Médicos, Enfermeros y Dentistas Para El Pueblo

01/16/2026

Join us!!

MEDPEP at UCLA and MESA at Bakersfield College celebrates 10 years of impact, innovation, and engagement in the Central Valley.

We are honored to welcome Elio Morillo, NASA Systems Engineer, recognized for his work on the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission. Elio will share his inspiring journey as an immigrant and his mission to help students dream beyond boundaries.

EXHIBIT t the MESA STEM & Pre-Health Conference
📅 Saturday, March 28, 2026
📍 Bakersfield College

✨Special Exhibitor Discount: BEMINEMESA

⏰ Discount ends February 14 — don’t wait!
🔗 Register here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mesa/event/26msphconference/

Exhibitor Benefits Include:
• One 6‑foot exhibitor table with two chairs
• Admission and lunch for two representatives
• Power access (upon request)
• Direct connection with hundreds of motivated high school, community college, and university students

Last year’s MESA STEM & Pre-Health Conference was our largest ever, welcoming 750+ students and partners from across California — and we’re excited to celebrate our 10th anniversary with you!

08/09/2025

The federal government's $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate and its critical mission.

to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work.

Join the University of California Advocacy Network to learn how to take action and stay informed.

https://ucal.us/standupforuc

05/27/2025

📈 Did you know California’s Latino GDP just topped $1 trillion—making it the equivalent of a G20 economy?

✅ Join us TOMORROW, May 28, at 1 PM to explore how Latinos Propel the Growth of CA’s World-Leading Economy—and what’s at stake as Medi-Cal coverage faces major threats.

This virtual briefing, hosted by leading experts David Hayes-Bautista of UCLA and Matthew Fienup of California Lutheran University, will connect the dots between health, economic growth, and the future of our state.

🗓️ Register at: https://lnkd.in/gXVK8gZJ

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05/07/2025

Thank you David Hayes-Bautista for continuing to engage us in research and narrative change!

“Cinco de Mayo continues to be celebrated today for the same reason it was celebrated back in 1862, when Latinos marched the streets to let the world know were they stood on the issues on the American Civil War.”

May 5, 1862. The French have landed in Mexico. Napoleon III wants to conquer the country and assert France’s imperial dominance in the Americas. In his way? ...

02/23/2025

Join us and learn at the Public Health Spotlight Forum about Valley Fever

Registration: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mesa/event/915637/package/3650953

Public Health Spotlight: Valley Fever Forum Agenda

Check-In: 8:15 am - 8:45 am @ Campus Center

Coffee & Conversations: 8:15 am - 8:45 @ Performing Arts Center, Room 101

Public Health Panel: 9:00 am - 10:30 am @ Performing Arts Center, Indoor Theater

Mixer with Panelists: 10:30 am - 11:00am, Performing Arts Center, Rm 101

If you wish to attend the entire conference you are welcome to do so by registering for the full event at this link. This will help us plan accordingly, especially for lunch.

03/30/2024

03/28/2024

Interested in the CESLAC ALL Institute?

Join us on Monday 4/1 to learn more about it!

Register here: https://uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArcuyhpjMpHNSeIYilx4lnN9SviRXjMN2p #/registration

03/25/2024

Another excellent pre-health conference with !! ✨🙌 Yesterday hundreds of students and parents gathered together to learn more about careers in STEM and health sciences, and network with incredible programs and universities. The future of STEM is bright and we can’t wait to see everyone back next year ! 🤩

10/24/2023

UIM-COE & MEDPEP at UCLA are partnering to host this webinar to highlight the DGSOM Summer Programs PREP & SHPEP.

Join us to learn how to become a strong summer program applicant and also listen to the experience of MEDPEP Alumni who are now in medical school at DGSOM PRIME who participated in the summer programs.

It is open to all community college and four-year students! Please share with others.

REGISTER TODAY to receive the Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvfu-tqjwtH9VO7eEVzfY7PW5wtMGCF_L0 #/registration

10/01/2023

On this National Latino Physician Day, we acknowledge the valuable contributions of Latino physicians devoted to service of, and advocacy for, medically underserved communities. In our common mission to achieve health care equity, we continue to develop our future health leaders through mentorship, to empower our communities through public service, and to invest in research as a catalyst for change.

09/30/2023

Read more about our most recent research on the Latino resident physician shortage in our report on improving Latino physician representation in order to better serve Spanish-speaking patients and improve access to health care in medically underserved communities. 

Link:
https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2022/11000/The_Latino_Resident_Physician_Shortage__A.33.aspx (https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2022/11000/The_Latino_Resident_Physician_Shortage__A.33.aspx)

09/28/2023

🔗Source:  David E. Hayes-Bautista, “The Latino Health Research Agenda for the Twenty-First Century,” in Marcelo M. Suarez-Orosco and Mariela M. Paez, eds, Latinos: Remaking America (2002)

Link in Bio ✊🏽
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Latinos/ubgwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=latino%20physician%20shortage%202002&pg=PA215&printsec=frontcover