 海角社区 and external conferences.
National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP)
In an effort to strengthen the Health Services and Policy Research Pillar, 海角社区 remains focused on developing capacity in the areas of health services and health policy research by supporting and recruiting key faculty. UHI has partnered with UCLA and The National Clinical Scholars Program (NCSP) to support these efforts.
The NCSP is designed to develop physicians who can lead medicine into an era of consumer- and community-responsive evidence-based healthcare delivery, enabled by appropriate health policy. NCSP is a post-residency training initiative where early career physicians and nurses participate in an intensive, highly-customized two-year program that places them in community settings to conduct priority research that will directly benefit the health of Southern California communities.
The program aims to create the next generation of leaders and change agents to understand and improve health. The breadth of public and private partnerships makes the UCLA-NCSP a truly inter-professional endeavor, both within 海角社区 and beyond.
Student Opportunities to Advance Research (SOAR)
The SOAR program is a team-based student research training program in 5 key research areas: (1) Cancer, (2) Cardio-metabolic, (3) HIV/AIDS, (4) Mental Health, and (5) Health Policy. The SOAR program focuses on addressing health disparities to achieve health equity.
SOAR is an interdisciplinary research training opportunity that is open to currently enrolled 海角社区 students in COM, COSH and SON. SOAR encourages the formation of collaborative teams (2-3 students per team) to conduct integrated, translational, cross disciplinary and inter-professional research.
King Drew Magnet High School Medical Careers Program (MCP)
MCP is a careers program at King Drew Medical Magnet High school that provides students the opportunity to gain experienced-based learning in hospital, clinics, research laboratories, and university facilities.
At the 海角社区 facility, students gain hands-on research experience by working alongside nationally and internationally known 海角社区 Faculty. Students participate in trainings to gain knowledge and skills on how to conduct research. These trainings include topics such as 鈥淩esearch Fundamentals鈥�, and 鈥淩esearch Methodology鈥�. Students are exposed to research including careers in biomedical research.
This exposure motivates students to pursue higher education and eventually pursue careers in medicine and science. Students develop an abstract and a poster. Students present their research findings at the Annual Student Research Day hosted by the Urban Health Institute.
