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:
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:
- Ria (riacasas@g.ucla.edu)
- Khalif (khalifkamil@g.ucla.edu)
FQ26 WORKSHOPS:
- program 1
- program 2
WQ27 WORKSHOPS:
- program 1
- program 2
SpQ27 WORKSHOPS:
- program 1
- program 2
RESOURCES:
PAST WORKSHOPS:
2026
- 2026-04-14 Stop The Bleed Training (Post-26-02, Reel04-14)
- 2026-05-12 Meet Your Mentor (ReelMay14-2026)
- 2026-02-10 DGSOM Insight Series: Military-Connected and Student Veterans (Post01)
- 2026-03-02 Research Workshop w/ Vets in Research (Reel-26-01, Slides-26-01)
2025
- 2025-11-04 DGSOM FAQ about medical school (Reel-25-01)
- 2025-10-03 Meet and Greet (Reel25-02)
- 2025-05-19 Q&A with Dr. Diana Cabrera, Dentist and Section Chief at the WLA VA Dental Clinic (Post-25-01)
- 2025-04-16 Healthcare Application Timeline Workshop (Slides25-04-16, Images25-04-16)
- 2025-06-03 Finals Study Night
- 2025-03-11 WQ25 Finals Study Night
- 2025-02-26 Q/A with a Family Practice Physican & Navy Veteran (Reel25-02-26)
- 2025-02-27 DGSOM FAQ about medical school
2024
- 2024-10-09 Vets in Healthcare Introduction Images24-10-09
- 2024-10-16 DGSOM Admissions Information Images, IG post
- 2024-10-30 Research Workshop Combined Event with Vets in Research Photos24-10-30
- 2024-11-15 DGSOM Luncheon (12-1 pm) Reel-24-01
- 2024-12-04 Final Study Night (with all the VRC programs) 5-7pm
- 2024-04-18 Career Exploration Session (images24-04-18, IG post24-04-18)
2023
- 2023-11-08 Cal Vet Volunteer Info Session Images23-11-08
- 2023-10-18 DGSOM Admission informational workshop Images23-10-18
- 2023-10-16 Pre Health Program Intro Meeting Images23-10-16
- 2023-10-06 Pre-Health Luncheon with medical students (video clip, Images23-10-06)
- 2023-07-29 Medical School Mock Interviews testimonials
- 2023-03-01 Q&A with Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, and Researcher (Recording23-03-01)
- 2023-02-22 Q&A with Clinical Geneticist and Pediatrician (Recording23-02-22)
- 2023-02-15 Current Medical School Student Guest Speaker
- 2023-01-18 DGSOM Application Workshop
- 2023-01-17 Introduction to PreHealth Program and Vets In Stem Program (Slides23-01-17)
2022
- 2022-11-11 (Media) Life Science Department (Report22-11-11 & IG Post22-11-11)
- 2022-10-18 How to Apply to Med School (Slides22-10-18 & Recording22-10-18)
- 2022-10-12 Pre-Med Luncheon images22-10-12
- 2022-10-11 CalVet Volunteer Information Session images22-10-11 & Recording22-10-22)
- 2022-10-06 Biomedical Research Minor Information Session Images22-10-06 & slides22-10-06
- 2022-09-27 DGSOM Admission Information Workshop Images22-09-27
Former Leadership:
2025-26:
Emerly Lam (2025)
Mayann Rivera (2026)
2024-25:
Kristen Carpio (2025)
Kayla McKechnie (2025)
Aya Soler (2025)
Mayann Rivera (2026)
2023-24:
Elisha Johnson (2024)
Bryce Ramirrez (2024)
2022-23:
Maggie Yu (2022)
2021-25:
Oren Morgan (2023)
Former Members Who Attended Grad School:
Name (Undergraduate Graduation Year, Grad Program):
Chevalier, Jose (2022 UCLA DGSOM)
Folk, Gillian (2023, UCSD Medical School)
Oren Morgan (2023, Stanford Medical School)
Aya Soler (2025, UC Riverside Medical School)
Elisha Johnson (2024, deferred to 2026 UMass Medical School)