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 First Up- @CUSOMFirstUP
The mission of First Up is to promote the wellbeing and achievement of first-generation students at CUSOM. We seek to foster a community of students with shared experiences and a passion for healthcare. This becomes the basis for mutual
support and creates a sense of belonging within the School of Medicine. Our program embraces physician mentorship that values early, active, and one-on-one outreach to disadvantaged or underrepresented first-generation students.
In addition, we host panels, workshops, and lectures that anticipate questions mentees might not think to ask and empower participants to have a voice in programming needs. We aim to provide an additional foundational layer of support
for first-generation health sciences students by providing programming, knowledge, and skills that assist in eliminating barriers to success for students while in medical school and after graduation. We created these videos from the student perspective and the faculty perspective to help explain our role in supporting first-year, first-generation students..
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 White Coats 4 Black Lives (WC4BL)
White Coats for Black Lives is a national organization that works to dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of Black and indigenous people, and other people of color. At the University of Colorado School of Medicine, we strive to embody a culture of inclusion; working closely with both students and faculty members to facilitate a sense of community, while educating those about the empowerment of Black and African Americans in our society. Our endeavors include improving the number of underrepresented minorities in medicine, ensuring equitable representation for healthcare employees, and ensuring equitable care for our patients.
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 The Latinx Medical Student Association (LMSA)
The Latino Medical Student Association is a national non-profit organization. Our mission is to unite and empower current and future physicians through service, mentorship, and education to advocate for the improved health of the Latinx community and other marginalized communities in the United States. We envision a world in which improved health outcomes for all patients arise because of: - Increased representation and support of healthcare professionals from backgrounds underrepresented among the medical workforce;
- Increased awareness of critical issues affecting the health of the Hispanic, Latina/o/x, and other marginalized communities; and
- Increased efforts to reduce disparities in the ways patients of color experience the American healthcare system.
Although this is primarily a medical student Latinx organization, we welcome students across all identities and disciplines to join our community and be involved. For more information feel free to contact us:
Co-President of LMSA – Jasmin Torres, flor.torres@cuanschutz.edu
Co-President of LMSA – Lorena Ramírez, lorena.ramirez-renteria@cuanschutz.edu
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 Student National Medical Association @CUSOMSNMA
Student National Medical Association is committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians.
SNMA chapters are based at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools throughout the nation. Some colleges, implement our programs and activities locally. SNMA programs are designed to serve the health needs of underserved communities and communities of color. In addition, SNMA is dedicated both to ensuring that medical education and services are culturally sensitive to the needs of diverse populations and to increasing the number of African-American, Latino, and other students of color entering and completing medical school. |
 The Medical Student Pride Alliance (MSPA)
The Medical Student Pride Alliance is an activist and social organization committed to empowering sexual and gender minority medical students and allies, increasing the number of physicians trained in LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare, and addressing the unique needs of LGBTQ+ communities through research, advocacy, and service. If you would like to learn more, please contact our co-presidents: |
 Asian Pacific American Medical Association
APAMSA, founded in 1955, is the nation's largest organization representing Asian Pacific Islander American medical students. It is a student-governed organization that promotes awareness and advocacy affecting the APIA community. The Colorado chapter was initiated in 2018 to bring the minority students on campus together across professional schools as there is a need to unify voices of Asian Pacific Islander students on campus. APAMSA is an inter-professional organization open to all health professional students at CU. The efforts of APAMSA are first, to establish unity and a voice for the minority Asian community on the Anschutz Campus, and second, to bring greater awareness to issues concerning APIA populations around Colorado. Our future plans focus on these two efforts while also providing opportunities to celebrate and share our cultures.
Contact: ucoloradoapamsa@gmail.com
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 The Minority and Allied Resident Council (MARC)
The Minority and Allied Residency Council was founded to create a space to connect minorities and allies to each other across specialties and hospitals, to grow a community for support and healing, and to craft a collective voice for minority residents on our campuses. It exists within the CU School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion and through the support of the CU Alumni office. In addition to community building, we are committed to enabling mentorship from minority faculty, scholarship in diversity, minority patient outreach and recruitment of diverse and inclusive candidates to CU. We are always looking for leaders and allies to join our mission. Please consider joining our council by signing up here: http://tiny.cc/MinorityResidency, or contacting: |
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