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Fall 2024 // Week 2: Blood Transfusion Medicine

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Oct 30, 20242 min read

Fall 2024 // Week 2: Blood Transfusion Medicine

Happy Fall Quarter! For our first speaker, we had the pleasure of inviting both Dr. Alyssa Ziman, Clinical and Laboratory Pathologist,...

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Oct 20, 20232 min read

Fall 2023// Week 2: Supplements

Happy Fall Quarter! For our first speaker of the year, we had the pleasure of inviting Melanie Murphy Richter to come and speak about...

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May 30, 20232 min read

Spring 2023// Week 8: Reiki

Marla Mervis-Hartmann is the empowering force behind Love Your Body, Love Yourself. After overcoming her own struggles with food,...

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May 27, 20232 min read

Spring 2023// Week 4: Acupuncture

At our week 4 meeting, we were fortunate to have Donnielle James, an accomplished licensed acupuncturist and herbalist based in Los...

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Spring 2023// Week 7: Blood Transfusion Medicine

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May 24, 20232 min read

Spring 2023// Week 7: Blood Transfusion Medicine

This past week, we welcomed Dr. Zhen Mei, an Assistant Professor of Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation Pathology at the David Geffen...

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Spring 2023// Week 5: AIMC Berkeley Admissions Representative and Future Paths in IM

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May 16, 20232 min read

Spring 2023// Week 5: AIMC Berkeley Admissions Representative and Future Paths in IM

At our week 5 meeting, we had the pleasure of inviting Maya Zitrin to come to speak about the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College...

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Spring 2023// Week 2: Hormones, Birth Control, Women's Health

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Apr 18, 20233 min read

Spring 2023// Week 2: Hormones, Birth Control, Women's Health

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Jennifer Roelands, an integrative medicine trained, board-certified Ob-Gyn and the creator...

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Winter 2023// Week 8: Holistic Movement Education and Physiotherapy Workshop

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Mar 8, 20232 min read

Winter 2023// Week 8: Holistic Movement Education and Physiotherapy Workshop

This week we had the pleasure of inviting Eva Nemeth to come and speak about physiotherapy and holistic movement. Eva Nemeth is a...

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Winter 2023// Week 7: Ayurveda with Naomi Uchida-Boas

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Feb 28, 20233 min read

Winter 2023// Week 7: Ayurveda with Naomi Uchida-Boas

For our week 7 workshop, we invited Naomi Uchida-Boas to present about Ayurveda. Naomi Uchida Boas is a clinical and teaching faculty in...

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Winter 2023// CEWM Conference: Solving Chronic Pain and Related Disabling Symptoms the East-West Way

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Feb 27, 20233 min read

Winter 2023// CEWM Conference: Solving Chronic Pain and Related Disabling Symptoms the East-West Way

Last February, I received the opportunity to volunteer with the Center for East West Medicine (CEWM). As a member of Students for...

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Winter 2023// Week 4: Integrative Nutrition and Supplements with Jessica Coghill

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Feb 6, 20233 min read

Winter 2023// Week 4: Integrative Nutrition and Supplements with Jessica Coghill

This week, we invited Jessica Coghill to come and speak about nutrition and supplements. Jessica Coghill is an integrative functional...

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Winter 2023// Week 2: EFT Tapping with Dawn Hassman

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Jan 21, 20231 min read

Winter 2023// Week 2: EFT Tapping with Dawn Hassman

This week, we had Dawn join us and teach us about EFT tapping and hypnotherapy. For many of us, this topic may be quite unfamiliar, but...

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Fall 2022// Week 6: Art and Mental Health

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Nov 16, 20221 min read

Fall 2022// Week 6: Art and Mental Health

With second rounds of midterms kicking in, we were happy to destress with UCLArt and Healing’s Colors and Connection program. We had...

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Fall 2022// Week 4: Integrative Dermatology with Dr. Julie Greenberg

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Nov 8, 20223 min read

Fall 2022// Week 4: Integrative Dermatology with Dr. Julie Greenberg

For our Week 4 meeting, we had Dr. Julie Greenberg come and speak about Integrative Dermatology. Dr. Greenberg is a licensed Naturopathic...

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Fall 2022// Week 3: Feng Shui with Francoise Courty-Dan

SIMatUCLA

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Fall 2022// Week 3: Feng Shui with Francoise Courty-Dan

For our 3rd general meeting workshop, we invited Francoise Courty-Dan to come and speak with SIM about Feng Shui. Francoise Courty-Dan is...

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Fall 2022// Week 2: Tai Chi with Dr. KK Cheung

SIMatUCLA

Oct 11, 20222 min read

Fall 2022// Week 2: Tai Chi with Dr. KK Cheung

This week we had KK Cheung join us at the sculpture garden with several of her students and colleagues. KK is a professor of English and...

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Fall 2022// Week 1: Welcome Meeting & Introduction

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Sep 30, 20221 min read

Fall 2022// Week 1: Welcome Meeting & Introduction

During our Week 1 meeting, we discussed the meaning of integrative medicine, heard what SIM has planned for the Fall, and met our...

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May 19, 20222 min read

Spring 2022// Week 7: Homeopathy

SIM welcomed Dr. Jasmine Talei for our week 7 meeting! Dr. Talei is a California licensed Naturopathic Doctor who currently works out of...

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May 19, 20221 min read

Spring 2022// Week 5: Yoga Workshop

During our Week 5 workshop, we had Dr. Jas Tilghman lead us through some yoga at the UCLA RISE center! Take a peek at some of our poses...

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Spring 2022// Week 4: UCLA IM Collaborative

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May 3, 20222 min read

Spring 2022// Week 4: UCLA IM Collaborative

This past week, we welcomed Dr. Elizabeth Ko, medical director for the UCLA Integrative Medicine Collaborative. As a UCLA alumni, Dr. Ko...

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