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The Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC) at UC Irvine is a five-year, dual-degree program designed to create leaders and physician-activists who will work in underserved Latino communities.
PRIME-LC accomplishes this mission through a combination of immersion experiences in both Mexico and Southern California with:
Planning for PRIME-LC began in 2001 and we enrolled our first cohort of students in 2004.
We also have created a residency track for PRIME-LC in Family Medicine here at UC Irvine.
Our graduates are now working toward achieving one of our most important goals: to create a network of physician-activists and leaders across the state of California — all working in different yet interconnected ways to reduce healthcare disparities for Latino patients, particularly Latino immigrants.
We accept only students who have demonstrated a significant commitment to social justice and the Latino community.
We take this commitment and augment students’ enthusiasm and abilities through a novel, multidisciplinary curriculum.
Our students have already accomplished some remarkable things in their time here.
The establishment of PRIME-LC has enriched our campus and our larger community, and I hope that you are as excited as I am about this tremendous program!
Dr. Charles P. Vega, MD
Director, PRIME-LC Program
cpvega@uci.edu