Save the JMP!

I support JMP.

The JMP has been the most inspiring and stimulating educational experience of my life, and it has a proud history of producing thoughtful clinicians who prioritize social medicine, justice, and primary care. The health care system and the public health system need these types of leaders, now more than ever!

Please make sure this program continues to exist and properly funded.

I want to go to medical school, and the thought that a medical school is closing down, hurts me because we are shutting down our future doctors and future cures.

I would not be who am today if not for this program. My classmates and faculty were inspirational and amazing -- always working hard to give back to the community. It is an amazing program that selects and trains passionate students who go on to be leaders that make real changes to the community. Whether it is fighting poverty in Oakland, increasing health care access to LGBT youth, improving diabetes care, tackling the rising obesity in children in Alameda county, these are just a few examples of how my classmates have gone on to improve the community. It is also one of the few programs that encourages collaboration between students and is the only program that solely relies on classmates to teach each other, teaching valuable skills of team work and support for each other. In many other programs, it each student for themselves. This program should be saved at all costs, it is a shame that UC Berkeley and the SPH are considering fighting budget cuts by cutting this valuable program.

I am a JMP-trained physician who will soon graduate residency to become a primary care doctor. The JMP's unique emphasis on the cultural and social underpinnings of health, as well as the educational model, have allowed me to be successful and effective in my career as a PCP.

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 program has made significant contributions to the Berkeley community. It's been a longstanding partner of the Suitcase Clinic and has served the homeless community for the last 25 years. It has also taken an active role in mentoring UC Berkeley's undergraduate students and has been instrumental in guiding students toward a career in public service.

I am an admitted student at the JMP. I chose this program SPECIFICALLY for the one-of-a-kind collaborative, case-based medical education, and because it encourages interdisciplinary research on health disparities. I am signing this petition because I believe this is a medical education that is crucial for the modern doctor/health advocate, and I want to see it continue to provide the best medical education to match the zeitgeist!

Given California's desperate need for primary care physicians, it's critical that Berkeley maintain this excellent program.

Considering closing a program that successfully trains over 50% of its cohort to be exceptional Primary Care Physicians is outrageous. In a climate and community where preventative care saves lives not to mention money, we would be doing the students and community a terrible disservice. Our most vulnerable and underserved would be affected most.

As an incoming student at the JMP and member of the community that it serves, please do not consider closing this program. In a national climate where underserved communities have to fight for the right for healthcare, we need programs like the JMP that can create bridges for those who need help the most through primary care and public health. Please support my medical program and my community.

In solidarity with the JMP students and staff!!!

The JMP is a unique gem in medical education. Every physician graduating from this program was influenced and shaped by the special culture of two top-tier public institutions. I will be forever grateful for the dedicated faculty and staff and my classmates who make me the doctor that I am today!

Because it teaches the greatest students to be the greatest physicians.

Keep the JMP open, please! Thank you, Mike Shannon

Primary care and public health require investment now more than ever. Please prioritize the funding and maintain the operation of this crucial Joint-Medical Program!

For decades a unique program asking students to think out of the box to approach the myriad of health problems and health systems' failures the United States now confronts. It has had an enormous impact on students who have gone on to approach problems such as fusing molecular biology and genomics with population health. The students have also enriched faculty who are national thought and research leaders; as are many of the graduates. Ending this program is unthinkable and would be a black mark on the intellectual reputation of UC Berkeley! Robert H. Pantell, MD Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus, UCSF.

An innovative program that not only teachesresearch skills but offers a broad background that trains primary care physicians sorely needed by the state.

The real-world value and contributions of the JMP program extend far beyond financial estimates currently being used.