The clinic provides them with medical, social, and psychological support. This mentoring program is designed to help inner-city high school students as they begin to think about college and plan for the future. Many of these students are interested in the sciences, but may be lacking the resources to know where to go with their ideas. Specifically, the PHP group researches possible volunteer projects, selects those which will provide the most interesting and useful experience for medical students, and streamlines the entire process of volunteering by integrating all of the information on their Web site. Medical students can then practice the skills they have learned such as history taking, physical diagnosis, and clinical assessment, while simultaneously helping people who cannot afford adequate health care.
Projects range from local free clinics to weekend trips to rural Mexico.
The purpose of the Prenatal Care Project is to help low-income women during pregnancy and after giving birth. The program is designed to provide health education to these women and increase medical students' understanding of the influences of social, economic, and medical factors on pregnancy. Medical students achieve these goals by attending lectures and acting as the pregnant women's health advocates during prenatal visits to local clinics and during delivery. UCLA The outreach clinic program is run by students from the UCLA School of Medicine. The clinics screen for acute and chronic illnesses and provide health education and follow-up care.