Veterans in Healthcare Program

ABOUT US:
Community of pre-health military-connected students at UCLA working together to achieve our goals of becoming medical professionals through volunteering, research, mentorship, MCAT study strategies, guidance in obtaining letters of recommendation, application counseling, and course list advising.

JOIN THE PROGRAM:
https://sa.ucla.edu/forms/p/VRCHealthcareInterest

YOUTUBE VIDEOS:

The program purpose - Oren Morgan (Veteran-Army)
Global Health Internship - Aya Soler (dependent - Navy)
MCAT & Application advice - Rachel Nelson (dependent - AF)
Hearing from a 1st year medical student - Jose Chevalier (Veteran-Navy)

CONTACT US:

Mayann at mayannkristen@g.ucla.edu
Kristen at kcarpio@ucla.edu

SpQ25 WORKSHOPS:

2025-04-16 Healthcare Application Timeline Workshop (Flyer, RSVP)
2025-06-03 Finals Study Night (Flyer, RSVP)

WQ25 WORKSHOPS:

2025-03-11 WQ25 Finals Study Night (Flyer, RSVP)
2025-02-26 Q/A with a Family Practice Physican & Navy Veteran (Flyer, Reel)
2025-02-27 DGSOM FAQ about medical school Flyer

FQ24 WORKSHOPS (flyer):

2024-10-09 Vets in Healthcare Introduction Flyer, Images
2024-10-16 DGSOM Admissions Information Flyer, Images, IG post
2024-10-30 Research Workshop Combined Event with Vets in Research Flyer, Photos
2024-11-15 DGSOM Luncheon (12-1 pm) Flyer, Reel
2024-12-04 Final Study Night (with all the VRC programs) 5-7pm

PAST WORKSHOPS:

2024-04-18 Career Exploration Session (images, IG post, flier)
2023-11-08 Cal Vet Volunteer Info Session Images
2023-10-18 DGSOM Admission informational workshop Images
2023-10-16 Pre Health Program Intro Meeting Images
2023-10-06 Pre-Health Luncheon with medical students video clip images
2023-07-29 Medical School Mock Interviews testimonials
2023-03-01 Q&A with Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, and Researcher flyer, recording
2023-02-22 Q&A with Clinical Geneticist and Pediatrician flyer, recording
2023-02-15 Current Medical School Student Guest Speaker flyer
2023-01-18 DGSOM Application Workshop slides, images
2023-01-17 Introduction to PreHealth Program and Vets In Stem Program slides
2022-11-11 (Media) Life Science Department report & IG Post
2022-10-18 How to Apply to Med School slides & recording
2022-10-12 Pre-Med Luncheon images
2022-10-11 CalVet Volunteer Information Session images & recording
2022-10-06 Biomedical Research Minor Information Session images & slides
2022-09-27 DGSOM Admission Information Workshop images