Due to proposed campus budget cuts, UC Berkeley’s medical school is in jeopardy of closure, and we need your help!
This puts our history of award-winning innovation at risk, leaving a large gap in the community we’ve proudly served for the past 45 years.
Since 1971, the JMP has proudly trained over 450 physicians, who have graduated with a Master’s degree from UCB and an MD from UCSF, thanks to the strength of two UC campuses and the dedication to a large number of volunteer East Bay community physicians and hospitals.
Loss of the JMP would mean 16 fewer California physicians trained per year, reducing the size of UCSF’s graduating class by 10% and reducing the supply of critically needed primary care doctors for our communities. California currently ranks 43rd nationally in the number of primary care physicians per 100,000 population.
Although UC Berkeley receives approximately $3.2 million annually for the UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP) from tuition, fees, and dedicated state funds, only $1.3 million is rendered to the UC Berkeley School of Public Health for the JMP. The current annual cost to run the program is approximately $1.9 million.
By signing this petition, you are indicating your support for UC Berkeley and the School of Public Health to continue funding the Joint Medical Program. (The funding request is made on behalf of iPetitions.com not the JMP. If you would like to donate to the JMP you can do this on our website jmp.berkeley.edu)
Updates
April 26, 2016
We have reached one thousand signatures on this petition. I have already drafted a formal letter to the university administration outlining the program funding deficit and the impact of these cuts. A meeting is being requested with the provost to present this data directly.
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 24, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 16, 2016
583 Comments
I have worked directly with JMP students in a clinical setting, and they stand out from the rest of medical students in their passion and in being more well-rounded individuals. It would be a sincere shame to have this program come to an end!
As a physician in the berkeley community I have noticed that grads of this program become exceptional , caring physicians. In an era when doctors are criticized for being cold and detached, we need more programs like this , not less. Please save the JMP!!
The JMP is one of a kind. It gave me the unique opportunity to work with my peers to teach ourselves the basics of medicine and inspired me to become a primary care doctor for urban underserved communities. Loss of the JMP is a loss for everyone
Without the incredible education I received from the JMP I would not be where I am today - graduating my OB/Gyn residency at a top 3 program and heading to Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Don't let this happen!
The JMP students are some of the most driven and compassionate people I've ever met! They provide essential medical services as volunteers in the Suitcase Clinic and go on to become socially conscious leaders and healers - this program is invaluable.
JMP students and graduates make the best physicians academically and for the community.
We need to raise awareness about having enough State funding for programs like these. Why aren't we focused on investing more and helping cultivate leaders of the future?
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Due to proposed campus budget cuts, UC Berkeley’s medical school is in jeopardy of closure, and we need your help!
This puts our history of award-winning innovation at risk, leaving a large gap in the community we’ve proudly served for the past 45 years.
Since 1971, the JMP has proudly trained over 450 physicians, who have graduated with a Master’s degree from UCB and an MD from UCSF, thanks to the strength of two UC campuses and the dedication to a large number of volunteer East Bay community physicians and hospitals.
Loss of the JMP would mean 16 fewer California physicians trained per year, reducing the size of UCSF’s graduating class by 10% and reducing the supply of critically needed primary care doctors for our communities. California currently ranks 43rd nationally in the number of primary care physicians per 100,000 population.
Although UC Berkeley receives approximately $3.2 million annually for the UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP) from tuition, fees, and dedicated state funds, only $1.3 million is rendered to the UC Berkeley School of Public Health for the JMP. The current annual cost to run the program is approximately $1.9 million.
By signing this petition, you are indicating your support for UC Berkeley and the School of Public Health to continue funding the Joint Medical Program. (The funding request is made on behalf of iPetitions.com not the JMP. If you would like to donate to the JMP you can do this on our website jmp.berkeley.edu)
Updates
April 26, 2016
We have reached one thousand signatures on this petition. I have already drafted a formal letter to the university administration outlining the program funding deficit and the impact of these cuts. A meeting is being requested with the provost to present this data directly.
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 24, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
April 16, 2016
583 Comments
The JMP trains talented, thoughtful, socially committed physicians who strive to improve health equity in California. It also garners state funds and tuition that would more than cover its expenses if routed directly to the UCB School of Public Health.
I have worked directly with JMP students in a clinical setting, and they stand out from the rest of medical students in their passion and in being more well-rounded individuals. It would be a sincere shame to have this program come to an end!
As a physician in the berkeley community I have noticed that grads of this program become exceptional , caring physicians. In an era when doctors are criticized for being cold and detached, we need more programs like this , not less. Please save the JMP!!
The JMP is one of a kind. It gave me the unique opportunity to work with my peers to teach ourselves the basics of medicine and inspired me to become a primary care doctor for urban underserved communities. Loss of the JMP is a loss for everyone
Without the incredible education I received from the JMP I would not be where I am today - graduating my OB/Gyn residency at a top 3 program and heading to Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Don't let this happen!
The JMP students are some of the most driven and compassionate people I've ever met! They provide essential medical services as volunteers in the Suitcase Clinic and go on to become socially conscious leaders and healers - this program is invaluable.
JMP students and graduates make the best physicians academically and for the community.
We need to raise awareness about having enough State funding for programs like these. Why aren't we focused on investing more and helping cultivate leaders of the future?
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The JMP trains talented, thoughtful, socially committed physicians who strive to improve health equity in California. It also garners state funds and tuition that would more than cover its expenses if routed directly to the UCB School of Public Health.