Explore the list of Pre-Health Organizations registered under IHC! Register your club at the bottom of this page.
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Advocates for Healthy Aging
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Description: Advocates for Healthy Aging at USC is a volunteer organization aimed to enrich the lives of older adults at a retirement community. We aspire to promote wellness in all facets of life through the interactive programs and activities that our members lead and help in. If you'd like to work with and help older adults, learn from their life experiences, and develop intergenerational friendships, this is the org for you.
Email: [email protected] |
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Alpha Epsilon Delta
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Description: Alpha Epsilon Delta hopes to encourage and recognize excellence in premedical scholarship and to stimulate an appreciation of the importance of premedical education both in and outside of the classroom; to promote communication between medical and premedical students and educators; to provide a forum for students with common interests; and to use its resources to benefit health organizations, charities, and the community.
Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.usc-aed.com/ |
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American Lung Association at USC
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Description: The USC American Lung Association fights for clean air and lung health through advocacy and education, both on USC campus and in the wider community.
Email: [email protected] |
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American Medical Women's Association
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Description: The USC AMWA Chapter aims to foster an enriching environment for the female pre-med students of USC. Our branch provides valuable opportunities and resources to educate and support our members through their pre-health journeys, including our mentorship program with the AMWA Chapter at USC Keck, discussions with guest speakers about life in medical school and as a healthcare professional, and monthly community volunteering opportunities.
Email: [email protected] National Website: https://www.amwa-doc.org/ Chapter Website: https://amwauscpremed.weebly.com/ |
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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. From hosting blood drives to teaching local middle school students CPR, we work together with the Los Angeles chapter to provide support to our local and national communities. With students across all majors, ARC USC welcomes you to join and advance our humanitarian effort!
Email: [email protected] Website: www.arcusc.org |
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Armenian Pre-Health Association
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Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usc_apma/ |
APAMSA (Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association)
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Description: USC Pre-Med APAMSA is a chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association. 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. Students of all backgrounds are welcome to join!
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ASBME (Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering)
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Description: The Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering (ASBME) is the premier professional organization for students interested in biomedical engineering and related fields. We put on academic, social, corporate, mentorship, and community outreach events. Some of our key programming include research dinners and lab tours to help students network with principal investigators on campus, the Makeathon (an undergraduate, team-based medical device design competition), and our Project-In-A-Box initiative, which provides our members with an opportunity to teach STEM lessons to local elementary school students.
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Biology Club
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Description: Founded in 2017 by faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California, Biology Club aims to foster a sense of community among students who are studying biology at USC. We have since grown as an undergraduate-led organization with an executive board that's passionate about bringing a variety of fun and helpful events to the student body. All are welcome to join the email list!
Email: [email protected] |
Blueprints for Pangaea
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Description: Blueprints For Pangaea is a student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reallocates excess, unused medical supplies from U.S. hospitals to areas of need both locally and overseas. Their mission is to minimize domestic inefficiency and mobilize accessible healthcare in emerging communities.
Chapter Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.blueprintsforpangaea.org/ Chapter Instagram: @blueprints4pangaea_usc |
Brain Exercise Initiative
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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] |
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Community Health Connection
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Description: Community Health Connection organizes and carries out health and resource fairs in South Central Los Angeles to bridge local communities to numerous health direct services, health education resources, and advocacy organizations.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://usccommunityhealthconnection.weebly.com/ |
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Colleges Against Cancer
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Description: Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) partners with the American Cancer Society to bring the fight against cancer to the USC community. As a USC organization we work to create a supportive community among students. With ACS we work towards a cancer free world through fundraising and advocacy, including Relay for Life.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.relayforlife.org/uscca |
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Community Health Involvement Project
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Description: We are a club of students who have a passion for spreading health awareness to the community. By establishing long-lasting relationships with community centers such as recreational centers, after-school programs, churches, and health fairs, we aim to be an integrated part of the community’s public health programs. We provide important health services such as blood pressure, blood glucose, and basic health education. During COVID-19, we have been able to maintain our involvement with the community by starting and maintaining a community fridge, making and distributing health resource packets, and mailing K-12 students science experiments. Feel free to reach out with questions!
Email: [email protected] Website: http://uscchip.weebly.com/ |
Delta Delta Sigma Pre-Dental Honors Society
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Description: Delta Delta Sigma (DDS) focuses on building a supportive community of pre-dents and providing an informative space for people who are curious to explore the field. We host weekly general meetings, socials, community service opportunities, retreats, and more. A sampler of our events include an oral facial surgeon guest speaker event, preparing and passing out dental hygiene kits to the Downtown Women's shelter, going to Knott's Berry Farm, etc. We also work directly with USC's dental school so it's a great way to make connections early
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Emergency Medical Services of USC (EMSC)
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Description: The Emergency Medical Services of the University of Southern California (EMSC) is a student organization that seeks to provide accessible pre-hospital care to Trojans and the USC community. We strive to augment the current emergency health care options at the University and create an opportunity for students to gain first-hand medical experience, serve their community, and develop critical leadership skills.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.uscemsc.org/join-emsc/ |
Everyday Responder Project
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Description: The Everyday Responder Project (ERP) is a student-run 501(c)(3) organization focused on promoting access to bystander medical training resources and boosting bystander confidence in providing simple, yet critical aspects of emergency medical care while awaiting EMS. With our team of physicians, medical students, EMTs, and dedicated volunteers, we work to create and teach educational materials specifically tailored to the non-medical demographic. If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to visit our website or email us with any questions!
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.everydayresponderproject.org/ |
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Food SC'ience and Nutrition Club
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Description: The Food SC'ience and Nutrition Club at the University of Southern California is dedicated to spreading information about the integrated fields of biology, chemistry, and nutrition: all related to food! We hope to provide social and educational opportunities that foster relationships between students and faculty which promote personal and academic development, to encourage leadership and civic engagement, and to acquaint students with the scope of food science and nutrition.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://fooduscience.wixsite.com/website-1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscnutrition/ |
Global Dental Brigades
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Description: Global Dental Brigades is an international movement of students and healthcare professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote, rural, and under resourced communities (ex. Panama and Nicaragua), which would otherwise have limited to no access to health care. We are now planning to go to Panama for a week over spring break. Participants can help run dental clinic and participate in tasks such as instrument sterilization, shadowing licensed dentists, delivering post-op care instructions, and conducting children’s education workshops
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Global Medical Brigades
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Description: University of Southern California is a chapter of Global Medical Brigades, 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. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends. In conjunction with our Medical Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with economic development, sanitation and clean water projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring.
Instagram: @uscgmb |
Global Medical Missions Alliance
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Description: GMMA is Christian based organization for medical mission trips. Not only do we have opportunities to go to medical mission trips in the winter/summer, we have guest speakers, workshops, med/pharm/dental school panels, volunteer opportunities, fundraising events, social events, and more!
Email: [email protected] Instagram: @USCGMMA Facebook: USC GMMA Website: gmma7.org |
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] |
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GlobeMed at USC
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Description: GlobeMed is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering students in the movement for global health equity. Each of our 56 chapters partners with a unique grassroots NGO working on projects to improve the health and lives of the communities they are based in. GlobeMed at USC currently works with Spark Microgrants in Uganda, an incredible organization that promotes a model for development where local communities drive social change with the support of global development experts.
Email: [email protected] |
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Health Sciences Education Program
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Description: HSEP is a teaching and outreach organization that seeks to educate K-12 students in the Los Angeles 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] Website: https://www.uschsep.com/ |
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USC Interaxon
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Description: Our mission is to promote STEM and higher education to students attending underserved K-12 schools in the Los Angeles area by providing interactive neuroscience and STEM-related lessons. Additionally, each semester we invite high school students to Neurocamp, an event typically held on campus where students gain hands-on experience as scientists through lab tours, dissections, panels, and lectures. This year, we plan to conduct lessons and Neurocamp virtually.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://uscinteraxon.weebly.com |
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Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP)
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Description: USC KDSAP is a student-run organization that is dedicated to reducing the alarmingly high number of people who unknowingly suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). With the help of nephrologists from USC's Keck School of Medicine, USC KDSAP conducts free kidney health screenings and educational events in Los Angeles to waive these health disparities that our community faces. Members will gain community service and clinical experience.
Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usckdsap/ |
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Latino Students in Medicine
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Description: Latino Students in Medicine works to mitigate the underrepresentation and increase the retention of Latinx students in healthcare careers. We provide our members with education, mentorship, and professional development through our programming, partnerships, and extended community. Members will become competitive applicants to graduate programs, develop a professional network, and be part of an inclusive community supporting their success.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://linktr.ee/lsmusc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lsmusc/?hl=en |
MEDesign
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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] Website: http://www.medesignusc.com/ |
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Medical, Educational Missions & Outreach at USC
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Description: M.E.M.O. (Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach) at USC is the 4th chapter of the nonprofit organization, M.E.M.O., with a mission to help the underprivileged communities locally, in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, and abroad, in Vietnam. Throughout the year, we offer our MEMObers the opportunity to serve their local community, access to a variety of pre-health resources, and most importantly, a tight-knit family that will give unconditional support. Although the current circumstances are keeping us from having our annual mission trip to Vietnam where MEMObers get hands-on experience enacting long-lasting medical care and educational opportunities to the impoverished, we will be hosting plenty of events this upcoming semester that will definitely be worth checking out!
Email: [email protected] Website: https://uscmemo.wixsite.com/uscmemo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usc_memo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/731635270899476/ |
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Medics In Armenia USC Chapter
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Description: Medics in Armenia is a university-based student organization. It is meant to educate and train students that are interested and/or pursuing a future in medicine by traveling to Armenia to shadow medical professionals and volunteer at impoverished communities across Armenia. This organization also hopes to guide students in establishing significant connections with those in the medical field by holding meetings throughout the school year with guest speakers such as medical professionals. There are also chapters at UCSD, UCLA, CSUN, UCI, and UC Berkley.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://linktr.ee/mia_usc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mia_usc/?hl=en |
MEDLIFE at USC
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Description: MEDLIFE is a global organization focused on fostering a worldwide movement to help alleviate healthcare disparities endured by low-income families in developing nations all over the world. MEDLIFE has been able to do this by maintaining an emphasis on medicine, education, and development. Here at USC, the MEDLIFE chapter not only works with providing students with an opportunity to go abroad and help others, but also the opportunity to remind us of the assistance still needed back home in our Los Angeles community.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.medlifemovement.org |
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Mobile Clinic at USC
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Description: In a typical year, our team works with doctors from the Keck School of Medicine and the JWRCH Institute along with medical, OT, PA and pharmacy students to run free clinics at homeless shelters. We also visit these shelters twice a month to bond with the residents through fun seasonal activities and help escort patients from the shelter to their follow up medical appointments. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be focusing on health-based education and telehealth clinics.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.mobileclinicusc.org/ |
Music Inspiring Community
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Description: Do you need a fun and creative volunteer opportunity? Our club is dedicated to providing free music education to local elementary students! No musical skill needed! Each week we teach different music theory concepts from dynamics to note values to LAUSD students.
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NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
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Description: Here at USC's chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, we work to reduce the stigma around mental illness for students and faculty, creating a healthier and more accepting space on campus. At our meetings, we discuss various topics related to mental health—including self-care practices, general mental health information, and institutionalized barriers to mental healthcare—through informational presentations and speaker panels with mental health experts. Through these events, we raise awareness and have discussions about mental health stigma and ways in which USC as an institution can better serve its constituents. In addition, NAMI has and will continue to meet with the Engemann Student Health Center and their mental health administration to further discuss ways to provide accessible and competent mental health services to the campus, a resource left undeveloped for too long
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Oral Systemic Health Project
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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 resources 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] Instagram: @ohspusc Website: oshproject.org |
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Nursing 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!
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Partners in Health Engage
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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] Instagram: @piheusc LinkTree: Linktr.ee/piheusc |
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Peer Health Exchange
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Description: Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to empower young people with the knowledge, skills, and resources to make healthy decisions. We do this by training college students to teach a skills-based health curriculum in under-resourced high schools across the country.
Email: [email protected] |
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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!
Instagram: @USCPreOTClub |
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Pre-Optometry Society at USC
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Description: Are you looking for leadership opportunities? Are you interested in joining the e-board for a newly-founded pre-health organization? Come check out the Pre-Optometry Society at USC! We are dedicated to introducing USC students to the field of optometry, as well as providing networking, volunteering, shadowing, and internship opportunities in eye care related fields. All is welcome regardless of your major or pre-professional interests!
Email: [email protected] |
USC Pre-Pharmacy Society
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Description: The mission of the USC Pre-Pharmacy Society is to encourage student interest in a career in pharmacy and generate awareness of pharmacy-related opportunities in and out of the classroom. We are also dedicated to providing students with opportunities to contribute to the LA community via service projects.
Website: uscprepharm.wixsite.com/uscpps |
Pre-Physical Therapy Club
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Description: The USC Pre-Physical Therapy Club is a student-run organization dedicated to assisting undergraduate students with their career goals in the physical therapy profession. We strive to inform and raise awareness about the field through working alongside USC faculty and USC DPT students at the “#1 Physical Therapy School” in the nation. Students will have the opportunity to participate in many events/activities throughout the year including:
Email: [email protected] |
QuEST (Queers in Engineering, Science, and Technology)
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Description: QuEST is a student-run organization at USC dedicated to providing a community for queer people studying STEM. We host social community-building events as well as professional development events to help our members grow. We are an affiliate of of STEM Global.
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Remedy Through Music
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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.
Website: https://rthmusc.weebly.com/ Instagram: @rthmusc |
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SeeCing a Path Forward for Diabetes
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The purpose of SeeCing A Path Forward For Diabetes (Sc→D) is to raise awareness about diabetes, promote the treatment of diabetes, and prevent the onset of diabetes in the Los Angeles area. This will be accomplished through SC→D members and community members engaging in guest-speaker events, as well as SC→D members engaging in charity work and local diabetes community events, and creating social media posts. The purpose of SC→D is also to educate others on how to administer hypoglycemia first-aid. This will be accomplished through SC→D members and community members attending educational workshops, and SC→D members creating social media posts.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/scdiab Instagram: @scdiab Email: [email protected] |
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Southern California Healthcare Outreach
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Description: Southern California Healthcare Outreach is a student-run organization that works to expand healthcare coverage in Los Angeles. We create and disseminate educational information about obtaining healthcare insurance, hold educational events, and directly assist with enrollment.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.schealthcareoutreach.wixsite.com/home |
Student Association for Addiction Science
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The purpose of the Student Association for Addiction Science is to create a transdisciplinary network of undergraduate and graduate students interested in addiction science. Via guest lectures, workshops, and mentorship opportunities, students who join this organization will learn about topics in addiction science from a wide range of perspectives, potential career paths, and local policies or laws that influence the prevention or treatment of substance use disorders. Email: [email protected] Chapter Instagram: @saasusc Chapter Twitter: @saas_usc |
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Student Gerontology and Medical Gerontology Associations
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Description: The clubs at the Leonard Davis School are unique opportunities for students to promote issues in aging not only within the Leonard Davis School but throughout the USC campus and surrounding Los Angeles community. We have a strong emphasis on working to promote the lives of older adults through philanthropic and volunteer initiatives.
Student Gerontology Email: [email protected] Medical Gerontology Associations Email: [email protected] |
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.
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Trojan Health Interpretation Services (THIS)
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Description: Trojan Health Interpretation Services (THIS) is a club that provides free health interpretation and translation services. We train bilingual students to become ad hoc medical interpreters. Our curriculum equips our members with extensive medical vocabulary and practice situations for interpreting at health fairs, community events, and many more situations.
Instagram: https://instagram.com/usc.this |
Trojans4HOSA
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Description: Trojans4HOSA's goals are to help pre-health students network and develop leadership skills. The activities of the organization are largely centered around the statewide conference in April, during which students may compete in a variety of healthcare related events, such as written tests or skills-based tests. Additionally, students can get recognized for service through the Barbara James award, meet HOSA students from all across California, and participate in fun workshops
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Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
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Description: UAEM is a non-profit organization rooted in a movement of university students. UAEM seeks to: 1) Promote access to medicines for people in developing countries by changing norms and practices around university patenting and licensing; 2) Ensure that university medical research meets the needs of the majority of the world’s population; 3) Empower students to respond to the access and innovation crises.
Email: [email protected] National Website: https://www.uaem.org Chapter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uaem.usc/ |
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Violence Intervention Volunteers
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Description: VIV is an organization that sends student volunteers to work at LAC+USC hospital’s Violence Intervention Program, also known as VIP! VIV works directly with the VIP Community Health Center, founded by Dr. Astrid Heger of Keck Medical Hospital, to help underserved communities in the LA/South Central areas. Through childcare, online tutoring, special events, and mentoring services, VIV helps VIP provide services to women and children who are victims of sexual and domestic violence, foster children, and individuals with mental disabilities. In addition to volunteering in the Mental Health Activity Center, volunteers can shadow in the VIP Urgent Care Clinic, where they can take vitals and help prep exam rooms.
Email: [email protected] Website: https://violenceinterventionvolunteers.weebly.com |
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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 health promotion of preventable eye diseases and provide eye health resources to underserved populations in the LA community. Partnered with USC Roski Eye Institute, we offer unique, hands-on clinical and shadowing opportunities for USC students.
Email: [email protected] Website: http://visionforvision.org/ |
Womxn RISE Pre-Health Organization
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Description: This organization aims to support and empower undergraduate womxn at USC by increasing representation and inclusivity, developing academic and professional growth, and providing resources, mentoring, volunteer, and networking opportunities for students to advance within the pre-health community. Our purpose is to create a dialogue addressing the challenges womxn face in a professional workplace and help identify their interests within the various healthcare occupations.
Website: womxnwrise.org Instagram: @uscwrise Facebook: @womxnrise LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womxn-rise-pre-health-organization |
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WorldMed@UPC
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Description: WorldMed@UPC is a health-based philanthropy organization with a sister chapter on the Health Sciences Campus (HSC). We aim to create a platform in which undergraduates, graduates, prospective students, faculty, and staff can discuss and eliminate existing critical health challenges.
Email: [email protected] |
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