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Training and Leadership Opportunities

SB 810 / HR 676

California Health Professional Student Alliance (CAHPSA) supports single payer universal healthcare reform. Register for Lobby Day 2011!

"Message-in-a-Box"

An instructional video of how to conduct an effective legislative visit.

Footage from Lobby Day 2008 in Sacramento, CA



Recommended Articles

Hospitalized Children Without Insurance Are More Likely to Die 10/30/2009

Bringing healing to Duroville 10/08/2009

Domestic violence as pre-existing condition? 8 states still allow it 10/04/2009

Sick and Wrong 09/03/2009

Does Canada's Health Care System Need Fixing? 08/10/2009

Heading for the Emergency Room 06/25/2009

The Cost Conundrum Redux 06/23/2009

The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about health care 06/01/2009

Health Care Industry in Talks to Shape Policy 02/20/2009

For Uninsured Young Adults, Do-It-Yourself Health Care 02/18/2009

Cancer Survivors Struggle to Find Jobs, Study Finds 02/18/2009

Cervical cancer vaccine gains acceptance in California 02/18/2009

UnitedHealth and I.B.M. Test Health Care Plan 02/07/2009

The Way We Live Now: The Toxic Paradox 02/08/2009

Young Black Men Unaware of H.I.V. Risks, Survey Finds 02/10/2009

Court Says Vaccine Not to Blame for Autism 02/13/2009



Med Student Scholarships

LMSA Scholarships

MSI-III are nominated for the annual "Bob Montoya, MD Medical Student Award"

Deadline for application: February 20, 2009


Community Tool Box / Caja de Herramientas Comunitarias

English / Español

Provided by the Work Group for Community Health and Development (a WHO Collaborating Centre), the Community Tool Box is a global resource for free information on essential skills for building healthy communities. It offers more than 7,000 pages of practical guidance in creating change and improvement.



III Curso Internacional Sobre Migración y Salud

July 2008, Puebla, Mexico

Presentations, Workshops and Resources



Underserved in Medicine Week 2008

Deflating the Myths: Immigrants and the Use of Medical Services in the United States

PowerPoint by Leo Chávez, PhD

Professor of Anthropology and Chicano/Latino Studies, UC Irvine


Physician Well-Being: Survival Strategy for Working with Underserved Communities

PowerPoint by Martha Sosa-Johnson, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (General Internal & Primary Care), UC Irvine


Mental Health Issues in Underserved Communities

Audio Lecture by Thomas A. Parham, PhD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Counseling and Health Services, UC Irvine