Action Alerts

Service Opportunities Spring 2021


  • VA vaccination volunteering

    • Vaccination volunteers is open to all residents who are already badged at the VA and they make the process pretty simple.

    • If you are interested in volunteering to be an observer or vaccinator (Pfizer vaccine), please contact Brianna Cowan or Alice Martanegara with your availability. The locations we need vaccination assistance are:

WLA Building 401 M-Sat 8a-4p (can be divided into 2 shifts – 08a-12p and 12-4p)

LACC (Downtown) M-F 10a-12p

SEP (Northridge) M-F 09a-12p

  1. To do before your shift: complete the TMS Course: COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccinator Training (VA 43252) by logging onto TMS 2.0 SSO and searching the catalog for the module numbers. There is a brief post-test.

Bring: your badge, your PPE (mask/face shield; gloves provided), your stethoscope (in case of anaphylaxis), your covid-19 vaccine knowledge.

Contact: Alice Martanegara <Alice.Martanegara@va.gov>


  • Kedren Community Health Center (south central LA) (via Dr. Sheila Young at Charles Drew University). Also featured in this 1-29-21 LA Times article

4211 South Avalon Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90011-5699

Volunteers should report at 8am and await instruction from Dr. Jerry Abraham. Monday-Friday 8am-5pm and currently, no weekends.

Please wear your scrubs and white coat.




  • Street medicine endeavors. Includes faculty and med student collaboration, and supply drives. Contact Ashley Vuong at ashleyvuong@mednet.ucla.edu



Advocacy Campaigns

Prioritize Public Health in Legislation to Combat COVID-19

COVID-19 and Tribal Nations

Reform LA Jails

Help Make Local Prosecutors Transparent and Accountable: Find your local prosecutor and learn where they stand on each of 6 national demands for reducing mass incarceration and transforming our criminal justice system

People's Budget LA: Demand defunding of police and funding for communities



Portraits of Inclusive Excellence

  • Research and create a short video highlighting Black excellence in STEM (UCLA tech will help with lighting and other technical needs)

  • Sign up here and email Dr. Eraka Bath (ebath@mednet.ucla.edu)



Advocate on Call

  • Help UACT members learn about and respond to urgent advocacy issues by disseminating info via UACT’s IG and Twitter

    • Judy, Grace, and faculty advisor Lisa Gantz will help w/ infographics, captions, hashtags, etc.

    • Original content generation not required, re-sharing is a-ok

  • Discover advocacy resources and practice communicating with a diverse audience

  • Sign up for 1 week blocks (Thur-Wed) to generate social media here



Fellowship Opportunities

AMA Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship


Deadline 3/31/21: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/medical-justice-advocacy-fellowship


Includes $15K stipend!


Vot-ER Civic Health Fellowship 2021

Deadline 3/26/21:

https://vot-er.org/civichealthfellowship/#


  • Standing cost of $1000 for non-Vot-ER users.

  • Sliding scale contribution of $50 – $250 for 2020 Vot-ER users, depending on one’s job and salary status. Vot-ER users include those on our official mailing list as of January 1, 2021.

  • We encourage those who work at academic or large institutions with research funds or CME to ask your department or employer to cover the full cost of this training. If there’s anything that would help you make the request, please let us know.

  • The Vot-ER team is committed to assembling a group of exceptional Civic Health Fellows and making the program equitable for them. We are exploring financial assistance options for individuals who request it, and will be as transparent as possible.

  • Please reach out to Miho@Vot-ER.org with any questions.


International and Domestic Health Equity and Leadership at UCLA


Health and Aging Policy Fellowship in NYC


The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University


The REACH Program at Yale


The Kaiser Community Medicine Fellowship


National Clinician Scholars Program