UCI’s Latino Medical Student Association chapter will host the sixth annual national LMSA conference April 1 and 2 at the UCI Student Center, marking the first time the event will be held at a West Coast campus. This year’s meeting is themed “Uniting Our Voices for Justice in Healthcare” and is intended to bring together Latino high school students, premed students, medical students, graduating physicians, residents and practicing doctors interested in the healthcare of their community. The conference will include a series of workshops on the healthcare needs of the Latino community, student leadership training and healthcare policy. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will feature about 50 medical school exhibitors and 50 residency program exhibitors.
UC Irvine News Brief: UCI to host Latino Medical Student Association national conference
The sixth annual event, on April 1 and 2 at the Student Center, is the first held at a West Coast campus.
March 29, 2011
