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LMSA Regional Conference at UCLA - March 27-28, 2009!
- Mark your calendar!!
Coming in January 2009: The 2nd Annual Latino Health Lecture Series
The Latino Health Lecture series is an event organized by the UCLA and Drew chapters of LMSA
to teach student, especially in the fields of medicine and public health, about the health issues
affecting Latinos. The speakers for this lecture series are avid researchers and activists in the area of Latino health
and are greatly respected within the medical community. In 2007, the speakers were: America Bracho, MD, MPH;
State Senator Gil Cedillo, JD; David E. Hayes-Bautista, PhD; and Michael Montoya, PhD.
In order to view a sample of the LMSA Latino Health Lecture Series,
click on the following links to see Part 1,
Part 2, and
Part 3 of Dr. Hayes-Bautista's 2007 lecture. |
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| Mission www.lmsa.net |
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To recruit and support individuals in the healthcare professions who will strive to improve the access and delivery of healthcare to Latinos and medically underserved populations.
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| Objectives www.lmsa.net |
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LMSA actively promotes:
- The development of a communication network for medical, pre-medical, and health care students interested in serving the medically underserved.
- Medical, pre-medical and health care students' interests that will lead to the improvement of healthcare for underserved communities.
- Health policy education that affects underserved communities.
- Educational enrichment programs for the recruitment of medical school applicants.
- Collaborations with other organizations committed to the improvement of health care delivery for underserved communities.
- The academic success and support of students dedicated to improving health care services to underserved populations.
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| History www.lmsa.net |
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| With the tremendous need for effective programs to increase the number of Latino students recruited, prepared, admitted and trained in medicine and other health professions, the founding members of the Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association (CMSA) established a network of medical students throughout the entire state in 1982. In April of 1984, the CMSA Statewide Constitution was presented and approved and CMSA was officially introduced as a statewide organization. Subsequently, in order to streamline its outreach efforts to students and to create name recognition conformity with other similar organizations throughout the country, the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) has succeeded in carrying on the CMSA vision.
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