UC Berkeley Pilipino Association of Health Careers is partnering with the Pilipino Medical Society of Northern California to send 9 of our members to Binmaley and Santa Barbara in the Philippines on a medical mission in January 2023. This is an enriching opportunity for our members to truly foster our development as we strive to learn more about what it means to provide services in a culturally sensitive way.

However, we are aware of the many issues that come with medical missions: there are often questions of the sustainability of medical missions, and that they often act as “band-aid” solutions. This year, we want to articulate our focus on the importance of sustainability when it comes to medical missions.

After participating in discussions about the flaws of past Medical Missions, PAHC Outreach has full intentions of continuing such conversations, devising solutions, and restructuring the program to assure our impact, intentionality, and longevity are cohesive. We plan to also host workshops for this medical mission to communicate our goals, which include focusing on ways we can make changes to work towards more sustainable solutions, as well as the importance of cultural sensitivity.

PAHC Medical Mission '22 Fundraiser

Team Members