Pre-Health Conference (PHC)
PHC was founded to help pre-health students find a career path in the health field. This year will be PUSO’s 13h annual Pre-Health Conference. PHC was founded in 1999-2000 by Jason Lustina and May Lansigan. In 2007-2008, PHC was moved from Winter Quarter to Fall Quarter. Past PHC themes included Health Fields in Perspective, Healthology 101, 6th Annual [PHC] (Pursuing Heatlh Careers), 8th Annual Explore the Horizons of Health, and 9th Annual At the Crossroads of Health.
Look out for the Pre-Health Conference on Week 7 of Fall Quarter!
PUSO’s 13th Annual Pre-Health Conference, MondayNovember 14, 2010
From 6pm -9 pm @ Pacific Ballroom D at the Student Center
There will be workshops, representatives and guest speakers from several graduate and professional schools for students to chat with!
Medical Mission Gala
Proceeds from the Medical Mission Gala go to a scholarship which funds exposure trips to the Philippines (or any other developing country). This year wull be PUSO’s 12th annual Medical Mission Gala. The Medical Mission Gala was founded in 1999-2000 by Lori Vaveros, the first Medical Mission Coordinator. The first gala was founded by proceeds from “The Fifth Sense” Hip Hop Showcase. Four years ago, the idea of the Medical Mission Gala spread to PCH @ UCLA (Pilipinos for Community Health) as their Medical Mission Outreach benefit.
Look out for the Medical Mission Gala Spring Quarter!!
High School Outreach
High School Outreach was started to combat the falling number of Pilipino-Americans continuing onto higher education. PUSO strives to combat high school drop-out rates and inspire the youths of today to pursue higher education through HSO. PUSO brings high school students to the UCI campus and shows srudents what college life is all about as well as encourage and provide them with information about how to get into college. This year will be PUSO’s 14th annual HSO event. HSO was founded in 1996-1997. It began in collaboration with Kababayan with Annalyn Valdez as the first HSO coordinator. In 1999-2000, HSO was only sponsored by PUSO because of funding reasons. During 2005-2006, HSO collaborated with PASS (Pilipino-Americans in Social Sciences) for the one-day conference held in Spring Quarter. On this same year, the long-term program was established where UCI students visit a high school throughout one quarter to tutor them in various academic subjects. Past HSO themes were Finding Your Rhythm: Move to the Beat, The Next UniverCity, Exploring Possibilities and Beyond, Break Through and Succeed, Broaden Your Horizons, Beneath the Surface, Elevate Your Mind, The Next Chapter, Evolution, Crossroads: The Future is Now, Breaking New Ground: Building a Foundation for a Higher Education, and 13th Annual College: Unlocking the Door to a Whole New World.
