Are you:
- Interested in community outreach and direct patient interaction?
- Passionate about public health advocacy and working withlocal and state governments to improve access to essential health services?
- Hoping to connect and collaborate with physicians, surgeons, community leaders, and health officials at state and national health conferences?
If yes, the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative (ALCSI) at UCLA might be the perfect fit for you!
What is ALCSI? The American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about lung cancer and the importance of early detection through screening. At UCLA, college students collaborate with world-renowned thoracic surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, Congress, residents, community leaders, survivors, and caregivers to reshape the trajectory of those affected by lung cancer in Southern California. With California ranking among the lowest states for lung cancer screening, our mission is toconnect high-risk community members to local screening centers, driving progress towards achieving the success seen in regions like Boston. We partner and work closely with physicians at UCLA Health and across the state and country to plan awareness events and educate patients and the community about lung cancer screening. We are also currently working on introducing a bill to the CA legislature to improve awareness of lung cancer screening among high-risk individuals.
Who is welcome to join ALCSI? ANYONE! While we are committed to making an impact in medicine, we are looking for anyone passionate in policy change, legislation, journalism, and all efforts community outreach. If you are majoring in any humanities–from political science, communications, English, art, to film and TV–we have multiple committees to suit your interests, and we highly encourage you to consider joining our efforts! We are not a competitive organization.
Apply TODAY! Fill out our general member application. This application details our various committees, and is a way for us to get to know you better and your interests. General meetings are every Monday from 7:30-8:30pm. The new member application deadline isSunday, March 5th at 11:59pm. We look forward to learning more about you!