All UCSF medical students participate in clinical preceptorships during their first two years and clerkships during their clinical years. PRIME-US takes advantage of this aspect of the curriculum by placing participating students in community health centers, public hospitals and other underserved clinical settings. JMP students are placed in community health centers primarily in the East Bay. PRIME-US works closely with the UCSF Office of Community-Based Education to develop and sustain community preceptorship sites.

Community Clinic Preceptorship Goals

• To practice clinical skills in an urban underserved setting.
• To develop long-term relationships with patients.
• To learn about the community served by the clinic.
• To practice linguistic and cultural sensitivity.
• To work directly with clinician role models and mentors.
• To understand the role of other providers and staff at the clinic.
• To learn about community-based health centers and the role they play in the health and health care of underserved populations.
• To find inspiration!

Community Clinic Preceptorships

Asian Health Services
Preceptors: Kimberly Chang, Daniela Kim

Berkeley Primary Care Access
Preceptor: Pete Lovett

Castro Mission Health Center
Preceptors: Deborah Brown, Larry Price

East Bay AIDS Center
Preceptor: Jeff Burack

Family Health Center
Preceptor: Ron Goldschmidt

Haight Ashbury Free Clinic
Preceptor: John Neinow

La Clinica de la Raza
Preceptor: Paul Bayard

Marin Community Clinics
Preceptor: Sarah Lowenthal

Maxine Hall Health Center
Preceptor: Anne Rosenthal

Richmond Health Center
Preceptors: Kimberly Duir, Patty Glatt, Krista Farey

South of Market Health Center
Preceptor: Bhavna Malik

Southeast Health Center
Preceptor: Bob Franklin

St. Anthony’s Clinic
Preceptor: Ana Valdes

Tom Waddell Health Center
Preceptor: Chris Nguyen

SF VA Downtown Clinic
Preceptor: Jenny Espinoza

West Berkeley Family Practice
Preceptor: Amy Gordon

PRIME-US students are placed in community clinics in the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium, the San Francisco Department of Public Health Community Health Network, the Alameda Alliance for Health, and Contra Costa Health Services.