UCSF PRIME-US (Urban Underserved)

[Elastase]

"UC San Francisco’s PRIME-US (Urban Underserved) will be conducted jointly by the UCSF and UCSF-UCB joint medical program. These students will focus on urban underserved populations in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay area, and in Fresno and the Central Valley, with a special focus on migrant agricultural workers and the large and growing South East Asian population (principally Hmong). Through the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley, PRIME US students will gain specific additional training in population based health and disease prevention science as they relate to underserved and disenfranchised Californians. Initial enrollments are anticipated for as early as 2006 (perhaps a partial class at Berkeley) or 2007."

As most of you Cali residents know, there is PRIME-LC (PRogram In Medical Education - Latino Community) at UC Irvine. It really is an incredible program. This year it look like there will be a pilot program at UCSF this year, incoming class of 2006.

Is anyone strongly considering applying for this program that has been accepted into UCSF or the UCSF Joint Medical Program?

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[Jaydiggity21]

I was thinking about it...what do you think about it? I really wanted to apply for the PRIME-LC program at UCI, but im not sure about the UCSF program. I think that I read that they are only taking like 10 students, and that those interested in primary care should have a real interest in applying. I am not sure I am interested in primary care, but it says you dont have to be to apply. Just wondering what others thought about the program as well

 

[Elastase]

I was thinking about it...what do you think about it? I really wanted to apply for the PRIME-LC program at UCI, but im not sure about the UCSF program. I think that I read that they are only taking like 10 students, and that those interested in primary care should have a real interest in applying. I am not sure I am interested in primary care, but it says you dont have to be to apply. Just wondering what others thought about the program as well

Yeah, they are taking 6 Regular program UCSF students, and 4 UCB/UCSF JMP students. Also, the Regular program UCSFers can get an MPH at Berkeley...

 

[anystream]

I heard at one of my UC interviews that they are starting PRIME programs at most of the UC med schools for the 2007 entering class, which will actually expand the class sizes for next year's applicants. I think Davis will have something to do with rural health, SF with the homeless population, I think SD might have something to do with their free clinic? I actually don't remember. I forget about UCLA. I think its a great idea.

 

[Elastase]

I heard at one of my UC interviews that they are starting PRIME programs at most of the UC med schools for the 2007 entering class, which will actually expand the class sizes for next year's applicants. I think Davis will have something to do with rural health, SF with the homeless population, I think SD might have something to do with their free clinic? I actually don't remember. I forget about UCLA. I think its a great idea.

Check out this document from the CA senate:

www.sen.ca.gov/health/MED_SCHOOL_SHORTAGES_UCPRIME.doc

The UCSF PRIME-US will not be based on the homeless population only, its other communities that are also part of the urban underserved. UCI is expanding its med school by two this year, through the PRIME-LC. UC Davis will be next probably with RC (rural communities), and I would imagine that they will increase their small class size since they are moving to larger facilities in Sac-town.

 

[alpenglow]

"UC San Francisco’s PRIME-US (Urban Underserved) will be conducted jointly by the UCSF and UCSF-UCB joint medical program. These students will focus on urban underserved populations in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay area, and in Fresno and the Central Valley, with a special focus on migrant agricultural workers and the large and growing South East Asian population (principally Hmong). Through the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley, PRIME US students will gain specific additional training in population based health and disease prevention science as they relate to underserved and disenfranchised Californians. Initial enrollments are anticipated for as early as 2006 (perhaps a partial class at Berkeley) or 2007."

As most of you Cali residents know, there is PRIME-LC (PRogram In Medical Education - Latino Community) at UC Irvine. It really is an incredible program. This year it look like there will be a pilot program at UCSF this year, incoming class of 2006.

Is anyone strongly considering applying for this program that has been accepted into UCSF or the UCSF Joint Medical Program?

If I choose UCSF (out of the two that I am debating between), I am definitely applying - this is exactly what I am interested in doing!

 

[doublepeak]

Check out this document from the CA senate:

www.sen.ca.gov/health/MED_SCHOOL_SHORTAGES_UCPRIME.doc

Thank you so much for the link! I kind of got a different impression about it from their letter to us with the application. I was seriously thinking about applying for it before but now I'm not so sure it's right for me anymore since I'm more interested in working with INNER CITY underserved (that's what I thought as urban) in the US but also abroad (which this wouldn't get into at all) - so there would be many more people who would get more from this program than me (for example issues in central valley, etc)....

Does anyone else have more info on it?

 

[Elastase]

Thank you so much for the link! I kind of got a different impression about it from their letter to us with the application. I was seriously thinking about applying for it before but now I'm not so sure it's right for me anymore since I'm more interested in working with INNER CITY underserved (that's what I thought as urban) in the US but also abroad (which this wouldn't get into at all) - so there would be many more people who would get more from this program than me (for example issues in central valley, etc)....

Does anyone else have more info on it?

That document is over a year old. I would definitely follow the information that they sent you, thats probably the most accurate. I'm pretty sure that urban DOES mean inner city and not rural like that document states..