The Hep B Project aims to educate, screen, and vaccinate the at-risk Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population for hepatitis B, a virus that can lead to liver cancer.Our organization seeks to address this issue in Alameda County. We currently have a weekly clinic on Wednesday afternoons in Oakland staffed by volunteers that provides...
The Suitcase Clinic is a student run organization built upon the partnership between UC Berkeley undergraduates and students of the Joint Medical Program that aims to provide essential social and medical services to marginalized populations in the Bay Area and beyond. In addition, the Suitcase Clinic has been an active participant in the movement...
As the original MCB student organization sponsored by the UC Berkeley MCB department, Molecular and Cell Biology Undergraduate Student Association (mcbUSA) aims to facilitate the formation of relationships between students and faculty, along with student exploration of biological careers in health and industry. By providing valuable resources and hosting a variety of events, we...
The Berkeley Free Clinic (commonly abbreviated BFC) is a local free clinic that provides a wide variety of medical services, such as testing, counseling, and treatment of acute infections, completely free of charge (its motto is “Healthcare for People, Not Profit”). Though located near the UC Berkeley campus, the Berkeley Free Clinic is completely...
The Blood Pressure Project is a service organization focusing on health education in the South Berkeley community, a community shown to have higher rates of hypertension due to health disparities and a lack of access to services. We partner directly with Heart2Heart, the City of Berkeley’s Public Health Department, and the American Heart Association...
Rotaract is a service organization on campus that helps around the city. They hold various service events that are geared toward cleaning trails, helping the underserved, and assisting different non-profit organizations. Furthermore, Rotaract also has a strong fellowship program that is focused on allowing its 100+ members to interact with one another and socialize....
You Mean More is a student run organization that promotes Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention on campus. Though the club was initially centered around the annual, AFSP-sponsored Suicide Prevention Walk on campus, the club has grown to embody Mental Health Awareness in other ways: hosting the Mental Health Monologues, to provide a humanizing...
Foresight is a pre-optometry club aimed to help students through the application process of optometry school and students who are interested in optometry in general. We offer events such as mock interviews, OAT nights, and events to interact with the optometry students and faculty here at this the Berkeley School of Optometry and from...
Morning Sign Out is a biomedical publication and mobile health startup that seeks to improve the education of science, medicine, technology, and public health worldwide. Our core organization manages the production of the publication and development of the mobile health apps, as well as a wide variety of positions in publishing, operations, marketing, technology,...
Cal Pre-Dental Society is an organization on the UC Berkeley campus that seeks to bring students who are interested in the oral health profession together as well as contribute to the community through service and educational outreach. With over 40 members, PDS is able to participate in numerous dental and non-dental related service projects...