Communities
Your DGSOM, your community
You make the DGSOM a welcoming, effective institution we can all be proud of. Your involvement—your voice—strengthens our collective impact, making our community more resilient, more visionary, and more just.
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Let us know how we are doing, suggest a new community, or give feedback on an existing one. We want to hear from you as our landscape changes!
Community Spotlights
Our community is made up of talented leaders who care deeply and work to impact the world for good.
Jordan Daniel, UCLA CTSI
“I’m a citizen of the Kul Wicasa Oyate, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in central South Dakota, providing land acknowledgment during the Fall Gathering. These have been happening a lot more over the last few years to really uplift, recognize, and respect the
Aileen Arevalo, class of 2022
“During Cultural Awareness Week, all the affinity groups come together and showcase what they’re working on or what current topics are important to their groups,” explains Aileen Arevalo, a second-year medical student. “We had our annual fundraising event
Lovelee Brown, MD
“I felt it was imperative to choose a program that was open to growth, change and had experience in developing leaders,” says Lovelee Brown, MD. Dr. Brown (pictured second from right) serves as the Internal Medicine Primary Care Chief Resident, the inaugu
Cultural North Star
The Cultural North Star is a school-wide initiative that embodies who we are and why we are here.
Make Things Better
Do What’s Right
Be Kind
Offering positive recognition is a simple but transformative act. And the research agrees.
Studies have shown that feelings of gratitude activate areas of the brain correlated with moral cognition, rewards and positive emotion. And even better, the more we engage in it, the more we gain from it.
Community Events
JEDI Events
Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center and CTSI funding opportunities
