Index of Spotlights

UC Irvine PRIME-LC director Charles Vega, M.D.

Message from the director

UC Irvine PRIME-LC director Dr. Charles Vega describes the program's goals and accomplishments

Improving healthcare for underserved minorities

Karla Lozano and members of UC Irvine School of Medicine's Class of 2015 come from different walks of life but they share a desire to care for others.

UC Irvine PRIME-LC students Bryce Spitze and Brenda Campos-Spitze with children

UC Irvine PRIME-LC medical students come to the aid of Duroville

Between classes and clinical rotations, UC Irvine PRIME-LC medical students make the three-hour drive to Duroville to help lessen the health impact of poverty.

PRIME-LC graduates determined to become physician-leaders

UC Irvine's Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), the first of its kind in the country, has sparked other community-based medical education programs in California and across the nation.