Students can access a variety of resources and information below.
View a collection of resources categorized by the following topics:
CMSP SJV-MedBridge ResourcesThese are handouts created by the SJV-MedBridge Team that will be useful during your time in the program.
CMSP SJV-MedBridge Expectation Tracker
If interested in gaining full benefits to the program, please fill out this Expectation Tracker and turn it in at the end of each semester.
CMSP SJV-MedBridge Sessions Schedule
A schedule of the CMSP SJV-MedBridge Sessions for Spring 2025.*
*Coming Soon
Fresno State - Communication Reference Guide
A resource that highlights the services and contact information for Fresno State's CASA and ARC Program, as well as SJV-MedBridge.
CMSP SJV-MedBridge Photo Release Forms
For events, please provide a signed copy of the appropriate photo release forms.
UCSF Fresno, CHSU, and CMSP Photo Combined Photo Release Form
AAMC ResourcesView handouts and resources created by the the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Anatomy of a Medical School Applicant Workbook - Core Competencies (AAMC)
Download this workbook that takes you through each of the 15 Medical School Core Competencies and highlights each aspect of the medical school application process.
Getting into Medical School - A Workbook (AAMC)
This workbook highlights AAMC's resources and services for premed students. Topics include: choosing a medical school, paying for medical school, and a checklist to help you get there!
PreMed Medical School Course Requirements 2024 (AAMC)
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) provides a list of premedical course requirements for medical schools in the United States.
PreMed Roadmap (AAMC)
This one-page visual represents a timeline highlighting the basic steps premed students take to get into medical school.
Engagement Opportunities
Gaining clinical experience is an important component in determining if medicine is right for you. Below are a list of opportunities you can access to help you in your journey:
Volunteer Opportunities
Mobile HeaL
Mobile HeaL is UCSF Fresno's mobile medical clinic designed to bring health care services to local communities where it is needed most while providing learning opportunities for future health care providers.
Volunteer Duties at Mobile HeaL:
As a volunteer, you can help with translation, patient ushering, set-up and breakdown of the event, and data collection. Time permitting, medical staff can also provide educational opportunities (e.g. how to properly take a patient's blood pressure, check glucose, etc.).
How Do I Volunteer at Mobile HeaL?
Please email [email protected] sharing your interest in volunteering!
To help, here is an email template you can use to contact Mobile HeaL:
Mentorship Opportunities
Opportunities within the San Joaquin Valley
Below are a variety of mentorship opportunities available to current students.
UCSF Fresno San Joaquin Valley (SJV) Mentoring to Medicine Program
The UCSF Fresno San Joaquin Valley (SJV) Mentoring to Medicine Program is a new offering led by the Office of Health Career Pathways (OHCP) team to enhance the development of aspiring health professionals with roots in the San Joaquin Valley through mentorship and community engagement.
Over the summer, program scholars will be placed at a local clinical site where they will be provided mentorship and clinical exposure from a mentor physician and their team. Additionally, scholars will participate in a service-learning project at a local community-based organization (CBO). Scholars will participate in weekly in-service days at UCSF Fresno where they will develop both clinical and leadership skills from the medical community and the OHCP team. Selected scholars will receive a $3,000 stipend for their full program participation. Program dates run from June 16th to July 18th, 2025.
Currently, this program is only open to individuals who have completed the full 4-year Doctors Academy program (Caruthers, Selma, or Sunnyside High School graduates) or have actively participated in the CMSP SJV-MedBridge Program (California Medicine Scholars Program). The application for the Summer of 2025 will open January 20, 2025.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
PRIME Time Series with San Joaquin Valley (SJV) PRIME Students
The PRIME-Time Series is a 4-session seminar series from March through April. The sessions feature medical student speakers and guests including physicians from the San Joaquin Valley and medical school admissions committees. There is also a 1-on-1 mentorship component students can participate in.
Join their mailing list to stay informed and get connected with a member of their team.
UCSF Fresno Pre-Surgical Internship
The UCSF Fresno Pre-Medical Surgical Internship Program is a seven-month intensive and comprehensive program designed to prepare current pre-medical students from groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine and from disadvantaged backgrounds to successfully matriculate into medical school.
The program offers interested pre-medical students the unique opportunity to work with Central Valley’s highly underserved patient population and to experience medicine through UCSF Fresno’s Surgery Department. The program is designed to equip the students with skills, such as networking, professionalism, communication skills, time management, coping with stress, personal statement writing, and interviewing, that will serve them well into medical school and thereafter. The program serves as an opportunity for the students to build a mentorship network that will support them through their application process and beyond. The program aims to enhance the student’s candidacy for medical school.
UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE) Aspiring Physician Program (APP)
The Latinx Center of Excellence’s (LCOE) Aspiring Physicians Program (APP) is a premedical support program for students who identify as underrepresented in medicine at Fresno State, UC Merced, and San Francisco State.
The program comprises a six-week intensive summer program and an academic year of mentoring, advising, and professional development. Students must meet program requirements, apply, and be selected for the program which provides a summer stipend of $3,000.
Fresno State Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) and Health Professions Pathways Program (HPP)
The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) and the Health Professions Pathways Program (HPP) support students who aspire to give back to their communities as chiropractors, clinical lab scientists, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, clinical psychologists, public health, and veterinary health care professionals. These opportunities are open to all majors interested in targeted health professional paths.
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) and Student National Medical Association offer a pre-med mentorship service to all students who identify as Latino, Black, underrepresented in medicine, or disadvantaged.
Interested students can schedule a free online Zoom call with a medical student to:
- Conduct a 1-on-1 practice medical school interview
- Receive general pre-med advising
- Obtain medical school application assistance
Health Careers Connections (HCC)
Health Careers Connections (HCC) is excited to partner with the California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP) to support participants with paid summer internships for summer 2024! HCC Internships provide hands-on experience in public health, health management, community health, and other population health organizations and professional and leadership development. Currently, this opportunity is only open to individuals who are actively participating in the SJV-MedBridge Program (California Medicine Scholars Program).
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
