Oct. 17, 2024

UC IRVINE NEWS

PRIME-LC turns 20

This fall, the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community welcomed its 20th class to the School of Medicine. PRIME-LC was revolutionary in medical education; the dual-degree program was the nation’s first to provide a unique medical training experience designed to meet the increasing demand for physicians and public health leaders who could address the distinct needs of Latinos. Starting with a class of eight, the program has so far graduated 172 students and has led to the creation of PRIME programs at other UC medical schools, including PRIME LEAD-ABC at UC Irvine, which focuses on developing physician-leaders committed to serving African, Black, and Caribbean communities. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, several distinguished alumni share their stories.

UC Irvine campus vaccination deadlines, campus clinics available

UC policy requires employees and students to provide an attestation or declination of receiving the flu vaccine by Nov. 1 and for the COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 6. Students can upload their attestations or declinations at the Student Health Portal and employees can upload theirs at the Occupational Health Portal. UC Irvine continues to partner with Albertsons and Ralphs pharmacies to bring vaccinations to campus. These clinics are open to students, staff, faculty, other academic personnel, retirees and community members. And for the first time, Kaiser members will be able to receive the flu vaccine at these campus clinics.

An innovation in inclusive language

Alana LeBrón, an associate professor of health, society & behavior in the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, shares her perspective on using ‘Latiné’ as a gender-neutral, culturally sensitive alternative to ‘Latino’ and ‘Latinx’ to foster inclusivity in public health research. “Recognizing that labels are always changing, I have leaned into the term ‘Latiné’ designed as a gender-neutral term and one that can easily be pronounced in both English and Spanish language, LeBrón said. “I encourage us to work in partnership with Latiné-identifying communities to understand the racial terms best aligned with individual and community identities and practices.”

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UC Retirement Savings Program security update

Fidelity has implemented protective measures in response to reports of fraudulent activity involving UC Retirement Savings Program accounts. Under Fidelity’s Customer Protection Guarantee, any losses from unauthorized activity will be reimbursed. For more details, visit Fidelity’s webpage on customer protection guarantee.

SAVE THE DATE

Data Disposal Day

Wednesday, 8 a.m. (sponsored by UCI Information Security)

Latinos and the U.S. Election

Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. (sponsored by the School of Social Sciences)

CLEAR | Book Talk | Devon Carbado - Unreasonable: Black Lives, Police Power, and the Fourth Amendment

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. (sponsored by the School of Law)

For more events, visit UCI Today.

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