Advancing Health Equity Advocacy and Diversity (AHEAD)

The goal of this initiative is to educate our residents in topics surrounding the DEI space as well as provide them avenues to become advocates in our community. 

RISE (Residents In Solidarity with Emerging Leaders) Near-Peer Mentorship Program

A near-peer mentorship program pairing MS3 and residents. It provides them with the resources and mentorship needed to succeed in their 3rd year clerkships Check out this article featuring our program. 

UC San Diego Student Run Free Clinic

Established 20 years ago and currently ran by Dr. Ellen Beck. Over 2,000 San Diegans receive care at one of 4 clinics!

​Resources

• Check out our repository of DEI resources. 
• Meet our Faculty
  
• Feel free to reach out to djgaines@health.ucsd.edu with any questions.
  

Healthcare to refugees

Dr. Julie Sierra is one of our amazing primary care physicians at the UC San Diego 4th and Lewis clinic. She is an advocate for asylum seekers and prior to COVID would frequent Tijuana to provide healthcare to refugees. Check out this article featuring Dr. Sierra and her efforts to provide vaccination to those under Border Patrol custody. 

Partnering with Our Neighbors

During height of COVID outbreak, our PCCM physicians volunteered to help Tijuana physicians combat disease

​Ways to Get Involved

Residents have the opportunity to get involved in DEI activities in many ways including:

• Exposing middle school and high school students to a career in the healthcare field through HPREP and Doc-4-A-Day programs 
• Supporting the medical students affinity organizations such as SNMA, LMSA, APAMSA, LGBTQPham and more