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Members of the inaugural class of the UCR/UCLA Program in Biomedical Sciences at the first graduation ceremony for the UCR School of Medicine in 2017.

Alumni

Whether you are a graduate of the UC Riverside School of Medicine or the Thomas Haider UCR/UCLA Program in Biomedical Sciences, you are part of the more than 50-year history of medical and biomedical sciences education in Inland Southern California.

Our Haider Program graduates helped to build the foundation for what would eventually become the UCR School of Medicine. And our SOM graduates have fulfilled the mission to increase the availability of healthcare in our Inland Southern California region.

We are proud of you, of your service as a physician, and in your support of your alma mater.

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Class of 2017 at the Mission Inn on Match Day
Class of 2017

Got News? We Want to Know!

We plan to begin a quarterly alumni update section and would love to share your news. New job? Promotion? Got married? Had a child? Retired? We'd love to know! Please fill out this Qualtrics form with the details of your update and we may share it in a future newsletter.

Work with Our Current Students

We have great opportunities for alumni to work with our current students. If you are interested, please contact our Office of Career and Residency Advising (OCRA) by filling out this interest form.
 

Alumni News

Antonio Garcia, MD
February 24, 2025
“The Embodiment of Our Mission”: Antonio Garcia, MD
Every day in the office is different for Antonio Garcia, MD, a family medicine physician in Riverside and an alumnus of UC Riverside School of Medicine. “One day, you’re treating a teenager, the next thing you know, you’re removing a skin tag or doing an abscess drainage, and next you’re talking about diabetes,” he said. “People think family medicine is boring, but it's a lot of fun because you get to see a wide variety of things.”
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Kishan Patel on Survivor
September 17, 2024
SOM Alum Joins 47th Season of Survivor
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Violeta Covarrubias in front of the SOM
May 30, 2024
Becoming a Mentor, a Mother, and a Physician
Growing up as an undocumented immigrant, Violeta Covarrubias feared going to the doctor with her family in case the visit led to deportation. After obtaining her American permanent residency as a teenager, Covarrubias enrolled at UCLA as an undergraduate, where she volunteered in hospitals and noticed patients in similar situations.
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Keziyah Yisrael in graduation regalia on a tree-lined street
May 29, 2024
Researching Health Issues in the Salton Sea--and Finding Solutions
When Keziyah Yisrael, biomedical sciences class of 2024 began working on PhD research focused on the Salton Sea, she had no idea that the project would become an enduring passion and the likely basis for her career.
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Pedro Villa, PhD
May 23, 2024
From the SOM IT Department to a Biomedical Sciences PhD
As a high school student, Pedro Villa, PhD, began dreaming of a career in medicine after his grandfather was diagnosed with cancer. Yet just as he was set to receive his bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside in 2012, financial and caregiving challenges blocked his path toward medical school.
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Evita Limon Rocha
August 30, 2023
Limon-Rocha Named Chair of SOM Admissions Committee
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Dr. Peter Igrashi in 1980 and 2023
April 05, 2023
Peter Igarashi, MD to Return to UCR to Provide Keynote Address at Commencement and Hippocratic Oath Ceremony
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Aislyn Oulee and her family at the White Coat Ceremony in 2019.
March 16, 2023
Class of 2023 Profile: Aislyn Oulee
<em>Reposted from the University of California news story profiling California's Next Doctors, which includes students from all of medical schools.</em> Inequality can be hard to hide in Aislyn Oulee’s chosen field, dermatology. Having grown up in São Paulo, Brazil, Oulee frequently encountered people on the streets with debilitating skin ailments; left untreated, they were both painful and a source of shame and social stigma.
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Alumni stories on the SOM News website