Health Profession Association
The Health Profession Association is here at UCSB to ensure that those seeking a career in the health professions will have all the resources to reach their goals. We have regular meetings throughout the quarter, inviting a wide range of speakers ranging from medical school admission officers, to practicing health professionals, to internship opportunities. Coming in January we have our Health Conference event at which speakers in almost every medical field will come and share about what exactly they do. Membership is open to everyone. Please seek us out and use all of our resources available to you.
Officers:
Kirsten Dansey, President
Jasmine McClendon, Vice President
Stephanie Marinello-Silva, Katie McCollum, Events Directors
Zaira Palomar, Treasurer
Daniel Douzjian, Public Relations
Daniel Philipson, Conference Director
Elise Zolczynski, Volunteer Coordinator
Michael Abrouk, Membership Director
Pre-Pharmacy
The Pre-Pharmacy Student Association’s purpose is to expose the UCSB community to the professional field of Pharmacy and assist those interested in pursuing Pharmacy schools.
Global Medical Brigades - UCSB Chapter
Global Medical Brigades is a secular, international student-run volunteer organization whose mission is to provide sustained health care to undeserved communities around the world. Our UCSB team recruits student volunteers, medical professionals, and gathers medical supplies, then travels abroad to perform the medical brigades. The group functions like a mobile medical unit, setting up small clinics to diagnose and treat patients at no cost. Our current emphasis is to help the impoverished villages of Honduras in collaboration with one of their country's most highly regarded non profits, Sociedad Amigos de los Ninos, led by Sister Maria Rosa Leggol, a recent nominee of the Nobel Peace Prize. We will hold at least one trip per year assuming necessary prerequisites are met. We will recruit dedicated students, nurses, residents, pharmacists, dentists and doctors to volunteer on each trip. This is an amazing opportunity to get hands-on experience in the international health care industry.
Los Curanderos
Los Curanderos seeks to provide support and information for students interested
in the health professions. The information provided is based on opportunities
offered to minorities, and those interested in providing health care to underserved
communities. The group is open to students who were looking to enter the health
field and become pharmacists, dentists, nurses, etc. Also the group was begun
as a support system for the Hispanic community at UCSB, it is open to any ethnicity.
The group plans many events together, including group volunteering, blood drives,
attending medical conferences, and fundraising for our annual pre-health conference.
Contact: Daniel Orosco; (805) 233-0186 or Ashly Molina;
(831) 682-8645, co-chairs.
Rho Psi Eta
Rho Psi Eta is an academic pre-health sorority composed of bright young women looking to make a difference in the future of health care. Rho Psi Eta was founded on the concepts of academic excellence, community, and sisterhood. Rho Psi Eta sisters are required to participate in community services, CPR/First Aid certifications, study hours, and fund raising events. Members will be exposed to health profession information and networking.
Contact Information:
Jenifer Kudo, President
Diana Moers, Vice President
Samantha Arigapudi, Secretary
Elite Mekel, Treasurer
Lydia Tonozzi, Public Relations
