Culturally Competent, Socially Inclusive Care

UC Davis School of Medicine students

We’re working to serve cultures and communities that have been underrepresented and marginalized by the health care system, and to ensure all feel welcome by reflecting our community's diversity in our hiring and clinical practices. Some examples of work in this area:

Some examples of our efforts:

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TRAINING FOR ALL CIRCUMSTANCES

Spotlight: Community Health Scholars

A long-established goal of the UC Davis School of Medicine is to train physicians for practice in diverse communities where they are most needed to bridge California’s health equity gap.

The school’s innovative Community Health Scholars programs train future doctors to practice in California’s rural, urban, valley and tribal communities, most of which are challenged by health disparities.

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INVESTED AND RECOGNIZED

Spotlight: Leader in Healthcare Equality (LGBTQ+)

Named a LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader for 13 consecutive years by the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, a national-scale nonprofit that strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. 

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TRAINING FOR ALL CIRCUMSTANCES

Spotlight: National honors for educational diversity

Despite California’s long-standing ban on affirmative action, the UC Davis School of Medicine has become one of the nation’s most diverse medical schools as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

The medical school and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, which employs similar holistic admissions practices, each have received excellence awards from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, and are in the policy and media spotlight as national models.

More Believe in Better Highlights

Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.

Willow Clinic student volunteers host health and resources fair Saturday in Sacramento

Physical exams, flu vaccines and housing resources are among the services students will provide Saturday at the annual Veteran’s Day Health Fair.

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Medical school awarded grant to share best practices on socially accountable admissions reform

UC Davis School of Medicine and UMass Chan Medical School have partnered to create a toolkit on socially conscious admissions to change the landscape of medicine.

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UC Davis Children’s Hospital provides life-saving care to Lodi baby

Ruthie Eyer was born with Down syndrome and a heart defect. Coming to UC Davis Children’s Hospital helped save her life.

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UC Davis Health offers Lung Cancer Screening Day on Saturday, Nov. 9

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and UC Davis Health is making it easy for eligible patients to get screened.

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