PRIME-LA

A Dual Master's And Medical Degree Program

PRIME-LA Focuses on the Development of Community-Minded Leaders in Healthcare

The PRIME-LA Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA prepares and enables students to address real problems in real community situations.

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A focus on leadership and advocacy, with a long-term goal to develop leaders in medicine addressing policy, care, and research in healthcare for California communities.

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Jessica Hong, MD, a STAR trainee and internal medicine resident, with Stephen Cannon, MD, PhD

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Dr. Steven J. Jonas and cancer survivor Sina Sinbari celebrate the $400,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope grant for pediatric cancer research.

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A UCLA physician-scientist has been awarded a $400,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope grant to support his outstanding pediatric cancer research.

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