Clinical Foundations Course – This course is offered to 1^st and 2^nd year UCI medical students focusing on teaching basic interview and clinical exam skills.  If you are interested in teaching 1^st and 2^nd year students please contact Loretta Garcia, Medical Education Office via email lgarcia@uci.edu or call 714.456.7515 regarding teaching requirements.

Third year Family Medicine Clerkship - This program offers 3^rd year UCI medical students a hands on experience in clinical family medicine. If you are interested in teaching 3^rd year UCI medical students please contact Loretta Garcia, Medical Education Office via email lgarcia@uci.edu or call 714.456.7515  regarding teaching requirements. 

Family Medicine Electives – This program is offered to 4^th year UCI medical students and 4^th year extramural students.  If you are interested in teaching please contact Emily Dow, MD via email edow@uci.edu or call 714.456.5171 regarding openings and teaching requirements.

Integrative Medicine – This program is offered to UCI residents, 4^th year UCI medical students and 4^th year extramural students.  If you are interested in teaching please contact Wadie Najm, MD via email winajm@uci.edu or call 714.456.5171 regarding openings and teaching requirements.

Residency Program – This program offers Volunteer faculty the opportunity to teach Family Medicine Residents at their clinical site (FHC-Santa Ana).  If you are interested in teaching please call Anastasia Palega, Residency Coordinator via email apalega@uci.edu or call 714.456.6502 regarding openings and teaching requirements.

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If you are interested in teaching begin at step 1.

Step 1:  MUST be endorsed by a UCI Family Medicine Faculty Member - Faculty member endorsing an individual to teach one of the above programs must nominate the prospective faculty to the credential committee highlighting the individual’s qualifications and potential responsibilities (See teaching opportunities above). 

Step 2:  Complete the University of California Required application process Once a faculty is nominated Dolores Medina-Sasina, Volunteer Faculty Coordinator dmedinas@uci.edu  will contact you to schedule an appointment to complete all necessary paperwork.

Note: MDs’ are required to be Board Certified.  Non-physicians must have a degree in their field – a state license in this field is required.

Hours of Contribution – Must teach minimum of 75 hours per year.  Each year the hours contributed by our volunteer faculty member must be confirmed by the program coordinator.

Reappointments – All volunteer faculty members are required to be reappointed every three years unless scheduled for a promotion.

Promotions – Promotions are based on the amount of hours contributed in teaching over a period of time, scholarly achievement in the form of publications, prominence in scientific societies, professional prestige in the community and/or participation in state or national medical organizations.  These may be considered in combination with suggested years of teaching experience.  Titles: Clinical Instructor to Assistant Clinical Professor to Associate Clinical Professor and final Clinical Professor.

Separations – A separation occurs when there is no participation from the volunteer regarding hours and/or non completion of required paperwork or other circumstances such as a letter of resignation.

Benefits – Please click on “benefits” to view benefits page.