Education

Baccalaurate M.D-Bravo SAT Review

Baccalaurate M.D. students, freshmen and sophomores tutor Bravo Magnet High School students in preparation for the SAT college entrance exam. The students are tutored for approximately eight weeks, two hours per week.

• Eligibility
  Attend Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School.
• Contact
  Erin A. Quinn
  Associate Dean for Admissions
  Keck School of Medicine, KAM 100-C, HSC
  Los Angeles 90033
  Phone (323) 442-3174
  Fax (323) 442-2981
  E-mail shuler@usc.edu

Community Scholars

The Community Scholars program receives funding from the Community Health Foundation of East Los Angeles, Inc. and the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The program targets high-risk students from the East Los Angeles area and seeks to develop the prerequisite skills, academic competence and motivation to pursue a career as a health professional.

• Eligibility
  Serves students at Roosevelt, Garfield, Bravo and Stevenson. Student selection is based on: location of residence; low-income; grade point average (2.0 minimum); high-risk status for middle and high school students.
• Contact
  Carlos D. Venegas
  Director, Community Scholars
  Office of Diversity
  Keck School of Medicine, MCH 51-C
  1333 San Pablo Street
  Los Angeles, CA 90033
  Phone (323) 442-1500
  Fax (323) 442-3575

Health Education Services to the Community ( Whittier )

Family practice residents, supervised third- and fourth-year medical students and the community medicine coordinator provide small group, classroom and individual educational activities and counseling to students in the School Age Parenting Infant Development Program (SAPID), and also provide parenting classes at targeted high schools in the Whittier Unified School District.

• Eligibility
  Students of the Whittier Unified School District.
• Contact
  Mary E. Kish
  USC-PIH Family Practice Residency
  Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
  12401 Washington Blvd.
  Whittier CA 90602
  Phone (562) 698-0811 x2740
  Fax (562) 698-0010

L.A. Bridges at Stevenson Middle School

The L.A. Bridges program is a citywide strategy intended to reduce delinquent gang activity among youth. The program aims to develop grassroots structures that will help strengthen neighborhoods, families and youth by providing activities that effectively protect communities and provide real opportunities for people.

• Eligibility
  Youth, ages 10-14, and their families who reside in the East L.A. area surrounding Stevenson Middle School.
• Contact
  Cynthia R. Gutierrez
  Program Coordinator, L.A. Bridges at Stevenson Middle School
  Office of Diversity
  Keck School of Medicine
  1333 San Pablo Street, MCH-51-C
  Los Angeles, CA 90033
  Phone (323) 442-1500
  Fax (323) 442-3575

Medical Counseling, Organizing and Recruitment Program ( Med-COR )

A Saturday tutorial program emphasizing support in math, science and English. Small group tutorial assistance is provided by undergraduate students. Selected student participants are also offered a summer work/study experience in a health care facility. All student participants have demonstrated an interest in attending college and ultimately gaining entry into a health professional career.

• Eligibility
  Students, grade 8-12, who demonstrate an interest in a health career and attend one of the following LAUSD schools: Adams, Audubon, Bancroft, Belvedere, Berendo, Bethune, Bret Harte, Burroughs, Carnegie, Carver, Clay, Curtiss, Drew, Edison, El Sereno, Gompers, Griffith, Hollenbeck, Maclay, Mann, Marina del Rey, Markham, Muir, Mount Vernon, Nightingale, Nimitz, Olive Vista, Pacoima, Palms, Peary, San Fernando, Sepulveda, Stevenson, Sun Valley, Van Nuys, Virgil, White, Wright and Wilmington Middle Schools; or Banning, Bell, Belmont, Bravo Magnet, Carson, Crenshaw, Dorsey, Fairfax, Foshay Learning Center, Fremont, Gardena, Garfield, Hamilton, Jefferson, Jordan, Kennedy, King Drew Magnet, Lincoln, Locke, Los Angeles, Manual Arts, Monroe, North Hollywood, Roosevelt, San Fernando, Sylmar, Van Nuys, Venice, Washington, Westchester and Wilson High Schools.
• Contact
  John A. Davis
  Program Director
  USC Med-COR
  1420 North San Pablo Street
  MC-PMB-C-301, HSC
  Los Angeles 90033-9052
  Phone (323) 442-1882
  Fax (323) 442-1896
  E-mail jadavis@usc.edu

Model AIDS Curriculum for High Schools

A five-week comprehensive curriculum designed by a team of physicians/teachers and administered at Bravo Medical Magnet High School and Lincoln High School. Curriculum activities included: lectures by experts; slide, film, and theatrical presentations; presentations by AIDS patients (adults and teens); discussions about AIDS around the world and psychosocial aspects of AIDS epidemic; projects; etc. Also visited AIDS research laboratories, AIDS clinic at USC and an AIDS hospice.

• Eligibility
  High-school students, grades 9-12, enrolled at Bravo Medical Magnet, Eagle Rock or Lincoln High School.
• Contact
  Liliana A. Cerepnalkoski
  Instructor/Coordinator
  AIDS Education Programs
  USC/Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital
  1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 3467
  Los Angeles 90033
  Phone (323) 865-3923
  Fax (323) 865-0060

Positively Speaking

The Positively Speaking program evolved as a collaboration between schools and health agencies to provide well-trained speakers on HIV/AIDS appropriate for California classrooms. A Positively Speaking presenter is an individual infected with HIV or someone who has been personally affected by the disease who is trained to share their personal story of how HIV has impacted their lives. To schedule a speaker, please contact your local agency at least three weeks in advance.

• Eligibility
  Individuals infected with HIV or who have AIDS, or someone who has been directly affected by the disease.
• Contact
  Liliana Cerepnalkoski
  Instructor/Coordinator
  AIDS Education Programs
  USC/Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital
  1441 Eastlake Avenue, Room 3467
  Los Angeles, CA 90033
  Phone (213) 764-3923
  Fax (213) 764-0600

Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center SCEHSC

The SCEHSC focuses on studies of the effects of the environment on human health, especially with regard to the multiethnic populations of California and the Pacific Rim. The Center maintains a Community Outreach and Education Program to develop models for community outreach and school curricula to educate the public on how to control, reduce or eliminate the threat of living with environmental hazards. The Center is actively engaged in a number of efforts with community based organizations, including: "Kick Asthma, L.A." a joint community effort with Mothers of East Los Angeles, the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County, and the City of Los Angeles Environmental Affairs Department. The project will involve home- and school-based educational efforts on controlling environmental triggers of asthma.

• Eligibility
  Varies by project.
• Contact
  Andrea Hricko
  Director, Community Outreach and Education Programs
  Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center
  Keck School of Medicine
  1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 236
  Los Angeles 90033
  Phone 323-442-3077
  Fax 323-442-3272
  E-mail scehsc@usc.edu
  URL Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center

Trauma Outreach Program

Led by the Keck School’s division of trauma surgery, this program seeks to de-glamorize trauma and put a face to the tragedy of violence. It visits high schools and juvenile hall areas plagued by violence. It interacts with media to deliver the message of non-violence and peaceful resolutions to conflicts.

• Contact
  Juan A. Asensio
  Unit Chief Trauma Surgery "A" Service
  Division of Trauma and Critical Care
  LAC+USC Medical Center
  1200 North State Street, Room 10-750
  Los Angeles 90033-4225
  Phone 323-226-8112
  Fax 323-226-8116
  E-mail asensio@usc.edu

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