University of California San Diego’s Program in Medical Education–Health Equity (PRIME-HEq): Training Future Physicians to Care for Underserved Communities

Summary:

The Program in Medicine–Health Equity (PRIME-HEq) at the University of California, San Diego prepares physicians to clinically serve and publicly advocate for underserved communities. In this article we share some of PRIME-HEq’s defining features, such as our admissions process, student-directed service-focused elective courses, active community engagement, and multi-disciplinary Master’s training.