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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