People Helping People Website - Volunteer Opportunites for Medical Students

Medical students helping people in Mexico! Click to see more about our Feb. trip with LIGA!

The People Helping People Organization is a group dedicated to providing a way for medical students to use their knowledge and skills to help people who are less fortunate and cannot afford health care. We have set up many different types of volunteer opportunites in a variety of settings so that medical students can practice:

History taking
Physical diagnosis
Clinical assessment
Assisting in clinical procedures

With the thousands of people in Los Angeles who are unable to afford adequate health care, there is no lack of people to help. Check out our new projects below and SIGN-UP to volunteer!

All of the projects listed below have already been researched and organized. Click on the name of the project you are interested in to find a complete description of the project, the volunteer opportunites available there, and contact information. You can also directly sign-up by going to our SIGN-UP PAGE.

	La Clinica Romero is a free clinic in Downtown L.A. which provides health care to a mainly Hispanic population. Sponsored by CMSA and PHP, we should have a number of UCLA medical students volunteering there withing the next month. With over 125 patients a day, volunteers have the opportunity to provide a wide array of health care services including triage, case management, and treatment/discharge. Fluency in spanish is required. Click for more info!
	Do you want to fly to Mexico for the weekend with doctors, surgeons, and nurses to help treat patients at free clinics? There is one trip the first weekend of every month. Click to find out more!
	Are you interested in learning how to counsel and help battered women and children? The classes start April 4th. Click for more info!
	Burke is a free clinic in Santa Monica that is associated with the Venice Family Clinic. It is completely run by UCLA residents and attendings, so volunteers are sure to get a dose of clinical training! Click to find out about the upcoming orientation and sign-up times.
	This organization has several chapters which take weekend trips to Mexico to open free clinics. With numerous rural locations and the option of flying or driving, this is a wonderful experience for medical students. More info on future trips soon.
	The L.A. Free Clinic provides a variety of health care and other services for people "free of charge and free of judgement." They offer complete medical services including: primary care, urgent care, STD management, family planning. Excellent opportunities for first and second year medical students.