Our Mission:
“To provide resources to underrepresented students on the UO campus, in an effort to help them reach their professional goals in the health field”-Tom Hernandez, UO MAPS President 2014-2015
MAPS is a club for pre-medical students, which is open to all UO students but is traditionally tailored for minority students. MAPS has been at the University of Oregon since 2011. At general meetings we as a club present members with opportunities to get involved in the local community with volunteer opportunities in local organizations like HIV Alliance, Sacred Heart, and Habitat for Humanity among others. MAPS brings in speakers nearly every meeting, whether they are recent graduates, Representatives for Medical Schools, Pre-Health Advisors, or MCAT Test Prep Representatives. In an effort to keep member’s informed about current events in medicine, meetings usually end with a presentation on recent developments in the medical field. As a club we believe it is important for pre-health students to be surrounded by peers with similar professional goals and upbringings, which is why we like to be a resource not only for members’ professional goals but MAPS also tries to develop a community for our members, with team building activities and trips that focus on medical issues in local communities, for members.
