Miss the Pre-Health Involvement Fair or want to revisit some clubs? Check out their descriptions and contacts below.
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Inter-Health Council
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Description: As the pre-health umbrella organization, Inter-Health Council strives to foster communication between student organizations, faculty and staff, and the pre-health community. Through our events, we aim to support and advocate for the interests of the pre-health community. Please feel free to email us for more information.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.uscihc.org Instagram: @uscihc |
Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED)
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Description: AED prides itself in being a pre-medical organization that prioritizes a sense of family. We are a social and intellectual group of motivated individuals who serve as a resource for undergraduate success. Through our extensive network, we provide mentorship as well as friendship to those in our club and to our Los Angeles community
Email: [email protected] More Information: linktr.ee/aedusc |
American Lung Association at USC
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Description: We are the American Lung Association's official USC chapter. Our purpose is to serve the mission of the American Lung Association organization: to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.
Our organization achieves this by fundraising for lung cancer charities, educating the student body on the importance of maintaining lung health, cleaning up cigarettes and vaping devices on campus, and also advocating for clean air policies by working with LA City Council. We are a tight-knight, hard-working group of people passionate about the intersection of medicine, public health, and environmental justice and its effect on our community's lung health. If these topics are of interest to you, come check us out at the Pre-Health Involvement Fair! Info Session 1 (in-person): 9/7 at 7:00-7:30PM in CPA 261 Info Session 2 (virtual): 9/8 at 7:00-7:30PM over Zoom Email: [email protected] Website: https://alausc.webflow.io Instagram: @ala_usc |
American Medical Women's Association
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Description: The American Medical Women's Association at the University of Southern California is a premedical chapter of the national organization. Established in the Spring of 2020, we are committed to providing support and resources to our members to aid in their path to the healthcare field. We support female pre-medicine students, proving networking, mentoring, and opportunities for professional development.
Email: [email protected] Application: https://www.amwauscpremed.com/join-now Due 9/11 at 11:59PM |
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American Red Cross at USC
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Description: The American Red Cross at USC is a humanitarian organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering through emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education. We focus on serving our community through semesterly blood drives, fundraisers, and service events.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.arcusc.org Interest Form: https://forms.gle/WrXsuqqBK9zjBLbH6 |
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Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA)
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Description: Our organization is committed to fostering a thriving community of future healthcare professionals, addressing health inequities in APIDA (Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American) communities, and creating a supportive network of pre-health students. We hold various events and workshops throughout the year, including volunteer opportunities, health fairs, and networking events to prepare students for a career in healthcare.
Email: uscpremedapamsa@gmail.com |
Be The Match |
Description: Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia.
For patients with blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match is a community of donors, volunteers, health care professionals and researchers who deliver cures by helping patients get the life-saving marrow transplant they need. Our passion to save lives drives us to help more patients survive each year, and our on campus chapter will run drives, spread awareness, and volunteer at numerous events to help further the Be the Match mission. Email: [email protected] Interest Form: https://forms.gle/17Af2qMVPnoaBv7T8 |
Blueprints for Pangaea (B4P)
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Description: Blueprints For Pangaea is a student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that reallocates unused and expired medical supplies from hospitals in the U.S. to other nonprofits both locally and internationally. Our mission is to minimize domestic inefficiency and mobilize accessible healthcare in emerging communities.
To date, our chapter has reallocated $700,000 worth of excess supplies– such as isolation gowns, N95 masks, and maternal-fetal equipment– from Keck Medicine, Lysol, 986 Pharmacy, and other donors. These supplies have found homes as close as to home as our unhoused neighbors in LA, all the way to areas of need in Mexico, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Email: [email protected] [email protected] Interest Form: https://forms.gle/VftCtKQ1uBbJGoWC6 Application: https://forms.gle/XVUnq1njmXKWb6xq6 due 9/10 Website: www.blueprintsforpangaea.org Instagram: @blueprints4pangaea_usc |
Brain Exercise Initiative |
Description: Our goal is to help seniors train their brains to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia. We meet at Merrill Gardens retirement home five times a week to work with seniors using fun and engaging packets, including trivia, math, and reading. Each of these exercises have shown to improve memory and cognition through research by Ryuta Kawashima. These sessions also build bonds between USC students and seniors in our community, and the students also benefit from the seniors' advice and wisdom.
Email: [email protected] Sign-up: Due September 16th at 11:59 am https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ggc8LJx6ews1xcUk6ryKh38c9FYjrU7iJtTprMtQJnE/edit#response=ACYDBNg8WJzOBBRCypuxMEoptCNKztpT8YFSUR-3FW5g5BoKoFxOzdzTAgFDU6O8F89ckoQ |
Camp Kesem
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Description: Kesem is a national organization that supports children through and beyond their parent or guardian's cancer with free, creative programs and a lasting supportive community.
Over the summer we provide a free week long summer camp for children and throughout the year we coordinate and plan programming to strengthen our Kesem chapter community. Email: [email protected] Interest Form: https://forms.gle/YRxfNjUFeARQDJSy8 Instagram: @kesem_usc |
Community Health Involvement Project
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Description: Our mission is to provide underserved communities with basic health screening services and information about prevalent yet preventable health problems. Activities we do: Provide important screenings such as blood pressure and blood glucose to adults in various LA communities, teach kids in LA schools important and engaging lessons about their health, work with other local health organizations in our annual health fair to provide healthcare access to different communities.
Email: [email protected] |
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Colleges Against Cancer
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Description: The purpose of this organization is to promote cancer awareness and education and raise money for cancer research. All of our fundraisers are to support the American Cancer Society. We host an annual Relay for Life which is a 10-12 hour walk on USC's campus to raise money for cancer research and to celebrate and remember those impacted by cancer. We also host events throughout the year such as speaker events with USC cancer researchers, other guest speakers with a relation to cancer, and advocacy and cancer prevention events on campus.
Email: [email protected] Club Application Link: https://formforms.gle/XX2TQzTdW9DPHEo36s.gle/XX2TQzTdW9DPHEo36 (due 11:59PM, Sunday 9/11) |
Everyday Responder Project (ERP) |
Description: The Everyday Responder Project (ERP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by USC students focused on promoting access to bystander medical training and boosting bystander confidence in providing care in an emergency. Our team currently consists of licensed EMTs, medical doctors, medical students, and various creative talent (animators, graphic designers, etc.) who work collaboratively to curate and disseminate essential emergency medical content. We are currently looking to welcome new volunteers to the ERP team for the Fall 2022 semester. So far, we have collaborated with organizations such as Troy Camp and WISE to teach bystander medical training. Additionally, we have participated in previous IHC Pre-Health Organization fairs and local science fairs such as the Silver Spur Elementary School Science fair.
Email: [email protected] Website: everydayresponderproject.org |
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Global Medical Brigades
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Description: We are an international movement of students and medical professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote, rural, and under resourced communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Ghana who would otherwise have limited to no access to health care. Each community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are provided access to healthcare and volunteers deliver public health workshops.
Email: [email protected] |
Global Medical Training (GMT)
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Description: Global Medical Training is an International Humanitarian Organization that provides free medical-dental services to medically deprived communities in Central American countries. A prime corollary is offering healthcare students, professionals, and interested others a truly international experience that will expand their understanding of medicine, dentistry, and life outside of North America. Thank you for considering GMT to serve and learn in Central America!
Email: [email protected] Sign-Up Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZa_qqX4vcqJkD9bd4sSyUyA9lEObA1l1-S2hv0G6VXLUQTw/viewform?usp=sf_link |
GlobeMed
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Description: Our club discusses current issues in global health, participates in local volunteer programs, and fundraises to provide grants to a non-profit in Cambodia.
Email: [email protected] |
Health Sciences Education Program (HSEP)
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Description: The Health Sciences Education Program (HSEP) is a teaching and outreach organization that seeks to educate K-12 students in the LA community on relevant health topics. Through discussing the biological basis for health and providing evidence-based preventive measures, HSEP encourages individuals to make educated choices. HSEP is committed to innovation in teaching, cultivation of scientific curiosity, and development of personal initiative in health and beyond.
Email: [email protected] Application: https://www.uschsep.com/application-page |
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Keck Human Rights Clinic: Undergraduate Enrichment Program
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Description: Provides medical-legal assistance and medical evaluation to asylees and pre-/incarcerated/post-humous individuals who have suffered human rights infringements. The undergraduate enrichment program is a branch of KHRC that aims to train pre-health and pre-law undergraduates to become well-practiced and well-informed advocates for different underserved populations.
Email: [email protected] |
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Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP)
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Description: USC KDSAP is a student-run organization dedicated to providing free kidney health screenings and health education to underserved communities in Los Angeles. By organizing free LA-based kidney screenings for people with little-to-no access to healthcare services, hosting educational events in schools and around the community to raise awareness, and offering professional development opportunities to our members to help make a larger impact, USC KDSAP is dedicated to creating a safer, healthier Los Angeles environment.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.usckdsap.com |
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Latino Students in Medicine
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Description: Latino Students in Medicine at USC is a cultural and professional organization
that services undergraduate Latinx pre-health students throughout their professional journeys through mentorship, education, and professional development. The intention is to help guide undergraduates to become successful graduate and medical school applicants, mitigating the underrepresentation of Latinx professionals in healthcare. Email: [email protected] Website: https://linktr.ee/lsmusc Instagram: @lsmusc |
MEDesign |
Description: An education-driven startup incubator centered around helping people in any way, in any part of the world. No experience or skills are necessary, only a desire to help people and a willingness to commit to solving a problem!
Email: [email protected] Application due Sept 16 Website: http://www.medesignusc.com/ |
Medical Education Mission and Outreach (MEMO)
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Description: M.E.M.O. (Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, student-run, humanitarian organization that aims to serve the medical and educational needs of the underserved in our local communities as well as those abroad in Vietnam.
Email: [email protected] |
MEDLIFE at USC
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Description: MEDLIFE at USC aims to expose USC undergraduate students to the fields of public and global health in order to demonstrate the need that exists in these fields and the impact students can make by volunteering their time. This is achieved by organizing medical mission trips to Peru and Ecuador every winter, spring, and summer break, and by encouraging members to become involved locally in effort to improve their own community of Los Angeles.
Email: [email protected] Email List Sign-Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PI6YZ56Y92-I-DTjHnm2z4FadPi5YqXYVwf-xEOmcnA/edit |
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
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Description: NAMI aims to advocate for equal access to mental health services on campus and promote a culture of mental health awareness in the student body.
Email: [email protected] Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4DZPWaz5hkmofRgkL9XQjaVc3DV_CtSt8qlpXy0bBzOcEKQ/viewform?usp=sf_link |
Oral Systemic Health Project (OSHP)
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Description: Oral Systemic Health Project is an organization at the University of Southern California that strives to reframe how oral health is understood by the public. Our mission is to provide education and opportunities for volunteering and teaching to help create a community that is well informed about oral health and its relevance to overall well-being. Ultimately, we investigate how external factors relate to oral health behaviors and how these behaviors relate to overall
well-being. Email: [email protected] |
Partners in Health Engage (PIHE)
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Description: USC’s Partners in Health Engage is a grassroots social justice and global health organization that joins with other national teams to mobilize local communities in building the right to health movement globally through three main pillars which are advocacy, fundraising, and community building and education.
Email: [email protected] |
Pre-Occupational Therapy Club
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Description: The Pre-OT Club is open to all USC undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about the field of occupational therapy. The Pre-OT Club provides students with the opportunity to attend club activities and events on campus at USC and throughout the Los Angeles area related to occupational therapy and the health care field in general.
Email: [email protected] |
Pre-Optometry Society at USC
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Description: The Pre-Optometry Society at USC is dedicated to introducing USC students to the field of eye care, as well as providing opportunities and support for students to achieve academic and professional success as aspiring eye care professionals. Our organization aims to reach out to optometry school students, representatives, practicing optometrists and ophthalmologists to schedule panel discussions and workshops for students to get involved in learning and exploring their career interests.
Email: [email protected] Interest Form: https://forms.gle/DMaoA57h1pr9d3698 |
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Pre-Physical Therapy Club
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Description: The Pre-Physical Therapy Club is dedicated to helping undergraduates explore their interests in the Physical Therapy profession and more generally in the Health Promotion sphere. We hold events catered to interactive understanding of physical health, via meetings with distinguished Physical Therapists, health professionals, researchers, and relevant upcoming technologies in healthcare. We advise upon ways our members can become competitive candidates if applying to DPT programs by interacting with Admission Board members and providing volunteer opportunities. We value connection and mutual growth among members and strive for depth and breadth of learning.
Email: [email protected] |
Remedy Through Music (RTM) |
Description: Remedy Through Music was founded on the desire to spread love & encouragement to the people in our community who need it the most: hospital patients, at-risk children, and senior citizens. Since 2008, USC student-musicians have rehearsed & performed at various health sites most weeks out of each semester, resulting in thousands of hours of good music & great community service. Currently partnering with California Hospital Medical Center in DTLA, Hope Street Family Center, & Kingsley Manor Retirement Community, Remedy Through Music members have been fortunate enough to share the joy of music with people of all ages & walks of life.
Email: [email protected] Welcome Back Events: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jnBrYpjKPpme9gHTH1iBBfND6B6WoqO/view?usp=sharing GroupMe link for updates: https://groupme.com/join_group/70305240/n9QJpAtR |
Science Outreach
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Description: Science Outreach is a student-run, service organization dedicated to bringing an early science education to the local elementary schools. As an organization, we provide booklets, perform experiments, and teach basic science lessons in a fun and engaging manner for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students!
Email: [email protected] Interest Form (includes important dates): https://forms.gle/emi8pwU7pnEY9Wte8 |
Southern California Healthcare Outreach (SCHO)
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Description: SCHO partners with local community organizations (churches, elementary schools, food banks, FQHCs, and more) to help educate residents of Los Angeles on health insurance and get them enrolled. SCHO creates informative, easy-to-read flyers, infographics, and videos on topics such as Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Covered California in addition to in-person events in the community.
Email: [email protected] Application Due September 6, 2022: https://forms.gle/hXLTtZ2d3GbJQEho6 |
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Synapse
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Description: Founded in 2016, Synapse is one of three neuroscience clubs at USC and prides itself on supporting the professional and social development of its members. We aim to provide USC’s community of neuroscience enthusiasts with resources and support regarding classes, research, and industry experience. Our meeting topics have previously included journal clubs around neuroscience research, speaker series, and social events. While membership in the club is a lower commitment compared to other RSOs, we hope to be a welcoming and helpful community for finding support in academic endeavors and fellowship with peers.
Email: [email protected] Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRyBwnk1WpGrJ8LJfAmjwwLvI6xGzSW0j4C0i1IuyCCxJcgQ/viewform?usp=sf_link |
The Shifa Society of Muslim Pre-Health Students (Shifa Society) |
Description: Shifa Society is an organization dedicated to the professional development of members through the abridgment of deen (religion) with dunya (worldly life) to build a community of successful health professionals and sustainable Muslims. Shifa Society benefits include guest speaker events featuring Muslim health professionals and prominent Islamic scholars speaking on health-related topics, mentorship from peers and current Muslim dental students at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC, social events, and a Muslim Health Professional Network for shadowing and research opportunities.
Email: [email protected] Instagram: @shifasocietyusc Slack: bit.Ly/shifasocietyuscslack |
Trojan Dance Marathon (TDM) |
Description: Trojan Dance Marathon is a student-lead philanthropic organization that raises funds and awareness for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Email: [email protected] |
Trojan Health Interpretation Services (THIS)
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Description: We train students to become ad hoc medical interpreters for free community health events. We have already partnered with Street Medicine and the USC School of Pharmacy for our outreach/health events, and we are making more partnerships! We have weekly meetings which serve as training sessions.
Email: [email protected] Interest Form: https://forms.gle/GJfXhNU77eB1xrCa6 |
Trojan Health Volunteers
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Description: Trojan Health Volunteers (THV) is an organization under the Joint Educational Project (JEP) at the University of Southern California that gives undergraduate students who have completed at least 1 semester at USC, the opportunity to obtain valuable volunteering experience in a number of different hospital and clinical settings. Depending on the site they are placed at, a student might gain hands-on experience helping nurses, witness the inner workings of the hospital system in a more administrative position, or gain insight into the functioning of medical teams through shadowing. In addition to exposing students to a clinical environment via volunteering, THV is committed to supplementing the clinical experience with weekly written assignments and bioethical group discussions to advance their understanding of the medical world.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://uscthv.wordpress.com/ |
USC Interaxon
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Description: Interaxon is a dynamic club at the University of Southern California. Our mission is to teach students of underserved K-12 schools in the Los Angeles area about STEM-related topics. We share our enthusiasm for the brain through our unique neuroscience-related lessons and demonstrations. Each semester, we invite these students to Neurocamp, an on-campus event in which they gain a hands-on experience as scientists through lab tours, dissections, and lectures by guest speakers.
Interested? Come to First General Body Meeting on Tuesday September 6, 7-8 PM! Email: [email protected] |
USC NPA Club (Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Club)
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Description: The USC NPA Organization provides information to pre-PA, pre-Nursing, and pre-NP students regarding their pathways and requirements for graduate programs to get them prepared for their exciting journey in healthcare! We also host guest speaker events with working healthcare professionals, giving our members great opportunities to ask all of their questions and learn first-hand about their future in the medical field. Along with informational meetings, our Executive Board members are always available to answer any questions and provide advice to all of our members regarding classes, volunteer opportunities, healthcare experience, and more!
Email: [email protected] Sign-Up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DPuoAYf2zFnp_8Du7WREqpbP3HD4w4zkndGJHb0DMK4/viewform?edit_requested=true |
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Vision for Vision
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Description: We are a non-profit, student-run, community service organization est. 2006. We are focused on the health promotion of preventable eye diseases and provide eye health resources to underserved populations in the LA community. In the past, we've run clinics and presented at health fairs and senior centers.
Email: [email protected] Website: http://visionforvision.org/ Interest Form: https://forms.gle/w5mvHtD6VGUrALu89 |
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WorldMed@UPC
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Description: WorldMed at UPC is a student-run organization with a sister chapter on the health sciences campus (HSC) at the University of Southern California (USC). We aim to create a platform in which undergraduates, graduates, prospective students, faculty, and staff can discuss and eliminate existing critical health challenges. We host global heath speaker panels and philanthropy events, such as community service and fundraisers!
Email: [email protected] Interest Form: https://forms.gle/YmH8f5wjfWNU5dXG8 Application: (due Sept 15) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13mSfPKKEnJgbDr_5X9bLAQ19JicyDsz6SyOO25iBqaw/viewform?edit_requested=true |
