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The HMAP Experience:
As
one of the only programs
of its kind in the nation, HMAP is a paradigm for participatory
service-learning and peer-based education in health and medicine. By exposing youth to public health and
providing opportunities to apply that knowledge by serving the community,
HMAP generates long-lasting impacts in society by developing committed
and engaged leaders in health care. Many of our alumni are now
esteemed health care professionals, students in prestigious graduate
programs, and dedicated community advocates. The testimonials
below show how much HMAP has affected the lives of students who
have gone through our program.
- “My
experiences as an intern of a local hand surgeon are unparallel
to anything else I have done in college. The intimate exposure
to medicine and the life of a physician became an invaluable guide
to my own career decisions, to which I will be forever grateful.” –FSI
Intern
- “HMAP has been a consistent, growing presence on the UC Berkeley
campus since its inception in 1984, and acts as an outstanding model
for peer-based education and community outreach… Through HMAP,
I discovered the field of public health, and my passion to pursue this
discipline in developing my career. I was able to realize exactly
what I wanted to pursue in my graduate education largely because of
the knowledge, interaction, support, camaraderie, and mentorship received
from my fellow peers and faculty involved with HMAP. ” –HMAP
alumnus
- “HMAP
is an exceptional student-run organization that provides a stress-free
medium for practicing physicians to contribute to the next generation
of doctors. Being a practicing physician, I feel that it is important
to contribute to academic medicine in order to ensure the efficacy
and continuation of the medical field.” –FSI
Preceptor
- “As the field of Genetics continues to explode with both medical
and sociological implications, college students benefit from early
exposure to current topics in the area and need experts who actually
work in the field to guide them. I have been continually
impressed by the student coordinators of the course. They are bright,
mature, organized and motivated, and they provide great role models
for the other students in the class. They will no doubt become
leaders in their chosen areas of health and medicine.” –IDS
130 Guest Lecturer
- “When I enrolled in IDS130, I discovered a new face of
the university. Here was a forum where, regardless of personal beliefs
or opinions, one’s view was respected and considered. It was
one of the few classes where I knew everyone’s name in my discussion
section, and had a chance to listen to alternate viewpoints and present
my own. Being a TA has been one of the most meaningful things
I have done during my time at UC Berkeley. I am moved by my students
each week, as well as my fellow TAs, who bring new ideas, energy, and
insight to the tough discussions we have regarding medical ethics…I
look forward to dedicating my life to improving the health field
because of my experience with HMAP.” –IDS130 TA
- “As an intern, my experience with serving at a local non-profit
law center broadened my view of health and was a large factor in my
decision to pursue public health as a career. Being a TA
has helped me solidify my passion for public health an social justice,
and I love to see that passion being passed on to successive generations
of HSI interns.” –HSI TA
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