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PRIME-LC

A leader in healthcare equity

Healthcare and higher education leaders celebrate PRIME-LC’s 20th anniversary with alumni and students

PRIME-LC turns 20

Alumni doctors share their memories of the influential medical education program

Photo of Belinda Campos, professor and deparetment chair Chicano/Latino studies
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UCI Podcast: How Latinos are shaping the future together

Belinda Campos discusses PRIME-LC and cultural components that promote health

Carla Vasquez Vergara. Smiling woman wearing a medical coat.

A journey rooted in community and purpose

New medical student Carla Vazquez Vergara says UC Irvine’s PRIME-LC program continues that path

Clare Dasilva (left, in gold dress) and Gabby Rodriguez (right, in blue sweater) congratulate Betty Tesfaye (center), who will be going to New York University for a residency in pediatrics.

A match made in medicine

Graduating UCI medical students learn at festive ceremony where they will first practice as doctors

Graduating UCI medical students Anna Rasmussen, Hinesh Patel and Kate Boudreau (from left).

The rites of spring: Match Day

Friends and family welcome new doctors at 2023 medical residency ceremony

Medical students work in the pediatric simulator lab.

UCI to launch pre-health program with support from state of California

Multipronged training model will prepare more underrepresented undergraduates for careers in medicine

UCI Podcast: The success of PRIME-LC

The medical training program for the Latino healthcare has been influential for UCI’s Hispanic-Serving Institution status

Alejandro Aviña-Cadena M.P.H., M.D.

#IamUCI - Alejandro Aviña-Cadena

Q&A with Class of 2022 graduate Alejandro Aviña-Cadena M.D., M.P.H.

Andreea Dinicu, M.D., M.P.H.

#IamUCI - Andreea Dinicu

Q&A with Class of 2022 graduate Andreea Dinicu, M.D., M.P.H.